The final gown we presented was this 1930s black velvet dress, along with a burgundy velvet coat. This dress is so simple compared to all the others that we showed and yet it is still stunning. On the video tape …
For the 1920s, Laura was our model, wearing a black beaded flapper gown. Laura is Lori’s ballet teacher. Yes, you too can learn how to dance the ballet right in Ferndale! Such culture in our small town. Lori plans to …
Danah wore the same 1914 dress that we photographed her in earlier. That made it real easy for the fashion show planning because we knew it fit her. Many of the other garments had been modeled for the earlier photos …
Following Lori was Sue, who is Chelsea’s mom. She was probably the shortest model we had, even with heals and a big hat, she only came up to my shoulders. She’s wearing a lace and embroidered shirtwaist and a houndstooth …
Lori modeled the first of three outfits from the 1910s. She’s wearing a white lace dress that we found on one of our trips to Ferndale before we moved here. It fits here perfectly, which is pretty rare for clothes …
The real trooper of the show was Katy, our first lady from the 20th century. I called Katy up the night before the show just to go over the last details and she was having a hard time even talking …
Our second lady from the 90s was Kate. Kate saw my show at Good Relations and visited our shop to see more of my work. She also has a keen interest in vintage clothes and she graciously loaned us some …
The first of our 1890s outfits was worn by Jessica Couture (formerly Daniels). Jessica was one of two models who really came through even though they were a bit under the weather. So if you were wondering about the grim …
Representing the 1880s was Chelsea. She is wearing the same outfit that my very first model, Heather, wore. The burgundy bodice is one piece that really comes alive when it is worn. Over the bodice she is wearing the first …
The second model to come out was Sheila. She came out wearing a Victorian nightgown which she removed, causing some in the audience to gasp until they realized she had a leotard on underneath. (Remember, the audience was all women, …
Although we started out the show with an 1840 ensemble, we had to display it on a mannequin. When we’ve photographed it before, we never had the back fully closed because it is just too tiny around the shoulders. So …
Today Lori and I presented a fashion show at the Ingomar Club for their ladies day. We featured fashions from 1840 to 1930, and it required just about every petite girl I have photographed. Todays picture shows the entire group, …
