Our final day of #fallforcostume is Halloween! Love this photo from our shoot with Anela and Medea! Have a happy holiday!

#witches #halloween #gothic #darkfantasy #witchywoman #witchlife

Today's #fallforcostume theme is vampires, and I have Nadja from What We Do in the Shadows! I put together this closet cosplay for DragonCon, composed of pieces from various other costumes and gowns!

#nadja #wwdits #cosplayer #vampire

Happy creature day in #fallforcostume! When I'm going creature, I'm usually a faerie!
Wings by fancyfairy
You can see the making-of this dress on Youtube!

#fairy #princess #renfaire #sewingdiy

Today's theme in #fallforcostume is life and death. Well ... I happen to have just done King Arthur from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and it seemed appropriate! ("Bring out your dead!")

#kingarthur #montypython #cosplayer #renfaire

Today's #fallforcostume is dark! Well, that's easy, I make a lot of dark outfits! Here is a recent one, my 16th century German Cranach style gown. Making-of on Youtube!

#costume #mysca #renfaire #historicalsewing

Today's #fallforcostume is light! Possibly my lightest costume, aside from actually being white, is Feyre from ACOTAR!

#acotar #feyre #cosplayer #fantasydress

Today's #fallforcostume theme is fire, and I went literal. Saint Lucia is a winter holiday tradition, wearing a crown of candles!
Making-of on Youtube from a few years ago!

#scandinavia #traditions #ladyoflight #cosplayer

Today in #fallforcostume: pumpkins! I made this pumpkin dress a few years ago for Halloween - the cat still lives on my sofa!

#halloween #witchywoman #costume #fantasydress

Today in #fallforcostume: leaves. Another item I love using in costumes! Here is my 1890s Gale from Frozen, based on 1890s ballet dresses!

#ballet #historicalsewing #fairy #frozencosplay

Today's #fallforcostume is cozy indoors. This townhouse in Bath, UK was certainly cozy! Perfect for a Regency lady!

#regency #janeausten #historicalsewing #costume

#fallforcostume today is Outdoors. MOST of my shoots are outdoors ... here are a couple photos that are really more of the scenery. I'm wearing my 18th century stays / corset, the pattern for which is in my shop! (though you can't really see it so well)

#outdoors #nature #washington #cottagecore

#fallforcostume day 20
October 20 #stories

My costumes often tell stories about the past - This costume for the Lititz Italian Festival was in honor of my Abrussese heritage

Today's #fallforcostume is stories. I merged Frozen with garments that could have belonged to a "real" Elsa in that time period, for a traditional twist on the story!

#frozen #elsa #scandinavia #traditionaldress

Wool, today's #fallforcostume theme, is another frequently used fabric for me! A few years ago, I tried "snow washing" my wool garments - they look pretty cool laying out in the snow!

#medieval #snow #nordic #medievaldress

Silk is today's #fallforcostume theme. This is another fabric type I use all the time! I thought I'd share a very unique silk, this striped fabric that looked just like a Venetian renaissance portrait.

#renfaire #mysca #fantasydress #historicalsewing

Plaid is today's theme in #fallforcostume! Inspired by the plaid cotehardies of the 14th century, this dress is made of a pink plaid wool. It's so cozy! My most recent cotehardie made last winter!

#medieval #renfaire #larping #mysca

Today's #fallforcostume theme is stripes! Anela and I made these "twin" outfits inspired by ancient Egyptian fashions - the kalasiris sheath dress and a mantle often depicted in scenes from lower Egypt. Photo by Septimus!

#egypt #historicalsewing #ancientworld #mysca

Solids for today's #fallforcostume theme. A lot of my medieval dresses are solid colors! This one includes several solid colors, in fact.
You can make this dress style using my tutorial!

#medieval #renfaire #larping #historicalsewing

Floral! Today's #fallforcostume theme. I mean ... I have SO MUCH floral! Let's go with this one, which I made in rainbow colors with some prominent fake foliage. A super fun design in the summer of my Texas days! The wings are by Fancy Fairy!

#rainbow #fairy #fantasydress #princess

For day 12 of #fallforcostume and the earthy theme, here are a couple of Earth Elemental costumes I created for Labyrinth of Jareth masquerade ball performers in 2014! I always loved working with LOJ and their entire staff and crew!

#earth #costume #fairy #elven

Today in #fallforcostume: contrasts. This time it's a throwback to my Idyllwild days! Starring Katy Hund and myself in Star Wars inspired looks, shot by Jose Castro. These folks were such a joy and a wonderful part of the memory of that phase of my life!

#starwars #cosplayer #fantasydress #costume

Today in #fallforcostume: monochrome. And a throwback to my early LA days and this shoot with Anya Krivenko wearing my old Victorian ballgown, shot on a real tintype / daguerreotype camera by Allen Barnes.

#victorian #tintype #historicalsewing #ballgown

Today in #fallforcostume: jewels. This corset is covered front and back in scale maille, and the sides are entirely covered in hand placed rhinestones. The necklace and headpieces are also bejewelled!

#gothicfashion #corsetry #witchyvibes #fantasydress

For today's blue theme in #fallforcostume, I shall leave you with my authentic folk dress, worn on a visit to the home district!

#costuming #sweden #scandinavia #folkdress #ikea

Today's #fallforcostume them is green, and I believe that obligates me to share Loki ;)

#lokicosplay #renaissance #renfaire #fairytale

Today's #fallforcostume theme is red! I enjoyed wearing this red gown on our Regency era trip to Bath - hear all about the trip and my wardrobe in my latest Youtube video!

#regency #janeausten #bridgerton #costuming

Today's #fallforcostume theme is accessories! I created these accessories as a tribute to the famous painting of Elizabeth Woodville. The hat is my favorite! You can see how I made all of it on Youtube.

#tudor #renaissance #medieval #renfaire

Day 3 of #fallforcostume is guts, and years ago, I "had the guts" to start pursuing fashion. This was my first fashion show and the start of a grand adventure!

#fashionshow #fashionsdesign #corsetry #fantasydess

Today's #fallforcostume theme is favorites. Here are two of my favorite things combined: costumes and hiking!

#viking #historicalsewing #snowday #medieval

#fallforcostume 2025 day 2
October 2 #favorites

When Lafayette came to Harrisburg
@americanfriendsoflafayette

#america250pa #america250