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Clothing History from Afar

SLMiller, associate editor | January 25th, 20129 comments

No matter where in the country—or world—you are, you can view items from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s costume and garment collection in detail.

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Halloween costume 2011

JeanneMariesews, member | November 15th, 2011

This is my haloween cosutme for this year. It is made almost entirely from thrift store finds or fabric from my stash (yes, I have too much fabric in my stash. Wait, is there such a thing?)

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Last chance to enter the 2011 Threads Halloween Costume Contest!

vicky_north, senior web producer | November 9th, 2011

Share your handmade Halloween costumes before 11:59 p.m. EST and you could win prizes from SewingPatterns.com and Beacon Adhesives.

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Medieval Gargoyles Perched on Stone Pedestals

golddogs, member | November 6th, 20114 comments

We are ancient gargoyles who just flew off a cathedral in France. These costumes are completely home-made. We made the stone shirts by painting felt with stone paint and then cutting it into pieces...

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Little Red Riding Hood Halloween 2011

IggyJingles, member | November 5th, 2011

I sewed the hooded cape of a fine wale corduroy, and the peasant style full skirt from broadcloth - with patch pockets, whopping rick-rack and broderie anglaise trim. The hood was lined with a nice...

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The White Queen

Jnetbeam, member | November 4th, 20112 comments

A request came from a friend of mine that I should be the 'White Queen" from "Alice in Wonderland." The following costume was a big hit at the costume party and is an intepretation of the dress...

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Garfield and Friends

ChristianaFachin, member | November 3rd, 2011

My 7 year old son wanted to be Garfield for Halloween and he convinced his sister to be Nermal. So, my partner and I decided to join in with Odie and Arlene. It was a blast!

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Halloween Costume Contest

Rubyvermillion, member | November 1st, 20112 comments

My home made Russian Nesting Doll costume. I made a chicken wire form for the shape around my dress form then draped canvas around. The head is lined with 1" thick sheet foam, and there are three...

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More Cute than Cowardly Lion

kalinab, member | November 1st, 2011

Our family dressed up as the Wizard of Oz characters this year. My 1 year-old got to be the more-cute-than-cowardly lion. I used McCall's pattern M6105 to create the look. I modified the pattern for...

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Zombie Fairy Queen + minions

gamergirl4, member | October 30th, 2011

The zombie fairy queen! She will turn everyone with her fairy dust and is protected by her zombie fairy minions. There are 7 total minions 6 of them float around her each of them were her pals in...

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Prettiest Purse

nursezizi, member | October 26th, 2011

My daughter LOVES purses right now. Determined to have her costume reflect her current "favorite things" I brainstormed and put her halloween costume project into action. It is all made by momma...

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Mermaid Costume

AbigailsMermaidTail, member | October 21st, 2011

Homemade costume by Abigail. It is a mermaid costume. I wanted the legs to be like water so there are blue waves on the ankles of the tights and waves on the shoes. Materials usednbspsilk...

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Squeaky Alien

ananda473, member | October 21st, 20111 comment

The Claw! Toy Story INSPIRED Alien 2011 Halloween Costume for my 10 month old son. Fleece sweatshirt and sweat pants with cotton/spandex ribbing for the neckline and cuffs. Sweatshirt has...

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Space Ranger

ananda473, member | October 21st, 20112 comments

To Infinity and Beyond! Buzz Lightyear INSPIRED costume. 2011 Halloween costume for my 3 year old son. I started with a basic tee pattern and some dollar store XL t-shirts (white amp...

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Echo, the Boston Terrier, as a Walrus

herrinkr, member | October 20th, 20111 comment

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Little Red Riding Hood - Halloween Costume

Kindershop, member | October 19th, 2011

Little Red Riding Hood costume. For this costume I made a knotted white tutu, a circle skirt, white peasant blouse and hooded cape. For more details you can take a look at this post...

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Pink Pony Halloween Costume

Kindershop, member | October 19th, 2011

Pink Pony Halloween costume. This can easily be adapted to any other animal costume as it uses a hooded sweat suit as the base. For more information on how I made it, you can take a look at this...

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The Lord Mayor's New Clothes (Elizabethan England)

Rogues_of_Thread, member | August 17th, 20112 comments

This costume was created for the Lord Mayor at the 2011 Central Coast Renaissance Faire, which portrays England in the year 1585. The costume is a dark blue mid-weight linen doublet with yoke...

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London Exhibition on the Fashion of Fanny Brawne

SLMiller, associate editor | July 13th, 20111 comment

The Hampstead, London, home of 19th century English poet John Keats and his fianceé, Fanny Brawne, is exhibiting artworks based on Brawne’s love of fashion, as well as her life and romance with Keats.

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