I don't design clothing, I design dreams.
-Ralph Lauren

Custom Historical Garments * Custom Bridal * Vintage Bridal & Formalwear

New - Online Store at Ruby Lane!

Hello and welcome to my website! I have been designing and creating historical garments for over 16 years. I design and sew historical costumes - very high quality garments that are custom designed for each customer to suit his or her individual needs, tastes, and period impression. I am located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

How did I get into this? I am often asked this question. I have been interested in this subject since birth (or at least very early childhood). My grandmother was trained as a seamstress in the 1890's. She got married and never used her skills professionally, but she passed her knowledge and skills along to my mother, and my mother passed them along to me. In fact for the first 16 years I was still using my grandmother's sewing machine! These antique sewing machines have many attachments that are unfamiliar to modern sewers - tuckers, hemmers, mutliple slotted bias binders, pintuck feet, rufflers, and shirring feet to name a few.

These tools make it possible to reproduce the details of antique garments - this is how many of them were produced at the time! I now have two Husqvarna Viking embroidery machines - in addition to being able to use all of the funky attachments of the antique machine, I use these machines to reproduce period embroidery.

Using the site menu at the side and bottom of the webpages you can view my online portfolio of garments I have made from many different time periods. The Embroidery page explains the process of digitizing period embroidery in slightly more detail. Check out the Vintage Bridal page for information on vintage gowns and formalwear. Antique, vintage, and ready made items (including samples and some used reproductions) can be found in my Ruby Lane and Ebay store.

Mom's Page is a work in progress - my mother was a great inspiration to me, and I am documenting many of the projects we did together.

If you are interested in a custom period costume or custom bridal gown, this is my area of expertise. Please see the contact below - get in touch as I would love the opportunity to discuss your project!

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