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The Buttercup Ball and the 1895 evening gown
A long overdue post on a rather splendid ball we attended in London, in December. The Buttercup Ball was organized by Stuart Marsden ( the dance master for our Victorian ball last year – and this...
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Running a Costuming business part 4:Getting Real
You are a creative person and would like to run a creative business full time. You have read the success stories, you have chatted to friends, and everything looks peachy – so you are leaving your...
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Prior Attire Victorian Ball, Bath , 7th May 2016
Well, I thought our previous event at the venue was a blast – but this year it was even better! After a year of preparations, marketing, meetings, sales, dealing with emergencies and unplanned...
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Versailles, Fetes Galantes 2016…
I know quite a lot of people have been expecting the account of our French adventures in Versailles – so here it is. I am afraid it will be a rather a disappointing one, as due to the unforeseen...
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Victorian seaside adventure!
Some things start unexpectedly…. last January I picked some lovely silk that just screamed Victorian Seaside Bustle frock… And so for the summer I put a few days aside to make it – and to nip...
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Symington corset pattern 1907-07 experiment
When, earlier on this year, the scans of Symington corset patterns were released, (by Leicester County council, link to the patterns, etc: Leicestershire symington patterns), a lot of corset… Source:...
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Romantic Ball, Kasteel d’Ursel, November 2016
Romantic era ( late 1820s and 30s) is a rather, well, ‘interesting ‘ period, fashion wise. Men’s garb is superb – nipped in waists, tailcoats, cravats, waistocats galore – very smart, very dashing....
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1880 walking suit in bluebells
1880 walking suit in bluebells As a part of my incoming book, The Victorian Dressmaker, I have been making a lot of new frocks. This one is one of the 5 or so different frocks representing the...
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The ( not so ) glamorous life of a historical SA
Apart from making a lot of historical clothing we also get to wear them a lot as we do a lot of work as Historical interpreters (shows, demos, talks etc 0 ore info here!). But sometimes we take...
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Prior Attire Victorian Ball, Bath 06/05/2017
And what an amazing weekend it was! The ball was a huge success, and we all had a lovely time indeed. This was our 3rd ball in Bath Assembly room, and the most attended by far – 130 people, with the...
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Are we free? The struggles of a professional historical interpreter…
Today we are addressing a rather sensitive issue – what happens if people do not take your job seriously because your job is somebody’s hobby… It has been brewing on my mind for a few months (...
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Corsets- a shopper’s guide
Corsetry is currently experiencing a bit of a revival – which is great ( if you still think they are torturous, rib-breaking, garments-from-hell, please read this first…). However, since they were...
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Prior Attire Victorian Ball 2018, 28th April, Bath
It was my pleasure, yet again, to organize the Victorian Ball in Bath – our 4th! This year it was a little bit earlier, and so far the coldest spring event so far – all the dolmans, mantles, coats...
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Victorian picnic in Syon Park
I know, I know, I have been neglecting the blog a bit…. so am just trying to catch up on the year…. * One sunny weekend in July, the Prior Attire team and friends had a picnic. A victorian one too, in...
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Summer events 2018
It sure was a rather busy spring and summer for us! Let us have a brief recap… Medieval Wedding The end of spring started with a medieval wedding of two friends – I made some of their finery and...
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Munich Conference 2018
In September Julia from Sew Curvy ( the organiser of the Oxford Conference of Corsetry) and I, together with our husbands, flew to Munich for a few days. The lads were indulging in photography,...
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A Victorian Photoshoot in Paris
Last November I had to go to Paris to do some research and business stuff – and as usual I decided to combine the business stuff with a bit of pleasure. It was Lucas’s big birthday, and so a plan...
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Let’s have a ball!
Over the last 7 years I have organised Victorian balls and several smaller events. What has started as a whim ( I wanted my Victorian party and yet there weren’t any around at the time), has grown...
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This blog is closing
Hello everybody! just a short notice that thing blog will be closing down. I will be updating and moving any relevant posts to the blog hosted on my website ( http://www.priorattire.co.uk) -feel free...
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