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some christmas eve content here in the form of a costume design from last year. i did this for my patreon last december for the theme of angels. i wanted to challenge myself to use photoshop again, which was equally fun and frustrating. you have to rely on the imagery you find, meaning you can’t recreate exactly what’s in your head. but using photos adds a level of realism my hand drawing just can’t compete with. i was especially pleased with the orange wings. #angel #angels #archangel #christmas #holy #divine #costume #costumedesign #photoshop #collage #photomontage #church #wings #angelwings #orange #gold #halo #fortuny #corset #phoebedoescostume https://www.instagram.com/p/B6d1w9JAwF0/?igshid=17je1s13fv3gm

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hey did you know i’m selling these 18th century hanging pockets on my etsy now? i’ll be wearing this one as part of my katrina van tassel costume, but i’ve got enough fabric to make a few more. i’ve been reading a book about the history of women’s pockets, which is fascinating by the way. i’m trying to write a blog post about it, watch this space. #pockets #pocket #hangingpocket #18thcentury #18thcenturypocket #18thcenturyfashion #historicalfashion #periodfashion #stripes #stripedfabric #blackandwhite #cotton #cottonfabric #pair #sewing #sewingproject #patternsoffashion #georgian #belphoebedesigns #etsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B5YUXGqAV0D/?igshid=1tej2f5hp9hyl

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i went to the wallace collection last weekend as part of my bid to do more cultural things in london. and my god did it deliver. i can’t believe i’ve never been before, i loved everything. it had renaissance paintings, dutch masters, medieval armour...i definitely need to go back several more times, though maybe during the week because it was busy busy. 10/10 highly recommend. #museum #gallery #thewallacecollection #art #history #london #touristinlondon #culture #renaissance #dutchmasters #georgain #portrait #historyofart #arthistory #medieval #rococo #baroque #16thcentury #17thcentury #18thcentury (at The Wallace Collection) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Vu-yagjMU/?igshid=1e4y2zoaoh6h9

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working pretty much full time at the moment means i haven’t had time to work on personal projects, which is frustrating. so i thought i’d post another mood board i made for my patreon - lady knights! i really love this mood board, the blend of masculine and feminine, the sheer power of some these images. picture credits can be found on my pinterest, mostly on my ‘warrior women’ board, link in bio. #knight #ladyknight #femaleknight #femalewarrior #warriorwomen #womeninarmor #womeninarmour #joanofarc #brienneoftarth #serbrienne #gameofthrones #queenelizabethi #ladysif #sonjacorvinus #moodboard #imageboard #medieval #fantasy #armour #warrior https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xvsUxg4jH/?igshid=wq4muehm3ytk

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sharing some more pics of my 18th century petticoat, because it’s now available in my etsy shop! i can make it in this fabric, which is a lovely wool blend, or in any other fabric of your choice. i love this style of petticoat, with the apron front, because it’s so forgiving with your waist measurement. had a big breakfast and don’t want to tighten your stays all the way? made new stays that cinch you all the in? doesn’t matter this petticoat will still fit! #petticoat #underpetticoat #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalfashion #periodfashion #periodsewing #costume #wool #woolflannel #blackandwhite #blackandwhitestripes #skirt #etsy #belphoebedesigns https://www.instagram.com/p/B4fq7ftAy4A/?igshid=lmk376wf82k4

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day 28 of #fallforcostume is #romantic so i am sharing my textile foundation final project, a ballet costume including a romantic tutu. i made this 6 years ago, and boy can you tell. for those of you saying it doesn’t look much like a romantic tutu, i would have to agree. there is just not enough fabric, i was both naive and cheap. i have fantasies about taking it apart and remaking it in a style more suitable to the character (moth, a fairy), the period (elizabethan), and its purpose (a ballet costume). maybe one day i will. #romantictutu #ballet #balletcostume #costume #costumedesign #theatredesign #fairy #fairycostume #moth #amidsummernightsdream #thedream #frederickashton #shakespeare #textiles #textiledesign #repeatprint #morleygallery #morleycollege https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LECfmA0Vn/?igshid=61yoqlxfl9fh

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doing days 25 and 26 of #fallforcostume in one go because this mood board is about #warm clothes in #cold weather. this is the second of two ice queen mood boards i made last winter, i shared the first one earlier this month. this one is more costume based, i drew from several films/characters, the most recognisable here being the white witch, elsa, and seasons’ 7 and 8 daenerys. and of course the og snow queen from hans christian anderson’s fairy tale. #moodboard #icequeen #snowqueen #fairytale #frozen #elsa #thewhitewitch #thelionthewitchandthewardrobe #thesnowqueen #daenerys #snow #ice #winter #hanschristianandersen #fur #queen #crown #furcoat #glitter #sparkly #whitehair #fashion https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Fzt5Jg9sM/?igshid=z9hs5ry31fv0

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#fallforcostume day 23 is #steam so i’m sharing something from the steam...age? my 1870s corset. which i might love and hate on equal measure. it was such a huge learning experience and i’m still really proud of it despite all its flaws. of which there are many. mostly in regards to how it fits. fitting remains my greatest enemy. #corset #corsetiere #1870s #victorian #victorianfashion #steampunk #19thcentury #1800s #historicalfashion #periodfashion #historicalsewing #periodsewing #blackandorange #orange #corsetflossing #check #stitching #lace https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-GKaygl-_/?igshid=1o1svj4a6tyh3

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oh look i’m sharing these stays again for #fallforcostume day 22 - #green. sorry not sorry. here’s a close up of the back and that oh-so-tudor rose. i was also pretty pleased that i managed to position the leaves growing downward on all the tabs, that took some careful cutting. #stays #pairofstays #tudorstays #elizabethanstays #pairofbodies #corset #staymaker #costume #historicalcostume #periodcostume #periodsewing #green #tudorfashion #historicalfashion #sewingproject #tudorrose #belphoebedesigns #etsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B37gbqGAkyT/?igshid=puqpsbginbqh

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#fallforcostume day 20 #big is a mood board day. i never make anything big because i have neither the money nor the space to store it (urban living y’all 😂). so here’s an architecture inspired mood board, because what’s bigger than a building? this was part of my very early foundations revealed competition 2019 research, before i had any idea what i was doing. so pretty buildings...you’re welcome? #architecture #castle #castles #gothicarchitecture #gothicwindow #ivycovered #autumn #nature #leaves #stone #medieval #palace #winter #forest #landscape #buildings #bigbuildings #turrets #towers #tower https://www.instagram.com/p/B32WxPmAkQ3/?igshid=qqk0ax6sf89a

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day 19 for #fallforcostume is #fantasy, and so here is a costume design i did for my patreon a while back, a fantasy masquerade ballgown. i was doing a mask making course at the time and thinking about different animal masks. heavily inspired by the dream balls in labyrinth and jonathan strange and mr norrel, i wanted to get a bit of the sinister quality of both into this design. so design i stayed away from mammals and instead went for a creepy bird, and stuck to dark, cold colours. i incorporated natural textures for the bodice to suggest that my character has just wondered out of the forest and onto the dance floor. #mask #maskmaking #masquerade #masqueradeball #maskedball #ball #fantasyball #ballgown #costume #costumedesign #animal #goth #creepy #bird #birdmask #wood #forest #labyrinth #labyrinthball https://www.instagram.com/p/B3zx8fig3Ts/?igshid=129grudrwacch

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for #fallforcostume day 18 - #historical i present one of my 18th century hanging pockets along with this excerpt from the introduction of ‘the pocket: a hidden history of women’s lives, 1660-1900’ by barbara burman and ariane fennetaux: “Every day between the late seventeenth and the late 19th centuries, British women and girls of all social classes wore detachable pockets...They tied them round their waists independently of their clothing, reached them through openings in their petticoats and dresses, and put them on and off at will. Pockets may seem obscure now, but when restored to our attention they open up a nexus of historical questions, ranging from women’s domesticity and work to agency, from possession to financial independence and from consumer practices to privacy. Far from being insignificant, they offer a disconcertingly fruitful insight into women’s lives in the past.” #pocket #pockets #hangingpocket #18thcenturypocket #18thcentury #18thcenturyfashion #historicalfashion #periodfashion #fashionhistory #history #ahistoryoffashion #womenshistory #book #nonfiction #study #etsy #belphoebedesigns https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xNMf2g_jP/?igshid=1m4tjfu4t5xpr

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for #fallforcostume day 17 - #last here is the latest thing i have made. this pair of elizabethan stays for a client. they make a nice pair with yesterday’s post, both green and from the same era. but i hope you can see the glow up. my stay-making knowledge has come on a lot over the past few years, but i imagine i have a long way to go yet. there is always something i would change or do better on each piece i make, but that’s the point of learning and practicing and improving my craft. #new #latestproject #stays #pairofstays #tudorstays #elizabethanstays #pairofbodies #corset #staymaker #costume #historicalcostume #periodcostume #periodsewing #green #tudorfashion #historicalfashion #sewingproject #tudorrose https://www.instagram.com/p/B3uoUHIAla7/?igshid=32extet5r6qw

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for #fallforcostume day 16 - #first i am sharing the first ever pair of stays i made. i made them about 6 years ago, and i am very proud of them. they’re not strictly historically correct, more suitable for theatre wear than re-enactment, but they are very well sewn if i do say so myself, considering how early on in my costume journey i made them. i had only really been sewing properly for about a year, and it had been less than a year since i had decided to pursue costume design as a career. they don’t fit me anymore, but i’m never going to get rid of them because i am sentimental about almost all of my work, especially my stays. #stays #pairofstays #tudorstays #elizabethanstays #pairofbodies #corset #staymaker #costume #historicalcostume #periodcostume #periodsewing #green #tudorfashion #historicalfashion #sewingproject #firstsewingproject #greensleeves https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sDkDjgGkV/?igshid=j4oolnxi6nzc

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#fallforcostume day 15 is #blue and as a follow on from one of yesterday’s posts (*cough i mean three days ago cough*) i thought i’d explain my next project. it all started when @americanduchess released their emma boots and i fell in love, and so a regency outfit got bumped up the priority list to next after kat. i ordered the boots (via @larosecoutureshari). and then i got carried away and have now decided to make three gowns, but luckily they can use the same underpinnings and accessories, which will save time (right?). gown no. 1 will be the classic white muslin, preferably with a small woven pattern like a spot or a check. it will be based on this pattern from patterns of fashion, but without the train and under sleeves. gown no. 2 will be a linen sleeveless number with a long sleeve shirt/chemisette underneath (similar to the ones pictured here). it will not have a button front like the last, but will fasten at the centre back. gown no. 3 will be a high necked pleated affair in a printed cotton. i’ve seen a few of these around but the most recent i spotted was in P&P ‘95 on mary bennet. and then to top them all off i will make a blue velvet spenser, a bonnet trimmed with blue flowers, a matching blue velvet reticule, and maybe even a parasol. but none of this will happen until 2020, because i cannot sew all day everyday, because you know, real life and everything 😢 #regency #regencydress #regencyfashion #periodfashion #historicalfashion #periodsewing #historicalsewing #janeausten #prideandprejudice #jamaicainn #sanditon #boots #shoes #americanduchess #empireline #muslin #sewingproject #sewingplans https://www.instagram.com/p/B3peRGRAQaG/?igshid=1xzcjdo4ykhxe

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#fallforcostume day 14 is #stitching so i’m showing off my newest stays, with those endless rows of matching stitching. you can also see my hand sewn eyelets. which i am getting better at, though i did have to unpick and redo the first few 😖 there is also nearly invisible stitching here in the form of stitch-in-the-ditch to catch the underside of the binding, i was very pleased with myself for this. #stays #tudorstays #elizabethanstays #corset #16thcentury #17thcentury #greenstays #green #crown #royal #historicalsewing #periodsewing #etsy #belphoebedesigns #queenelizabethi #anneboleyn #sewing #stitch https://www.instagram.com/p/B3m7vUfAkaU/?igshid=jrmk064ubr4c

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#fallforcostume day 12 was #future so here are my future plans. katrina van tassel is already underway, i’m working on her stays and then i’ll make another two petticoats. the bodice will probably take me a while but i’ve promised not to rush myself. after that i’m going to make a regency ensemble from the inside out, i’ve currently got ideas three different gowns (one inspired by mary yellen) so we’ll see which one gets made first. and then i’m planning to make a historically correct sophie hatter cosplay. the 1890s are my all time favourite era of fashion so i can’t wait. i love howl’s moving castle, both the book and the film and sophie is so so great so there’s that. #costume #cosplay #cosplans #sewingprojects #historicalsewing #periodsewing #18thcentury #regency #19thcentury #1890s #victorianfashion #blue #katrinavantassel #sleepyhollow #jamaicainn #howlsmovingcastle #sophiehatter https://www.instagram.com/p/B3m7avZAX1E/?igshid=jscnynylqo7e