A pair of 1830s stays adapted from Norah Waugh’s Corests and Crinolines

Waxed Cotton, Synthetic Whalebone, and Cotton Twill

Created for the Thomas Jefferson Interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, 2017

Red Silk-Satin facing, Silk-Taffeta Lining, and covered wooden buttons

Double Breasted Coat Created for the George Washington Interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, 2017

Adapted from an extant coat of George Washington’s at Mount Vernon

Partially lined in blue linen

Inspired by the work of Madeline Vionnet

Early stages of a paper pattern for a pair of bases based off a painting in The First Book of Fashion.

This pair of bases (a traditional men’s riding skirt) is both based off of Schwarz’s illustration in addition to research into bases of the 1520s and ‘30s.

Panels laid out onto a linen frame in order to receive a linen interlining and decorative needlework.

The pair of nearly complete bases on the model.

Doublet and hose constructed by Jenny Tiramani

Model: Jack Tiramani

Illustration from The First Book of Fashion displaying the pair of bases.