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These hobbyists take costuming seriously -- the smallest and most ornate details are historically accurate.
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Hobbyists in Costumers Guild West engage is costuming for a love of historical research, design and sewing. - The smallest details are duplicated (for example, blackwork embroidery, used in the Elizabethan period, is learned to complete an authentic replica).
- Design elements of historical dresses are combined for new designs. Each costume begins with research, followed by a sketch.
- Modern accoutrements have replaced traditional materials as necessitated by a design -- for instance, 1/4" spring steel has replaced whale bone in corsets.
- Community colleges are the best place to learn about costuming, according to Guild members. They also recommend contacting the International Costumers Guild for more information on getting started.
RESOURCES :
International Costumers Guild
Corresponding Secretary: Jess Miller
7348 Milwood Avenue, #1
Canoga Park CA 91303-3426
Web site:www.costume.org
Costume Society of America
55 Edgewater Dr.
Earleville, MD 21919
Toll-free: (800) 272-9447
Fax: (410) 275-8936
Web site: www.costumersocietyamerica.com
Medieval Costume and Fashion
Model: 0486404862
Author: Herbert Norris
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques
Model: 0486404854
Author: Kristina Harris (editor)
59 Authentic Turn-Of-The-Century Fashion Patterns
Model: 0486283577
Author: Kristina Harris
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Patterns for Theatrical Costumes: Garments, Trims, and Accessories from Ancient Egypt to 1915
Model: 0896761258
Author: Katherine Strand Holkeboer
In the Russian Style
Model: 156731256X
Author: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Editor)
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Costume and Fashion: From 1066 to the Present
Model: 0289800935
Author: Jack Cassin-Scott
Survey of Historic Costume: A History of Western Dress
Model: 1563671425
Author: Keith Eubank
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