A very wise person once told me that garb stops being pretend when it becomes clothing. I struggled for a while about whether to call this section "clothing" or "garb". Finally it was technology that decided me. "Garb" has a better chance of coming up in a meaningful way in a search engine. So even though I'd like to think of it as clothing.. the section is titled "Garb".

The many faces of Sylvie (AKA: Sylvie: time traveller of fashion)

March Crown, 2002

This is my first Twelfth Night dress. I was so proud of this dress. This was my first complex undertaking. I labored over the dress. I've learned a lot since then. This dress sold for $45 at Ducal 2006.

Mists Spring Coronet, April 2004

Wilhelm took this picture. In the original picture you could see the parking lot in the background. Wilhelm "fixed" the picture. This was my second attempt at an italian dress. Someday I'll even get around to adding the guarding at the bottom of the dress.

Cynagua Fall Coronet, October 2004

Ignore the vaguely pissed off look. It was hot and I was wearing two layers of wool. I think this might be the only time I ever wore this apron dress. It was made of wool.. but it was a freakishly modern wool that had strings woven in with the wool threads to prevent the fabric from fulling. This dress fit nicely and would have been perfect for say an Oerthan (Alaskan) Coronet. Anything in central kingdom (California) was just way too hot. I'm French. I'm not a little viking chick.. that said, Fearghus fights for me.. and to honor him I wear viking clothing when he fights for me.

Cynagua Investiture, February 2005

(Dress Diary)
I made this dress for the Twelfth Night in January 2005. Someday I hope to finish the sleeves and make an overdress for it. This was made using Robin Netherton's method for fitting a cote.

March Crown, March 2005

This dress was actually my 12th night dress made for January of 2004. This picture was take in 2005. This is your basic button sleeved tunic. Very comfortable. Very simple.

Purgatorio, August 2006

(Dress Diary)
Love love loving the german dress. Looked smashing. Will probably make more. Nit picky wierdnesses with this dress still need to be ironed out.. but all-in-all wow. Sock-knocking-off dress.

Other Dress Diaries

Landsknecht for him
Tudor for him(researching)

Quick-n-dirty

Sometimes any effort is better than no effort. These are peri-oid patterns that have very little research behind them. Mostly they're published here because others have requested my pattern or because I hate having to hunt up that random piece of paper everytime I make one of these. Use them or not as you will.

One-size fits all L-4XL Pants
Quick&Dirty Peri-oid tunic cutting patterns
Quick&Dirty Tunic Construction with machine-made flat-felled seams

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