The Costume Rag
Cosplay by McCall’s offers a huge range of great quality costume sewing patterns. These McCall’s cosplay sewing patterns come in a range of difficulty levels from easy sewing patterns to more advanced sewing patterns. McCalls Cosplay Mens & Ladies Sewing Pattern 2016 Capes & Detachable Lined Capelets McCall’s Patterns M2115OSZ MCC 2115 Costumes McCall’s M2115 … Read more
A man’s 1770s suit, 1940s zoot suit and some women’s early 1900s lounging pajamas are just some of the incredible patterns taken from the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that have been made available online for free by the museum. 1770s Man’s Suit “Influenced by continental styles, the macaroni—named after the … Read more
Christine Yoo Millar meets the prolific costumier Gwen Russell in New York who is best-known for being part of the team that dressed Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons. “Russell and her partner Janette Haslam were in the Oscar-winning costume teams behind both Dangerous Liaisons and Kenneth Brannagh’s Henry V. Her other movies include Interview with … Read more
There can be no doubt that Horatio Nelson is remembered as one of history’s best dressed military men to the extent that many accounts blame his vanity of wearing embroidered shining orders of chivalry as a significant factor in his death by a sniper. Napoleon meanwhile was noticeably austere in his appearance and thus is … Read more