Yesterday I attended an 18th-Century themed picnic hosted by the Greater Bay Area Costumer’s Guild.
I wore my recently completed wool riding jacket.
It was in Tiburon, California. It was a beautiful day with a wedding nearby. Some of the guests occasionally wandered over to ask us what we were doing.
I was wearing my new silk clocked stockings from American Duchess. My leather shoes and reproduction buckles are also made by her.
The shoes are very popular in our local costuming group. I found 5 of us wearing red ones at the picnic!
Some improvements I would like to make for this outfit next time:
– constructing a bum roll (to pad out the back)
– stiffening the jacket to reduce the buckling I saw in the front
– making a new hat
– getting a more appropriate wig
I ran short of time to make or find a “hedgehog wig” used in the late 18th century so I modified my old Marie Antoinette tall poufy wig from last Halloween. Since it’s hollow inside I squished it down, held it in place with black bobby pins and sprayed it with dry shampoo to reduce the shine.
The rest of my pictures from the picnic are located on my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivien_misc/sets/72157631658642531/
The cuffs and collar are made from the same embroidered cotton jacquard the false vest is made from. The mini cockades are made from pleated ribbon and gold/silver-colored buttons.
Fresh Frippery 