Specialities: Costumes and Dressing-Up Clothes
Opening Doors to History
I work with experienced professional costumiers, who are passionate about getting things right. Dependent on your wishes (and budget) we can produce anything from period clothes correct down to the last detail, made in vegetable-dyed cloths and linens and with every seam hand-sewn....
...to low-budget 'dressing-up clothes' for children or adults, made in modern materials evoking fabrics of the appropriate period. They’re constructed in one piece to slip on over present-day clothing, and are very popular with visitors to historic sites
View GalleryWe’ve reproduced clothes of almost every period and nation, from Roman children's attire, via mediaeval clothes and liveries, to Elizabethan outfits and Stuart dressing gowns. We’ve made working gear, carefully copied from contemporary pictures, for an Industrial Revolution ironworks; dresses for Victorian ladies, maids and Cornish mine girls; clothes for 1870s vicars, gardeners and stable boys and uniforms for 1950s schoolchildren.
Our one-piece slipover 'dressing-up clothes' have included a whole range of Medieval, Elizabethan, Stuart and Victorian outfits for children, adults and site staff, from clothes for young toffs to working kit for their servants, and nightwear for everyone.
We also specialise in headgear of every period, to be worn with the appropriate costume or just on its own. Even the shyest visitor will try on a hat.
We can make anything you want, literally tailored to your needs and budget. We have never yet refused a challenge...so just GET IN TOUCH.
Get in touch
For an absolutely free, entirely no-obligation initial consultation. This could be by email, telephone, Zoom or similar, or in person (travel expenses due if applicable) Please outline as clearly as possible what you’d like to do. I’ve rarely refused a challenge, but if I can't help you, I'll say so. I'd be delighted to hear from you anyway. But please have a look at this website first.
