Reconstitution of the Citizen's costume 1rst part : the research The citizen Let us return to this watercolour by Hippolyte Charles Napoléon Mortier, the Duke of Trevise, of which we have already given a detailed description in the article A citizen of 1848, which we urge you to read before continuing with this article. Opposite, the watercolour by Mortier de Trévise depicts a man whose clothing is a certain "paradox" (as described in the...

Reenactment of the Cafrine's costume Part 1: Research A cafrine & her baby We are proud to present our latest historical re-enactment project, based on this watercolour of Charles Hippolyte Napoléon Mortier de Trévise, dating from 1861. To make sure you don't miss out on any information, here is an article about this character, Hippolyte Charles Napoléon Mortier of Trevise, who was a close associate of the court of Napoléon III. A...

Reconstruction of the Citizen's costume part 2: the making The Citizen The watercolour opposite is the first reconstruction project that we have chosen for our project. We invite you to read the description of this one in the article A citizen of 1848 as well as the preliminary research in the article Reconstitution of the Citizen's costume - 1rst part : the research In this article, I will discuss the different stages of the "production"...

Sewing machines in the 19th century Part 1: a history Why this article ? It may seem odd to you that we are discussing the genesis of sewing machines as part of our historical reconstruction of 19th century workers' clothing.However, we thought it would be interesting to show the history of these sewing machines in the domestic setting, including their value and worldwide expansion, to highlight the difference between industrially produced...