Naergi's Costuming Site

On Thursday, the 7th of September, 2006, I had the great pleasure of being able to examine and take the pattern from an original costume from Hamburg’s ‚Phantom of the Opera‘, namely the ‚Blue wishing gown‘ that was worn during 1990/1991 by Renée Knapp. As following I will publish my examination results; and also links […]

Pictures taken at Madame Tussaud’s in London Historical figurines Pirates of the Caribbean Figurines from Show, Music etc. The six wives and Henry VIII.

Note: If you would like to re-create Queen Elizabeth’s ‚Phoenix‘ gown from the painting, there’s a reprint of the black fabric with the pearls available here on Spoonflower. The very same design, without the pearls (in case you’d like to add your own…), is available as a reprint here; and also, there’s a cream / […]

The Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre in London is actually a reproduction of what is believed to once have been the first Globe Theatre. Today it houses an actual theatre and a fantastic collection of Elizabethan reproduction costumes. Here are the pictures…: Reproduction costumes Costume designed for Jane Lapotaire as Elizabeth I. for the Royal […]

British Museum, London It’s impossible to see everything in the British museum in one single day. The museum is so large, it’s honestly intimidating. I spent seven hours there and was only able to see the first floor, that should tell you something. I do recommend reading the Wikipedia article on the British Museum in […]

Battlestar Galactica – old vs. new series Synopsis and thoughts Characters that appeared in both old and new series Characters that just appeared in either new or old series Costume comparisons Links Synopsis and thoughts on old and new series The earliest memory on Galactica I have is that in the summer of ’84 or […]

The six wives of Henry VIII (and, of course, the King himself) at Madame Tussaud …is a part of Madame Tussaud’s wax figure cabinet in London. They also have a nice wax figurine of Queen Elizabeth I., which I will show at the bottom of the page. Now – we could endlessly discuss the historical correctness of the […]

Victorian clothing at the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Dress, 1830-33, Britain or France Muslin. trimmed with satin and embroidered with colored wool This is a transitional style from Regency to Victorian. Day dress, 1836-40 Printed cotton edged with silk satin piping and lined with linen and cotton Man’s dressing gown, about 1840 Printed […]

Edwardian clothing at the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Riding habit, about 1900, Britain Wool lined with silk twill, canvas and whalebone. The other, brown gown pictured here can be found on the Victorian clothing page. Tea gown, Rouff, about 1900 Paris Silk satin, embroidered with stones, pastes, metal beads and wire, decorated with […]

Textiles & Laces at the V&A Rococo Cut velvets Stitches sampler, 1910 Embroideries and laces 13th century 14th or 15th century 16th century 17th century Frelange with Lappets, Italian, Venetian, late 17th century Needle lace Frelange or frelan was the contemporary name given to the high, stiffened headdress worn by fashionable women in the 1680s […]