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Demeter • 27 Tailor • Costumer • Writer • Vinyl Collector

Hello and welcome ~ Once upon a time, I was a warfare analyst. Now I make clothes. No one knows how this happened. This is a sideblog where I document my projects - mostly modern clothing, sometimes historical clothing, sometimes accessories.

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A collection of photos from the last couple days - I've been working on a pair of Halsey Trousers from VikiSews in cream-coloured wool twill by Alexander McQueen. I had to make some alterations to this pattern before I could use it, namely taking 3/4 of an inch out of the waist-to-hip length to bring the waistband down [and not touch my ribs]. The reason for this alteration is that my inseam to height ratio is 49%, as opposed to the average ~46%, meaning that the 'missing' length is that between my waist and hip. I found this out the hard way when a pair of high-waisted jeans I made a couple months ago fit all wrong. Thus far I've gotten all the pieces cut out and interfaced, and I've almost completed the front slash pockets. I've been taking their construction rather slowly as I want everything [most importantly the seam binding] to be as neat as possible. Exterior - 100% Wool Twill, 282 gsm Interior - 100% Cupro Bemberg, 90 gsm Pattern - VikiSews Halsey

🎧 - Tomorrowland 2026 Winter Edition

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Whites & Blacks Spent some time last night organising the ever-growing fabric stacks and thought they looked nice arranged like this. The cream/black striped wool and black twill [right side, 5th one down] are going to be for my next set of projects. I need to alter the patterns before I can use them though, since I prefer that the trouser waistband not touch my ribs. However, it's been like -5 F here, so I must admit that motivation to actually work on anything is low.

🎧 - Prince – 1999 (1982 vinyl set)

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Sketches of future outfits~

Main account: modern-scythian

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Random photo dump~

For the last few months, I've been planning out a 'secret project' to take place later this year – scouting for patterns, experimenting with fabrics, and hunting for just the right notions. Here's a sneak peak as it all starts to come together in my mind, forming a clear picture of the beautiful ensemble I wish to create.

I've been refining my personal colour palette a lot as of late, gravitating towards cool neutrals and dark accents, sometimes with bursts of bright colour. This series of projects will reflect that in its entirety – consisting of silver grey, cream, charcoal, and rich pine green.

I won't reveal all the patterns just yet, as I still need to go through a few more, but the one pictured is the 'Katherine H' blouse from Studio Yusupova.

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There's finally something new happening in my studio.

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Two years ago, I made the '1899 gown' - as pictured here - and it's a project that I was never completely happy with. The material I used for it, a cotton velvet, was too thick and heavy, and thus it never gave me the shape I wanted. It was bulky in all the wrong places, and so forth. I've been considering remaking it for a very long time, and I think I've finally reached the point where I want to tackle that.

This project will be tagged as 'Madame X' (very fitting, I know) in future posts.

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A “Fisher Girl”, 1908 // By Harrison Fisher

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Unintentionally aesthetic photos I took of my new Elsie pumps from American Duchess, in Cordovan and Seafoam.

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La Mode illustrée, no. 52, 28 décembre 1884, Paris. Robe en crêpe du Japon. Robe en velours et dentelle. Robe en gaze do soie. Robe en crêpe anglais et velours. Robe en satin et dentelle. Corsage en velours et crêpe. Robe en satin. Robe en lèze de dentelle noire. Robe en taffetas. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney  

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Some new treasures I got yesterday! I took a trip to the Bernina shop in search of new feet for my sewing machine and came back with more than I hoped for.

Left: No. 53 straight stitch foot, No. 16 gathering foot, and No. 38 piping or bi-level foot. Right: White nylon thread (mega chonk), blue cotton thread for an upcoming linen-based project, and, of course, more metal bobbins for my ever-increasing collection of colours.

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This one has been living, untouched (and unfinished), on my sofa for months now until I finally got sick of looking at it. So, hopefully it'll be finished and ready for posting soon. Some background, this is one of two hats I wanted to go with my hussar uniform. The original fashion plate obviously didn't come with any instructions, so I resorted to using the following pattern and making extensive modifications to it until it visually fit the plate. Thus far, I have the wool felt and buckram structure finished, so what's left is a lot of decorative work and the lining. I've never made a hat previous to this, but I'm happy with the way it's going.

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Good news for anyone who follows me for my historical costumes! They'll be returning to my repertoire shortly, so look out for updates.

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A sewing and tailoring book from Dublin, complete with samples (1833).

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Maybe one of these days I'll make tiny versions of my costumes and put them into a scrapbook. It would certainly be most amusing.

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A little heads up for everyone - this account is on hiatus as I haven't worked on any historical costuming projects lately. If you'd like to see modern-day sewing and more collages, please take a look at my main account theacademictailor. Many thanks!

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"...but most delightful of all was the lady of the house, the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna. Her chief attraction lay not in her beauty but in the rare, delicate charm which she had inherited from her mother, the Empress Marie Feodorovna. Her wonderful gray eyes seemed to penetrate one's innermost soul, and everyone who came near her fell a slave to her grace, modesty and kindness of heart. From early childhood I looked forward to her visits and, when she left, I would wander about the rooms, rapturously sniffing a delicious odor of lilies of the valley which still lingered in the air".

Prince Felix Youssoupoff "Lost splendor"

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2025 Colour Palette - Rose, Maroon, Mocha, Noir All images are from Pinterest.