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While I often do medieval/renaissance reenactment, I’ve never dipped my toes into anything later than, say 1490. I was replaying Bloodborne (alas… still no remaster), and wanted to try my hand at making some of the trick weapons. While I can, and have, made servo-and-microcontroller animatronics, I’ve never done anything mechanical.

So, to go with my Quickshot and Threaded Cane, I wanted to make a cosplay. Because I’m neurotic, I like to have my cosplay based in reality—concept art and in-game models can only show you so much. Beyond that, historical references are useful for the structure and etc. I’d never had much of an interest in Victorian clothing, but, man, something sparked in me.

Anyways, the long a the short is that I’m working on a late Victorian (1890s) blouse, skirt, jacket, and underpinnings! The buttons for my skirt actually just arrived (thank you USPS for a truly timely delivery!), so I ought to be able to finish up my skirt soon.

Corsetry is definitely daunting, but I’ve got a few good books (Corsets by Jill Salen and The Victorian Dressmaker, which was a Christmas present for myself) and I’m thinking about patterns (I’ve been told that Truly Victorian is good?).

I actually live fairly close to Harper’s Ferry, which was a major historic site in the American Civil War and also a pretty big location prior to the flood of 1896. It could be quite fun to wear historic clothing in an actual historic site. I only mourn the loss of late 1800s buildings on the East coast during the highway expansions in the 1950s.

Alas.

Anyways! Many projects to be had!