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1849-1911 Clothing PortfolioThis page includes costumes from Civil War,Victorian, Steampunk, Edwardian, and Gilded Age/Art Nouveau Eras This is just a sampling of what we have created in the past. For custom made clothing similar to that shown here or in a different style please see our custom orders page then contact us for a price estimate. |
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| Women's
Civil War style cloak created from blue wool lined with gray
silk and embellished with three rows of black soutache braid and a
tassel on the point of the hood. |
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 Photo by Keith Dixon Studios, makeup by Faces by Ren. |
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| Custom made Civil War inspired printed cotton day skirt and bodice set with white ribbon trim, neckline piping and dainty pink buttons for a local customer. | |||
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 Photo by Keith Dixon Studios, makeup by Faces by Ren. |
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| Custom made Civil War inspired ball gown for a local customer. The original museum-held gown had a separate back lacing bodice and skirt set, this is a one piece gown closing at center front with hidden hook and eyes. This lightweight pink cotton print gown features lace trimming at the neckline, center front and sleeves. | |||
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In the spring of 2010, we worked again with Sam Balcomb of Rainfall Films to design, construct and source all of the costumes used in his award winning short Western film "The Damage Done". The costumes shown above were made by us from scratch with the exception of the leather belt, leather suspenders, leather gloves and fabric bow tie. After the garments were created, we weathered, aged, and distressed them to suit the occasion. Shown at right is the lady's Victorian style bodice jacket and skirt with an embroidered silk and linen shirtwaist. Production still (c) Rainfall Films used here with permission. |
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Neo Victorian Womens Clothing |
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This neo Victorian style outfit was based on a historic reference from 1874 -1877 and was inspired by the character Mina Harker from the Victorian classic "Dracula". The majority of this outfit was made from a shot garnet colored synthetic taffeta that 'whispers' and shimmers from ruby to nearly black. The center front and center back bodice panels were made from crush resistant black velvet. The bodice buttoned up the front with eight antiqued gold tone buttons with an "Art Nouveau" style frame surrounding the shiny black plastic center - this button is viewable very close up on our Buttons for Sale page. The bodice was fully lined with matte black synthetic satin, but was not boned. The unlined matching taffeta skirt had a tie at the waist for a bit of flexibility in fit at the waistline, and an arrangement of tapes that gather the skirt at the back and pull it in at the sides. There were hook and eyes on the tapes and skirt that allowed the train (shown above) to be pulled up for walking (shown to the left). The final touch to this modern Victorian style ensemble was a black organza ruffled vintage scarf and a brooch with a faux red gemstone. |
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 Ada
Lovelace Inspired Steampunk Victorian Ensemble
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This
neo
Victorian style outfit is based on a historic
reference from 1874 -1877 and was inspired by the contributions to the
computer age by Ada Lovelace who assisted Charles Babbage with
programming his difference engine. The daughter of poet Lord
Byron, she is considered the world's first computer programmer, making
her an ideal Steampunk heroine! The majority of this outfit is made from a shot brown synthetic taffeta that 'whispers' and shimmers from bronze to nearly black. The center front and center back bodice panels are 100% silk dupioni in a golden tan color. The bodice buttons up the front with nine gold tone buttons, and features a small watch pocket on the left hand side - perfect for your dainty fob watch. (Watch and chain not included with this purchase). The bodice is fully lined with matte black synthetic satin, but is not boned. The unlined matching taffeta skirt has a tie at the waist for a bit of flexibility in fit at the waistline, and an arrangement of tapes that gather the skirt at the back and pull it in at the sides. There are hook and eyes on the tapes and skirt that allow the train (shown above left) to be pulled up for walking (shown above right). The final touch to this modern Victorian style ensemble is an embroidered eggshell colored silk chiffon scarf and a vintage gold tone brooch with a faux black gemstone - both of these are included with this purchase. Currently available for purchase on our Womens Clothing For Sale Page. |
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Edwardian Style Opera Coat/Robe |
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on
an Edwardian era evening or opera coat from 1909, this robe was made
from unlined heavyweight silver satin brocade with a tone on tone
butterfly design. The edges are trimmed with wide black
velvet ribbon.
There are two ornamental streamers decorating the front with vintage
Victorian faceted black glass beads and tassels. |
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Neo Victorian Mens Waistcoats |
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| This
neo
Victorian style "Night Watch" waistcoat is made from shot black and red
fabric with
small red dots and is fully lined with matte black satin.
This waistcoat or vest features two working pockets at the
front, and buttons closed with a series of black velvet buttons.
Perfect to add to your steampunk
character's look or to spice up your evening wear. Available for purchase on our Men's Clothing for Sale page! |
This
neo
Victorian style "Mercury" waistcoat is made from shot black and silver
taffeta
fabric that resembles the color and reflectivity of a bead of mercury.
This waistcoat or vest features two working pockets at the
front, and buttons closed with a series of solid pewter steampunk watch
mechanism buttons.
Perfect to add to your steampunk
character's look or to spice up your evening wear. |
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| This
neo
Victorian style "Le
Maître du Monde" waistcoat was made from
olive
green and old gold brocade
and has matching olive lining.
This waistcoat or vest features two working pockets at the
front, and buttons closed with a series of rustic old-gold toned metal
buttons.
Perfect to add to your steampunk
character's look or to spice up your evening wear. |
This
neo
Victorian style waistcoat was made from striped
textured fabric and was fully lined with matte white satin.
This waistcoat or vest featured two working pockets at the
front, and buttoned closed with a series of satin covered buttons. |
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This
neo
Victorian style waistcoat was made from chocolate brown garment weight
leather.
This unlined waistcoat or vest featured two working pockets
at the
front, and buttoned closed with a variety of our Steampunk style
buttons, including 3 hand-cast bronzed pewter buttons.
This unique waistcoat had multiple hand-placed rivets at
various stress points for extra strength. While we are not expert leatherworkers, we do occasionally make one of a kind pieces from leather and suede. These are unique pieces that will not be exactly repeated. We are not taking custom orders for leather goods. |
This neo Victorian style "Laureate" waistcoat was made from gold painted rust colored velvet and was fully lined with matte burnt-orange satin. This waistcoat or vest featured two working pockets at the front, and buttoned closed with a series of gold tone metal buttons. | ||
Black Wool Melton Dickensian or Inverness Style Caroling Cloak |
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| Black
wool melton cloak with
shoulder cape and button closure. Features arm slits at side
seams. Available now on our Cloaks for Sale page! |
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The armsceye openings under the
shoulder cape allow for
ease
of wearing a sport coat or jacket with this over-cloak. (Our
regular style Dickensian cloak features arm slits in the side seams
near the elbow.) |
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Steampunk Airship Captain Ensemble |
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 Steampunk Airship Captain Ensemble |
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on an artistic
rendering provided by the customer, this custom made Steampunk Airship
Captains outfit was done in colors representing the various shades of
copper - from new penny through to verdigris, with brass accents.
The asymmetrical coat featured custom digitized and
embroidered
gear motifs, bronzed gear buttons, and leather accents by Kim.
The other parts of this ensemble were a white cotton
Victorian
style shirt with tall collar and mother of pearl buttons, an ivory silk
cravat with bronzed watch mechanism pin, and natural organic cotton
twill gear button fly trousers with back waist gusset and button flap
pockets. |
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Victorian Caroling Capes |
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caroling cape was based
on a ‘stylish cape’ design from an original McCall’s Magazine dated
December 1904. We melded ideas from several different views
in
the historic reference to come up with the cape you see here. This prototype Victorian caroling cape is made from unlined hunter green coat weight wool melton for the main body and shorter shoulder cape, each trimmed with burgundy colored velvet ribbon. Over these is a burgundy velvet stole with lappets trimmed with gold passementerie, and lined with matching burgundy satin. Around the neck area is a gold 100% silk dupioni band lined with hunter cotton velvet featuring decorative gold buttons and Winter Festival trim. Similar caroling capes are currently available on our Cloaks for Sale Page. |
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Steampunk Santa and Mrs. Claus |
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 Steampunk Santa Ensemble
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 Victorian Shirt, Breeches and
Gaiters
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original ensemble was based on Victorian and Edwardian Era historic
garments from
around 1910, for
a Santa outfit
with a Steampunk twist! Steampunk Santa Hat: Based on early 20th century aviator hats, this hat was made from red pleather and completely lined with white velboa short pile faux fur. Steampunk Santa Coat: Based on a 1910 pattern for a military trench coat, this unlined organic cotton chili pepper colored double-breasted coat featured 12 gold tone metal buttons, back vent, two large external pockets, and buttons and tabs at each sleeve. White velboa short pile faux fur was used on the uniquely styled collar and the facings in each cuff and inside each side of the center front. The Steampunk Santa coat is shown here with cuffs turned back to show the facings. Santa Breeches (shown to right) Made from chili pepper colored organic cotton twill to match the coat above, these unlined button fly breeches were based on 1910 military style breeches with wide thighs, and are slender at the calf and ankles - just right for fitting into spats or gaiters! Gaiters (or spats): Made from black pleather, these 1910 style gaiters were fully lined with cotton twill, and snapped up the side with eleven nickel snaps. |
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 Steampunk Mrs. Claus Costume
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 Steampunk Mrs. Claus Costume
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steampunk style outfit is based on a historic reference
from 1874 -1877. The center front and center back bodice
panels
are in metallic gold pleather. The remainder of the bodice is
hunter green silk velvet with tiny gold sparkles. There is a
tiny
watch pocket at the left front side. The bodice snaps up the
front and has a ruffled lace collar, and the body of the jacket is
fully lined with cotton twill but is not boned. The red cotton velvet skirt has an arrangement of tapes that gather the back and pull it in at the sides. There are hook and eyes on the tapes and skirt that allow the train (shown above) to be pulled up for walking. The front panel of the skirt is a jacquard with a leaf and vine design in red and green. There is a gold ribbon trim around the base of the skirt. The ensemble shown above was modeled with several garments underneath. A corset, petticoat, and bustle are recommended to achieve the shape shown - but these are not included with the outfit. This outfit is currently available on our Womens Clothing For Sale Page. |
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Victorian Santa Outfit |
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 Victorian Santa Pants and
Waistcoat
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 Victorian Santa Pants and Shirt
with Suspenders
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 Victorian Santa Jacket and Pants
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 Victorian Santa Suit
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 Victorian Santa Suit
Embroidery Detail
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Victorian Santa Costume As with many of our other custom ordered items, this Victorian Santa costume was designed in collaboration with the customer via detailed email correspondence, and was inspired by various images of Victorian Santas painted by different artists to which the customer kindly provided pictures and links. The gold-embroidered coat was made from red 100% wool flannel with 100% cotton broadcloth lining in the hood, mantle, body and sleeves. Every edge of the coat, hood and mantle aside from the sleeve cuffs has plush white faux seal fur trim which was hand stitched into place then embellished with machine stitched gold braid. The sleeves have turned back faux fur cuffs with red wool flannel bound edges and buttonholes as depicted in a reference image. There are three solid bronze clasps at the front of the jacket featuring stags, oak leaves and acorns -we had used this clasp on a previous Santa inspired ensemble as a reasonable reindeer stand-in. The pocket flaps and sleeves were embellished with custom digitized gold embroidery based on a design we found and subsequently decorated with small brass bells and a star at the top for a more 3 dimensional effect - these embellishment ideas were approved by the customer. This ensemble also featured matching wool button-fly pants and a waistcoat made from gold-painted green velvet. Not pictured was a matching Santa hat. This outfit is unique as some of the fabrics are no longer available. |
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shirt pictured here is one of our Victorian style shirts, currently
available on our Mens
Clothing for Sale page. A similar ensemble
is
only available as a custom
order from January 1st through June 30th yearly.
Pricing starts at $2500.00 based on the actual time it takes to create and the current cost of materials. |
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Other Victorian Style Clothing
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 This custom ordered outfit was inspired by the Phantom of the Opera film. We created the Victorian style white cotton shirt, black silk cravat, brocade waistcoat and the white satin lined true half circle black wool cloak shown here. The customer provided his own mask, jacket, pants and gloves. Depending on the brocade cost for the waistcoat, this ensemble (Victorian style shirt, silk cravat, waistcoat, and lined wool cloak) would cost about $550-585 + shipping. This exact waistcoat fabric is no longer available, and a fabric similar to the original is impossible to find. If you would like a similar style of waistcoat made from a different fabric, please let us know your desired color and style of brocade so that we can source options for you. |
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 This imperial dress jacket was inspired by one seen in "The Illusionist". It was made from white cotton duck lined in white satin and embellished with black piping, black velvet and shot-gold fabric. Shown here with a matching sash and decorative medallion. |
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These pages last modified: May 19, 2013. Costume design and construction by Andrea Wakely. All items come from a pet and smoke free environment. All of our costumes and clothing are handmade in Bristol, Virginia, unless otherwise noted. Images and text on this website are copyright Twin Roses Designs 2000 - 2013 unless otherwise noted and may not be used without prior written permission.
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