Tuesday Ten: Victorian Fashion

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Susan Macatee

I came across this article by Kris Lindquist in my Civil War reenactor magazine on fashion during the Victorian era and thought the info would be of interest here.

1) Demin trousers were introduced in the 1850s by the Levi Strauss Company. They made the first ones from brown tent canvas. Blue [...]

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Tuesday 10: What I learned at RWA National

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Isabel Roman

As you may or may not know, I went to San Fran recently for the RWA National Conference. This is what I learned from my 4 days there. You may already know this, but it’s worth a Tuesday 10.
1) Always check weather.com for the 10 day forecast. Seriously, you might not think so, but there’s [...]

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