Costumes for your event
by
Create the Mood

just a few of the outfits we wear
(under construction - only page 1 available at present)

I hope that you enjoy looking at these images as much as we have enjoyed designing, making and wearing these outfits. New outfits are under preparation all the time, so ask if you cannot see something that fits in with your event. Links in the final column take you to related parts of this website.

These items are up to 'living history standards'; that is they look as authentic as possible when you are standing next to them. We do take advantage of 21st century technology, in that we use sewing machines and use polyester boning rather than whalebones, for example. But there is a great deal of hand sewing, no velcro, fabrics are generally natural wool, cotton, silk and linen and all outfits have appropriate underwear to achieve the correct silhouette for the era.

Please note that we do not hire out costumes; a few of these are available for 'try-on' events (together with other costumes and accessories not shown here), and all can be used as part of an exhibition. We can teach you how to make clothes like these yourself or you may order similar costumes from our workshops.

medieval
		(update this pic)
add red sideless surcote	add blue wool cloak with dagges
Italian Renaissance
Tudor
	add 1532 outfit - under construction		how to make a Gable headdress
Elizabethan / Jacobean
			photographs of the layers worn underneath a formal Elizabethan outfit
17th century
18th century
		add yellow with panniers	photographs of layers worn under a pannier dress
			photographs of the layers worn under an 18th century dress
Regency / Napoleonic
			photographs of layers worn underneath an early Regency dress
		add gold underdress
			how to make a Regency turban
		add updated hem+neck frill
add green 'Bath' style	add 1798 round gown	how to make an 1815 riding hat	how to make a quilted winter bonnet
Victorian
			photographs of the layers worn underneath a crinoline dress   how to make an 1850's crinoline outfit
add jacket with layered skirt			photographs of the layers worn under an 1850's - 60's dress
			photographs of the layers worn underneath a bustle dress   how to make a Victorian bracelet
			how to make a boater with pleated and feather trim
			how to make a hat with silk flowers
			how to make a drawstring bag - under construction
add black / white outfit
20th century
add 1900 black/gold lace outfit	change pic - with jacket	change pic - suit renovated	how to make a 1912 picture hat
			how to make a 1912 outfit under construction
add 1912 dress	add 1920's dance dress	add drop-waist dress

[ed note - these photographs have been taken by many passersby. Thank you to everyone who has offered over the years.]