Maggie's Costume Wardrobe

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My friend Kat once again directed me to something I couldn't resist! This time it was a fan from 1845! It came with a scrap of paper t...

I've accumulated a bunch of these from antique shows and other places, so I thought I'd share them. June 1871

There was an extra event in 2009, Poe's funeral.  A bunch of us dressed in mourning (as best as we could, anyway) and attended, even get...

It was just Amanda and I in 2010, but we still had fun! I even had a new dress! I liked how my hair came out. On one side, anywa...

Tea and then another Poe birthday celebration! Us with John Astin! More pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggie42/sets/7...

In 2008, I went to the Poe birthday celebration in Baltimore for the first time, with a group of LJ friends, in 1840s costumes! It was so fu...

I wore my black 1840s gown so much I felt like I needed something new.  So once again, I found the perfect fabric from L - some plaid silk t...

I made this so I wouldn't freeze at the next Poe event!  (The lovely bonnet was made by Pamela Robles from http://www.victorianbonnets.c...

My friends and I decided to attend an Edgar Allan Poe birthday event in Baltimore... in 1840s costumes.  I had some black watered silk from ...

I started to try some 1830s and 40s costumes, so I needed a corded petticoat! I used "Sugar 'n Cream" crochet yarn from Joan...