Its great fun to dress up in a period costume.

The costume on the right is available for hire. size 10

 

 

 

 

RED BASQUE SIZE 10  to be worn with an apron style skirt made of grey twill. 1880's style.

The basque is lightly boned, with 17 gold buttons down the front of the high collared jacket, made of red cotton twill and lined with red taffeta.

The grey collon twill skirt is weighted and part lined.   £270 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This lovely red cotton twill skirt is very long and weighted to hang down below your left boot, this should be 12 to 18 inches, see demonstration photos above.

1860's style, wear with a victorian style jacket or blouse.

Fastens on the right hip with 2 buttons, which give options to adjust the waist measurement 26inches plus or minus 2 inches each way.

Stunning with the white petticoat with threaded red ribbon .. see it on the 'petticoat page'              £40.00

 

 

This riding habit of about 1862 is of black linen embroidered with floral sprigs. SOLD                 

 

 

 

 

This costume ( available for hire) has a mauve velvet lined softjacket and purple satin skirt, size 16-18.The style is drop shoulders with satin cuffs. The fullly lined jacket and skirt are trimmed with bottle green braid, the skirt is weighted at the hem in order to hang nicely as you ride. The skirt is longer on the riders left side to drape down the side of the horse over the rider's left leg. Cut and adapted from a Victorian pattern of about 1865.

On this skirt poppers have been inserted in a strip on the right side, this is a safey measure.

This outfit can be viewed and tried on at

Farthing Saddlery, Heathfield £175

 

 

This sumptuous velvet costume has a dark aubergine jacket and skirt. The drop shoulder soft jacket is fully lined and trimmed with black guipur lace. The sleeves are trimmed with black and pink lace and white broderie anglais, a broderie anglais jabot (ruffle) is pinned at the throat.Cut from a Victorian pattern about 1865,and styled as illustrated in fashion magazines of the age. Size 12 , £250

Can be viewed at Farthing Saddlery, Heathfield.

 

A brown velvet historical costume of the 1860's - not for sale

 

 

 

 

COSTUMES  ARE  ALWAYS  UNDER  CONSTRUCTION......... check back later to see more styles and colours.