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Enjoy these candid snapshots of some of our many time periods of garments and costumes we provide for museums, theaters, reenactors and television production! Email your photo and we will include you here!
Luxurious Blue Silk Gown reproduced from Original with Lace Bonnet
Red Silk with Embroidered Floral Bouquets
Miss Candace poses in front of our day dress racks in our sutlery. We stock over 200 period day dress, sheer gowns, dinner gowns, tea gowns, ball gowns and accessories. We can dress you from head to toe.
A Lovely Tea Gown to Dinner Gown
Summer Sheer Gown adorned with flowers
Pretty as a picture, Candace wears her new gown with authentically sewn with 19th century sewing techniques. She looks as light as air in this gown, sleeves made to catch the breeze and sheer to the touch. Modestly lined in the bodice, she was ready to wow the crowd. Come and see our selection.
Lavender and Green Victorian Ball Gown
Shopping on a rainy day is a way to beat the blues!
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Midwest Jane Austin Society Officers
To book the Midwest Jane Austin Society to entertain or educate at your next event, please contact us. We provide a variety of programs suited best for your needs.
Reenacting at the Battle of Cedar Creek VA, October 16, 2009
Dressing the Nanny
Reclaiming Our Heritage Weekend, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Visit us at Reclaiming our Heritage in June 2010 as we provide a program on Jane Austen and the Tea! These ladies have traveled everywhere together from the Midwest, Eastcoast, London and even Paris shopping together proving that Reenacting creates warm friendships (and a love for fabrics & antique jewelry!).
Hair accessories
A genteel hair style with our easy to install hair wreath copied directly from Gody's Lady's Book of the 1860's. We have a wide variety of these correct pieces always in stock! These are outstanding one-of-a- kind pieces that will take your breath away. Stop in to visit us and we will help you coordinate the perfect evening or day head piece with your gowns. If you desire, we will custom make your headpiece to match your gown. email us at joy@civilwarlady.com
CivilWarLady Remembrance Day Ball
The First Ball of Remembrance Day weekend!
If you missed the Remembrance Day Friday Evening Ball, you missed a wonderful event-so plan to attend the 2010 Remembrance Day Ball (click on Ball Page for more info!). Here is a snapshot of two of our lovely gowns worn by two of our lovely customers. Heather Kenny and Miss Lorinda Jones both don just one of their many CivilWarLady.com gowns for the festivities we host in November. Both of these beauties prefer lovely silks and we love dressing them in the height of fashion! You may have seen these lovely ladies turning heads at reenactments and we are proud to have them as both our preferred customers and warm acquaintances. We can style a ball gown just for you.
Silk Silk Silk!
What is nicer than having a sweet young lady come into our traveling sutlery looking for a gown and select a lovely silk gown right off the rack? This gown can actually be worn many ways. It can be worn with a chemisette, undersleeves or even remove the long bell sleeves and wear then gown into evening. A multitude of wears for Jacie. And what a clever "bertha" type treatment done with the silk pattern print just as those original were done. If you love to wear gorgeous jewelry, this is the perfect neckline to highlight your favorite necklace and wear a broach at the cleavage line. Here Jacie wears here original belt buckle with a silk ribbon. A beautiful woman like Jacie deserves a beautiful gown! Thank you for shopping our store Jacie!
Another lovely silk gown...
Here is a lovely earth tone shot silk gown selected from an 1860's period Godey's Ladies Magazine print. After emailing a photograph of the original fashionplate and her measurements, we were able to reproduce the gown in a matter of weeks and safely ship to one of our favorite customers. We were delighted to receive this photograph of her dressed out!
Kathy is always one of the best dressed women you will find in Florida. Here she is in her lovely 'Tea to Dinner Gown" covered with a pure lace fischu in the "Marie Stuart" style of the 1860's. This is a versatile gown, lovely to wear. This color is a changable taffeta with a vivid striped design. A show stopping gown for a show stopping lady!
The Lady's Chatelaine
Here is a close up of one of our pure sterling chatelaines that we reproduce directly from the original in our private collection. Along with the lovely cherub motif, it has graceful long sterling chains to suspend your period pieces. Our jewelry cases are filled with 1840's, 1850's and lovely 1860's original jewelry for sale.
SUMMER SHEER GOWNS!
We proudly boast the loveliest Summer Sheer Gowns on the market! Stop in to see our large collection. If you need to mail order a sheer gown, simply drop us an email with your measurements and the color you desire most. We can ship a ready made summer sheer gown, or make one for you with a fast turn around time!
Dressing Cindy for the Ball!
Here is Cindy's first ball gown made of a Japanese roller print silk and adorned with imported black lace. Having a fun time getting ready for the ball this summer, Cindy selected this lovely gown right off our rack at a reenactment and was able to go to the ball that evening. Look for us at your favorite reenactment, or email us at joy@civilwarlady.com
Canada and New York
These lovely ladies shopped at our tent at a history show in New York. On the left, Trudy (who hails from Canada) purchased this gorgeous pastel yellow gown with embroidered flowers. Next, our new York customer purchased this sheer gown from us in order to stay cool in the summer. And on the right is our talented Penny Dallas who made heads turn in this gown - the color was perfect for her! These gown styles are flattering for all body types, historically reproduced and h. Inquire to joy@civilwarlady.com
What's a Veterinarian to Wear?
When a customer came in the sutlery in her jeans and tennis shoes - she needed to be dressed from head to toe. She is the staff equine veterinarian for the Civil War reenactment and needed a functional garment to wear while caring for the horses. No problem as we have over 200 gowns in stock and all the accessories needed to outfit her completely. Within the half hour we fitted her in a work gown, apron and a warm knitted Sontag. Hair neatly netted and a work corded petticoat, she was off and running to care for the horses.
Miss Devon Dawson and Queen Victoria
We count among our many Cowboy and SASS friends Miss Devon Dawson. known as "Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl's" singing voice from Disney's "Toy Story II" and the soon to be released "Toy Story III" in June, 2010! Miss Devon has garnered top nominations nationally as “Female Performer of the Year” and “ Songwriter of the year” by The Western Music Association and The Academy of Western Artists. Here Miss Devon shops with Queen Victoria before she performs at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Her impromptu yodeling lesson certainly made the Queen laugh!
Theater Production of "Quilters"
Our draping department will produce gowns from your measurements in a very fast turn around time. We have a large selection of fabrics in stock and can assist you in all your needs. Joy@civilwarlady.com
Fine Friends at a History Time Line Event
Providing Costumes for Musical at Ford's Theater, Washington DC
Our costumes have been worn by a number of musicals, operas and theater productions. Our website www.CivilWarLady.com offers a fast turn around time with a wonderful draping service.
Opening Chorus, Musical Margaret Garner by Toni Morrison
Costumes for the Opening Chorus of Margaret Garner at the New York City Opera, New York. It was a fabulous opera, we loved doing the costumes!
Margaret Garner, New York City Opera
We costume for many theatrical performances from Broadway to Las Vegas! We offer draping with a fast turn around time. Photo courtesy PlayBill, New York
Lincoln Center, Dessa Rose Production
A highly acclaimed production we were proud to be a part of. we produced dozens of costumes including all female leading gowns. www.CivilWarLady.com Photo courtesy of Lincoln Center, NY
We Produce Outstanding Costumes for all Productions!
A theater Production with a talented cast deserves great costumes! We are able to drape and create many style of garments from The New York City Opera to the local High School Musical production. A quick moment for a back stage photo with two cast members. We created everything from Glinda's sparkly headpiece to Dorothy's farm shoes from Kansas!
Corsets in all colors and sizes
Need a ready made corset? Then contact us at joy@civilwarlady.com and we will be able to assist you promptly. You may choose a corset in a lovely pastel, bold color, period print or in white coutil, we have it in stock for you. Check our website www.CivilWarLady.com for sizing and pricing or stop in at our sutlery reenactment at reenactments for savings!
A Pellerine Gown for formal occassions
This gown can be worn during the day with matching long sleeves trimmed in black velvet stripes and the matching Pellerine collar that keeps you modest for daytime wear. For evening, remove the sleeves and pellerine for evening & Ball Gown wear. A photo documents the original it is fashioned from. We can make this gown in any size to suit you.
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