I spent the better part of last year (the pandemic) working on sewing and craft projects. And with the pause in travel, we’ve been spending about a weekend each quarter in Galveston (about an hour drive from my home). On one such trip, I brought a couple pandemic projects to take pictures on the beach. […]
pride and prejudice and zombies
A Simple Regency Summer Picnic Gown
Towards the beginning of this summer, and pandemic, we got invited to a socially distant Regency picnic by a member of the Houston Regency Society on their private property. It was so nice to have a historical costuming event to prepare for, as other events were being cancelled left and right. I had a Regency outfit […]
Costuming Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Cotton Dress
When I was “researching” historical costumes for my first foray into the Regency era, we watched Pride and Prejudice (the mini-series and the film) as well as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The latter, campy as all get out, was inspiration enough to make me want to make Elizabeth Bennet’s cotton dress, coat, and her […]