Sue in the costume of an English lady.
Rebecca and her 1900's jacket and skirt.
Hannah's Japanese kimono and hakama pants.
Scottish inspired vest, blouse, shawl, and hat. Skirt is sidesaddle apron with pleated panel at hip.
Sue's 1890's jacket and skirt from Past Patterns, done in the ice green for the jacket and olive velveteen skirt. The skirt needed altered to fit a modern sidesaddle. This pattern wasn't adapted for a saddle with leaping horn.
Jenn's helmet cover, inspired by 1860's era bonnet. Also note details of jacket trim.
Jenn's Civil War costume from a Heidi Marsh pattern, showing details of trim.
Steph's costume, second from left, made from green and gold upholstery fabric.
SOLA at Chicago Thanksgiving Day 2007
Hannah and 1890 riding habit jacket with apron
rear view 1890 riding habit jacket
Folkwear Prairie Dress with apron
Civil War era pagoda sleeve jacket
Civil War era zoave jacket
hats of many eras
Steph in colonial habit. Can be made with more or less trim, wider sleeve cuffs, more facing on front, etc
Colonial riding habit side view
colonial front view
colonial habit
Ice green Civil War era habit on right
camo fairy costume
blue fairy costume
ice green Civil War outfit and Queen Victoria coronation gown in purple
Ice green Civil War outfit closeup and 1880's pink habit
Queen Victoria gown
L-R: Civil War (blue), Queen Victoria, modern western (purple and pink), 1880's (white), 1880's pink habit (was not made for this wearer)
modern western habit can be done with a variety of different trims and decorative additions
modern western habit
men's western shirt with bib front and modern western habit
modern western habit in several different colors
modern western habit in navy and royal
modern western
civil war era. I did not make this particular costume, but I have made one from this pattern in maroon taffeta with matching bonnet from the hat patterns.
L-R: 1880's pink short jacket, 1880's white with satin lapels, civil war
1880's habit. Short jacket can be worn open or fastened. Shown with 1890's riding habit skirt
Civil War era, same pattern as ice green outfit
Christmas costume from same pattern as purple Queen costume
Vicky in robe with capelet and hood.