Art, beauty and well-ordered chaos

There are many types of trim on gowns & suits of the 18th century. The white sleeve puff of 1780 has always interested me. Though I l...

Dear Oakhill Clothiers Customers, We have a new website! It's at the same address, so no need to change bookmarks if you were so inc...

The green gown with thistle stomacher is finished! This is my 2nd to last "it's taken forever" project from last year, and ...

Since sleep is elusive, I'll update the "what I've made" section here. This is a fraction of what has passed through my s...

My wonderful 1830 Pink Day Dress is done or nearly so. I'm so absurdly happy with this dress! It's completely over-the-top foofi...

Eyelets & buttonholes have been one of the most common means of holding one's clothes on... for a really, really long time. Befo...