… is solid and dependable and so much fun. She’s also very big and bright in her 1868 hoop and 26 yard ruffle petticoats. She brings with her two talented young girls who ran our tech crew (no they don’t go under the skirt). You’ve got to see the outtakes …
.. throughout the day and in the performance. She had her schottische and polkas down – even without a partner (which is pretty hard to do). Studying her history and character for quite some time, we’re proud of this youngest member of our group who is solid as a rock …
.. of the 1790 Round Robe, were happily reunited after repairs. She’d had some problems with her petticoat wrapping around her twice – oops! The designer messed up at the build, but we got it fixed. Let it be said mathematics and particularly trigonometry and algebra are vital to historic …
… depicting an American born artist who trained in Paris during the Exposition Royale as Art Nouveau was displayed. She has a high fashion artistic “twist” on Edwardian fashion of the day – shaped by a restricting and very padded “S Monobosum” corset typical of the era. Doty wears many …
For this show, Kat depicted a traveling reporter from the “Big Apple”, a single woman who travels (scandelously) alone on the train to the Wild West to help solve a crime. 1895 is a the end of the Victorian era, and the start of the Edwardian, so Kat has key …
9 “Buffalo Gals” performed at the Historic Irma Hotel in downtown Cody, Wyoming. Melissa, an actual Wyoming floral farmer is thrilled to depict a German immigrant of 1885 in rural working ensemble.
“Farming in 1885 sounds a lot like what we do now. I just have to be myself.” Melissa owns a flower farm in Wyoming, so does just select events with “The Gals”, but when she does, she saves the day! Having worked as an historic interpreter for 18th century Williamsburg, …
“I’m ready!” The other half of the sisters Schneider, they couldn’t be more different. She’s in school to become an anthropologist studying – guess what – fashion history! She brings knowledge and research to every meeting, and keeps us on our toes to be accurate. Every historical seamstress needs an …
“I’m eating salad because it fits into my corset better than hamburger.” Bringing the energy and a one-two punch, sisters Jacinta and Kateri have the drive and ambition to make this business fly. They’re the kind of people you’d want at your right hand if you went to war, or …
“I know I know. Over the head over the head over the head.” Fiona is the youngster of the group, and comes along with her mother to events. She is also the most energetic, and the fastest at getting dressed. When we first started, she got into a lot of …
