Pink Tulle Petticoat: The Pauper Dress

Pink Tulle Petticoat: The Pauper Dress

Gallery Pink Tulle Petticoat: The Pauper Dress   The petticoat is an essential building block that gives the bottom of the dress its large bell shape. To honor the Barbie influence in the original Pauper Dress costume, this petticoat was made from light pink...
A Pair of Stays: The Pauper Dress

A Pair of Stays: The Pauper Dress

Gallery A Pair of Stays: The Pauper Dress   The Pauper Dress from Princess and the Pauper starts with its essential base layers, including this 1760s‑inspired pair of stays. I drafted the pattern using the book Stays and Corsets Volume 2: Historical Patterns...
An Italian 1700s Chemise: The Pauper Dress

An Italian 1700s Chemise: The Pauper Dress

Gallery An Italian 1700s Chemise: The Pauper Dress   The chemise is the most essential layer beneath any dress or costume that involves a corset or stays. This plain white undergarment creates a protective buffer between the skin and the outer clothing, which...
The Belladonna Vest

The Belladonna Vest

Gallery The Belladonna Vest   This vest, along with the pattern I drafted for it, was inspired by one of my favorite films, The Hobbit. The costumes in that story have always captivated me, and I wanted to create a piece that carried some of that warmth and charm...
Vintage 1940s Dress

Vintage 1940s Dress

Gallery Vintage 1940s Dress   This dress was a very fun accident—one of those rare moments when a fabric and a pattern appear while thrifting and happen to match perfectly. I fell in love instantly and knew I needed to bring the design to life with the materials...