Eva's historical costuming blog

Today my mint green silk viscose blend (so I like regenerated cellulose, so shoot me ;) Besides I can't always afford 100% silk) arrived...

Snow fight from the ca 1400 frescoes in the Eagle Tower of Castello Buonconsiglio in Trento, Italy. Judging from their dress it's a...

So, a friend is moving and I bought her stash of gold trim, over 50 metres of it.

So, it's time for another non-textile post. On Festivalo de Caderas Maja's glass was accidentally smashed to the floor, so I pained ...

To those of you who know me it comes as no surprise that I had to give the extremly short-waisted Italian gowns that I discussed by the end ...

Found this amazing image in a book yesterday and fell in love instantly. It's by the workshop of Bernardo Daddi and dated to 1334. Th...

I went to the haberdasher in town to get som "gold" trim for my newest gown (pics soon, I finished it today) and found this lovely...