Clik here to view.
RH goes Victorian!
Reconstructing History has partnered with Truly Victorian to bring you the best patterns on the market for women’s early Victorian dresses to pair with our men’s Victorian coats and trousers. Just in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The History of the Frock Coat — Part 1
In the middle of the seventeenth century, a strange costume prevailed among fashion addicts. Extremely full breeches adorned with sometime hundreds of yards of ribbon called Rhinegraves or petticoat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Patterns for Browncoats
The Browncoat Ball is coming up and you don’t have a thing to wear! Well, let me help you! I’m sure you’ve already read our articles No Sew Browncoat Ball Costuming and Dress Like a Companion without...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Steampunk Without Brown
Steampunk: When Goths Discovered Brown. So the joke goes. But there’s no reason your Steampunk ensemble has to be restricted to the palette of a sepia photograph. Mid- and late Victorians were...
View ArticleClik here to view.
People Were Smaller Back Then… right?
One of the misconceptions about historical costume is that people were smaller “back then”. Would it surprise you to know that the average woman living in London in the Middle Ages was the same height...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Giving a Coat Flare
And possibly also “Giving a Coat Flair”. You really can have both! See, it all started with this picture: I mean, what costume-obsessed person doesn’t look at that and go, “WAAAAAAANT!” So being me, I...
View Article
