Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Here’s some art I did of one of my characters a while ago. Click for better quality.

Different from the Others/Anders als die Andern (1919, dir. Richard Oswald)

The very first gay-themed film, made in the Weimar Republic when censorship was forbidden. Surviving the Nazi era, it is one of the biggest landmarks in LGBTQ film history.

Historical Resources

Fabric & Supplies

Fabricmart - often very nice and affordable fabric. They frequently have huge sales.

Fabrics-Store - Cheap Linens and other fabrics. *

Renaissance Fabrics *

William Booth Draper - Historical Fabric including historical interfacing *

Burnley & Trowbridge - fabric, cravats/scarves, tools, etc.

Wooded Hamlet - Recommended to me by the tailors at Colonial Williamsburg for tapes and braiding. *

I often thrift many fabrics locally.

Patterns

Kannik’s Korner - mostly undergarment patterns

Laughing Moon Mercantile - Best patterns I’ve used but only sells digital patterns now.

Mrs. Depew - Vintage and late 19th century patterns, original and copies *

1827 Tailor Drafting Guide

Sellers

Townsends - clothes, tools, buttons, kitchenware, book reproductions, etc. (they have a men’s shirt that is less expensive than a handmade one but still very nice.)

Revival Vintage - Vintage reproduction menswear

Retro Fairy - Women’s vintage and historically inspired outfits *

American Duchess - Shoes, of course, but also stockings and buttonhooks

Lady Detalle - Very pretty historical reproduction jewellery *

Letter Seals - Wax and Wax Seals *

Penny River - general historical accessories *

Schmalberg Flowers - Decorative flowers made with original Victorian tools

Samson Historical *

Little Bits - Apothecary/ historical beauty products

Resources

The Art of Tying the Cravat - Book written in 1828

Pinsent Tailoring’s Pinterest

Historical Sewing Supplies 101 - Video

Costumer’s Manifesto - Has many resources to historical sources for costuming including drafting manuals and catalogues for the early 20th and late 19th century.

* I have not personally purchased from them but still seems like a good resource

* Friends and other costumers I’ve met have recommended or liked

Wendell & Wild

Character design by Pablo Lobato.

Setting a trap for an 1830s man: I'm going to use some cigars, trouser straps, and the latest number of the The Pickwick Papers as bait.

y’all want some cool, muslim-made, modest fashion ideas for your hijabi characters?

absolutely nobody asked but here, have them anyway (all via the Islamic Fashion Institute):