… builds “from the bum up” for women who use their costumes to TEACH.  Unlike theatrical costumes which LOOK the part, we help you FEEL the part. Typical projects take about 14 weeks, 1-3 fittings (though we do work from just measurements), and include 10-16 components. There is no cost …

.. was the father of Prince Albert, and uncle of Queen Victoria of England. (pictured:  Josephine)

was born at Mannheim, the daughter of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden and his wife, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, adopted daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte the 1st. Through her eldest son Leopold, she is the ancestress of the Romanian royal family and the Yugoslav Royal Family. Through her daughter Marie, she is …

Birdy tells you you need a lovely embroidered silk taffeta over hoops or crinoline.  Let us make you a custom, fitted Civil War Era ensemble that is absolutely historically correct.. and we promise to find your waist again.

..daughter of Stephanie de Beauharnais, the ward of Napoleon I.  Marie and her siblings parented most of today’s European royalty.

Note her changing late Regency fashions as they become the crinolines of the Victorian era and into the early bustle fashion of 1870. Marie Amelie was the daughter of Stephanie deBeauharnais.  Stephanie was the ward of Napoleon I whom he married off in a political tie which resulted in populating …

… daughter of Stephanie de Beauharnais

.. Stephanie was the adopted daughter of Napoleon 1st.  The lines of these girls ties the royalty of today to the French of the early 1800’s (portrait: Emilie Luise)  

.. his wife Stephanie, adopted daughter of Napoleon I, remained a widow the rest of her life.  She converted their estate into a salon for artists and intellectuals, and enjoyed that community until her death at age 71 in 1860. (portrait: Stephanie’s youngest daughter Marie Amelie in the 1860’s.  Note …