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Costume College 2017 Recap -- Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Wig

by Cynthia Settje September 22, 2017

Costume College 2017 Recap -- Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Wig

"Costume College: a bunch of introverts fangirling at each other from across rooms. But in the best way."

Posted in barbarella, cosplay, costume college, Dotty Dress, Georgian, historical costuming, museums, personal projects, replicas

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Going for the...Gold?

by Cynthia Settje March 12, 2017

Something happened last week. Something astonishing, and a bit unbelievable. I won both the Foundations Revealed and Your Wardrobe Unlock'd compe...

Posted in corsets, Dotty Dress, Foundations Revealed, Georgian, modern corsetry, personal projects, replicas

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The "Dotty Dress"

by Cynthia Settje December 27, 2016

Last week over "Christmas Break," when I probably should have been digitizing patterns or catching up on bookkeeping (or taking a...break?), I deci...

Posted in 18th Century, Dotty Dress, Georgian, historical costuming, personal projects, replicas

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