This weekend, my mother Nancy wore her new olive green silk 1870s dress at Wheatland , home of President James Buchanan. I designed the dre...

Question: Which black trim do you like better at the back of this 1870s dress - larger or smaller? My mother is making this lovely 1870s dr...

Back view of the bodice showing the pleats of the peplum. Side view showing the peplum.

I love the pleating at the back of the skirt with the stunning train! Side view of the hairstyle.

I have long adored the purple dress on the BBC movie 'Daniel Deronda'. In fact, there are very few costumes in that movie that I do...

I love how the back of her skirt is pleated. Isn't it stunning? She's wearing white lace undersleeves with white lace trim around ...

Did you see that this darling Bustle dress that I pointed out several posts ago is now on sale for $450 for Halloween! (Marked down from $60...

Gardens of Whimsy GardensofWhimsy.etsy.com If you're a costume enthusiast like me, you need to check out the beautiful work on the Gard...

"Going to the Opera" by Seymour Joseph Guy Early 1870s "Elizabeth W. Drexel Lehr" by Giovanni Boldini This week I'm ...

Some lovely paintings by one of my favorite artists, James Tissot. His lovely scenes take me off to a dream world of beauty and elegance. ...