Victorian Tailoring

Thursday, November 13, 2014

1830s Dress Coat - The Reveal

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Look at those shoulders! Just look at them! The shoulders are the only part of this coat I just don't like. Maybe someday I'll ...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

1830s Dress Coat - Finishing

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It's been an awfully long time since I've posted. I'm sorry. We bought a house. It was built in 1738. It needs some TLC....
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Friday, January 17, 2014

1830s Dress Coat - Drafting and skeleton baste

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Don't let the name "dress coat" fool you here - although it was certainly a coat for wearing to fancy occasions (and has today...
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Monday, December 9, 2013

1830s Vest: Finished

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It's been far too long since I've posted - sorry! A couple big projects took up most of my time, but now I'm back, and the vest...
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Monday, September 23, 2013

1830s Vest: Drafting and making up

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So where have I been for so long? I've had a couple of other tailoring projects I was (and still am) working on that took priority over ...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

1830s Vest: Research

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Vest or waistcoat? In this case I'll call it a vest. I'm feeling American today. Which reminds me of the Dr. Who episode where Capta...
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I've always loved making things. Anything, everything, as long as I was working with my hands. Two years ago I started making historical clothing for my wedding - I made a Victorian suit and top hat for myself, and I made my wife's Victorian dress and top hat. Since then I've kept making historical clothing, trying to teach myself to make them better and more accurate.

I've found all sorts of blogs about historical clothing, but very few with information about men's clothing. Those that do are almost all written by women who sew for the men in their life. My goal is to have a blog about men's clothing made by a man. I'm learning as I go, but I hope to be a formidable tailor at the end of my journey!
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