Thoughts on the dress I still can’t really believe it’s finished. I started this project almost 2 years ago and it was supposed to be a „quick one for in between“. But in the end it was long and time-consuming, but I learned a lot in the process.I wore the dress back in march in […]
If you follow me on Instagram you already saw that I finished my Delphos quite some time ago. I just hadn’t had the time to write a blog post about it. But today I finally can show you how my Fortuny gown came to life! First pleating tests The first technique I tested was really […]
Mariano Fortuny and the Delphos dress Mariano Fortuny was spanish but nowadays he’s most known for the time when he lived in venice in italy. He was an artist, architect and inventor and not, like many sources say, a fashion designer. He did not see the dresses as fashion, but more as a form of […]
On the second day of Sommerfrische we had a ball! Our Sommerfrische-balls are always the highlights of the Sommerfrische – we get to dance, laugh and wear all the evening wear, we don’t get to wear otherwise. Dorothee outdid herself this year. The ball took place at ‚Aufseßhöflein‘ a little villa which was bought by […]
The end of the 2021 is very near and so is the panic of posting all the pictures of stuff I made this year. One of my favourite things to sew this year was a 1890s ensemble. From a chemise to a corset to a petticoat and the walking suit itself – I had so […]
Some weeks ago my friends Marlene, Gertraud and I made little road trip to Bad Ischl to meet up with our friend Roti from BlackSnailPatterns and a few other friends at hers. We didn’t really have a programm planned, just eating, chatting and going for a little walk in the area in costume. And it […]
The edwardian era was a time of big changes – in society, industry and also fashion and it was always a time which I loved. As many of you know I live in vienna, a city which is known for all the beautiful buildings from around 1900. We don’t call this era edwardian here but […]
It was again the time of the year where I pack my things and travel a few hours by train to visit my good friend Magdalena in Bad Aussee, one of the most beautiful cities in austria. It’s very very small compared to vienna but no matter where you look, you’ll see postcard kitsch and […]