John William Waterhouse...

Been doing a little research on 'PreRaphaelite' style clothing, which lead to the art which lead to the artwork of John Waterhouse. So many of his pieces are breathtaking, and I am now determined to re create at least one dress from a painting of his. Anyway here are some of my favorites...enjoy!

Ophelia

 

The Lady of Shalott

The Lady Clare

Windflowers

Tristan and Isolde with the Potion

Ophelia

Rosamund

The Flower Picker

The Mystic Wood



   

The Enchanted Garden

 And For my absolute favorite...

Miranda (from Shakespeare's The Tempest)

 Cheers!

Steampunk time!

Ok so I'ma gonna do it....Posting some Steampunk lovelies today....enjoy!

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These next few are from http://www.naturallybohemian.com/ I thought they looked quite steampunk-esque

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clean lines...

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I love all things pirate, so add steampunk to that and you have perfection....

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Or maybe Steampunk a childhood favorite...

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This one is just plain awesome!

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And let's close with some Nathan Fillion awesomeness...the man who was Steampunk before it was cool (i.e.Firefly)

Cheers!

Bustles!

Hands down my favorite type of clothing from the Victorian period is the bustle. So today we have some bustle loveliness courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...enjoy!

Albert Bartholomé (French, 1848–1928)In the Conservatory (Madame Bartholomé), ca. 1881

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And finally....my own humble bustle. Hubby and I had a last minute costume party to attend so I made this really quick using a combo of tutorials found HERE and HERE.

Cheers!

Voyage of the Basset...

James Christensen's book 'The Voyage of The Basset' is, I am fairly certain, what sparked my interest in costuming in general. The art work in this book is truly phenomenal! Sooo today's is not actual costumes per se, but (I hope) inspirations for costumes!! Enjoy!

Queen Mab in the Ruins

James Christensen 'Court of the Faeries'

Royal Procession

Don't know the title of this one, but it is also in Voyage of the Basset

Miranda's dress is also one i really like, there wasn't any copies of these images online, soo i took pictures from my book. I apologize in advance for the poor quality,,,

And one more Faerie pic...not from Voyage of the Basset, but still fun!

If you liked these images, look up James Christensen's art...he is one of my favorite fantasy artists. I hope you enjoyed today's post, Cheers!