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An 18th Century Short Gown
1750s , 18th century , caps , garment construction , Playing Dress Up , Wrapping Gown

An 18th Century Short Gown

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 11 November 202417 July 2026

An 18th Century short-gown is the same sort of garment as a bed gown, except, well… shorter.
Sort of.  Mostly. Sometimes.

18th Century Bedgown up a Tree
1750s , 18th century , caps , garment construction , Playing Dress Up , Wrapping Gown

18th Century Bedgown up a Tree

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 28 June 202429 April 2026

Here’s a well-dressed woman in her 18th Century bedgown, hanging out at the top of a mangrove tree. As you do.

Three Pairs of 18th Century Pockets
18th century , Accessories , fabrics , Playing Dress Up , underpinnings

Three Pairs of 18th Century Pockets

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 31 March 202429 April 2026

In honor of the annual Spring Fertility festival, here three pairs of 18th Century Pockets! (All of them bright, colorful, vaguely egg-shaped, and perfectly designed for holding your Easter chocolates!)

18th Century Aftermath
1750s , 1790s , 18th century , Playing Dress Up

18th Century Aftermath

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 7 March 202429 April 2026

Playing dress-up in the 18th Century is always fun. The 18th Century aftermath, however… occasionally isn’t.

Green, White and Cardinal Red: A 1790s New Year Ensemble
1790s , christmas , Cloaks and Mantelets , Playing Dress Up , wig

Green, White and Cardinal Red: A 1790s New Year Ensemble

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 29 January 202429 April 2026

For the new year, I freshened up a 1790s round gown and sewed lots of new accessories to make a 1790s New Year Ensemble!

The Glamour Beneath the Glitz: The underpinnings of a Pretty Pretty Princess
1790s , Playing Dress Up , underpinnings

The Glamour Beneath the Glitz: The underpinnings of a Pretty Pretty Princess

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 21 April 202329 April 2026

The glamour beneath the glitz: here’s the reality of what it’s like under the skirt of a pretty pretty princess!

A 1790s Round Gown in Autumn
1790s , Playing Dress Up , Regency

A 1790s Round Gown in Autumn

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 12 April 202329 April 2026

Last fall I went up to Reno and took the Green Blob along to appreciate the fall color. Behold my green 1790s round gown in on a golden autumn day!

Introducing Lady Hamilton: a Green 1790s Round Gown in Malta
1790s , Playing Dress Up , Regency , wig

Introducing Lady Hamilton: a Green 1790s Round Gown in Malta

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 13 March 202329 April 2026

Introducing Lady Emma Hamilton! My green 1790s round gown – the Green Blob – went on holidays to Mellieha in Malta!

Here be Oranges (and a striped 1750s English Gown)
1750s , 18th century , caps , english gown , Playing Dress Up

Here be Oranges (and a striped 1750s English Gown)

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 24 February 202329 April 2026

I took my new striped 1750s English gown for a spin, and accessorized it with a basket of oranges and my new Good Wives Linens lappet cap!

Alice of Wonderland, Despoiler of Halloweens and Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere
Halloween , Playing Dress Up , total chaos

Alice of Wonderland, Despoiler of Halloweens and Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere

by: tabubilgirlPosted on: 4 November 201329 April 2026

Meet Alice of Wonderland, Cheshire Cat Hunter, her hoopskirt the despoiler of Halloweens and the Scourge of Cobwebs Everywhere!

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