Tailor of Two Cities

Deborah Billingsley runs a one woman sewing shop from the heart of Oklahoma, specializing in historical clothing. She is also influenced by books, movies, comics, and video games.

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I could not be more pleased with how our first photo shoot with Yiaz went! I hope to do another soon, but until then I will share some pictures from the set. . . Models: Deborah (myself) and Grim Costumes: @tailoroftwocities (undershirts and sleeve accents with assist from Pandora’s Closet) Photography: @yiazyang https://ift.tt/2PPjN3H

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Oh! It’s here, and it’s AMAZING! Absolutely wonderful work! https://ift.tt/2MAWrl2

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I was in such a whirlwind I forgot to post this! I headed out yesterday morning with these lovely ladies in tow to a studio shoot with the amazing @yiazyang ! I’m so excited to see what magic she’s wrought! https://ift.tt/2zHb8gs

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I was in such a whirlwind I forgot to post this! I headed out yesterday morning with these lovely ladies in tow to a studio shoot with the amazing @yiazyang ! I’m so excited to see what magic she’s wrought! https://ift.tt/2uzxcUb

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So happy with this piece! https://ift.tt/2rdvCpA

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Let’s get corseting! https://ift.tt/2JCPwSg

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Costume. Chitons.

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Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T. Batsford, 1931).

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Wait, wait…. Is that seriously it? How their clothes go?

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that genuinely is it

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yeah hey whats up bout to put some fucking giant sheets on my body

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lets bring back sheetwares

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also chlamys:

and exomis:

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trust the ancients to make a fashion statement out of straight cloth and nothing but pins

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What else would you do when everything had to be hand sewn?

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Dress

1775

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dress

Jeanne Paquin, 1895

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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This sweet little 20″ butterfly corset is just waiting for you to call it home…

It is a sample underbust corset, and priced to sell at just $135(USD)!  With a pretty cotton fashion layer, it still features two coutil strength layers, a front busk, spiral steel boning at every seam, and even a floating lining!

What do you think? You can even find it on my Etsy page!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SLDCorsetry

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Photographer Brings Russian Fairy Tales to Life in Artistic Portraits

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Mantua

1740s

The Victoria & Albert Museum

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Hat

1898-1902

The FIDM Museum

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Some perfect scallops for a Peach Tennis Dress. There's so much pink in the studio! #tailoroftwocities http://ift.tt/1rrKLS7

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On a beautiful day like this I miss being at home with the puppy in the yard. http://ift.tt/1ZegAZN

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April is the season of fairy corsets, and I am in love with this one too. #tailoroftwocities http://ift.tt/1WenvCW

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Lucrezia Borgia’s blue dress in “The Borgias” (2011-2013)

Time Period: 1490s, the Early Renaissance