Renaissance costume design, fashion shows and educational presentations
Tweet Join me Julia Soares-McCormick for an entertaining, lively and informative talk demonstrating the design and construction of my handmade reproduction gowns, and a brief history of the people who wore them, including Elizabeth I, […] Read more »
Tweet 27 March 2017 “Enter the World of Jane Austen” – Witham Group of W. I’s We will present our talk “Enter the World of Jane Austen” – Regency Costume Talk with Display for Witham […] Read more »
Tweet Earlier this week we presented our Tudor Talk with costume display for Thropton WI. Thropton is a very pretty village in Northumberland which is next to the picturesque town of Rothbury. We were located […] Read more »
Tweet We recently visited the Barley Hall in York – it is located near York Minster. A new exhibition, called ‘Power & Glory’, is situated on the first floor of the Barley Hall and includes […] Read more »
Tweet It is the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare this year and his life and works will be celebrated over the country. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in […] Read more »
Tweet Last Thursday we travelled to beautiful Grassington in Yorkshire to present a Tudor fashion Show for the North Yorkshire West Federation WI. It was a large federation event and it proved very popular being […] Read more »
Tweet Today we presented a Tudor Talk with Costume Display at Auckland Castle in the Long Dining Hall – it was an absolutely fabulous setting for my costumes. The Long Dining Hall is a lovely […] Read more »
Tweet Tudor Talk and Costume Display On Tuesday 6th of May 2pm I will be presenting a very interesting and informative talk about the design, construction and inspiration for historical gowns, as well as a […] Read more »
Tweet We have just presented a Tudor Talk with display at Sunderland Library and Arts Centre. The Sunderland Library and Arts Centre has just been reopened and our talk was part of the events to […] Read more »
Tweet Majesty At St Mary’s Heritage Centre How often did 16th Century courtiers bathe? Bathrooms were very rare in Tudor houses. On average Tudors took a full bath about twice a year. Rich Tudors probably washed […] Read more »