Victorian Costume Help

So, I’m hoping to pull together a formal Victorian costume. There are several LARPs coming up that it’d be useful for, plus it’s also awesome to have about the house. But I really have no idea where to begin.

Does anybody have any suggestions for what to buy, or where to buy it from? Preferably cheap to vaguely cheap, but all suggestions welcome.

I’d also consider making one myself, if anybody can suggest a good pattern to use AND how to use it. And how to sew full stop, never having needed to before but it could be useful to start learning.

Thanks to everybody in advance! :slight_smile:

go here:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6311

there is a list of Victorian patterns including some men’s ones.

Also I am definitely going to be running make Victorian clothes workshops on sunday afternoons. you are welcome to come along and I can help you figure out the pattern :slight_smile:

Thankyou!

Y’know, considering that’s what I need the costume for, I really should have noticed that already. Whoops :laughing:

trulyvictorian.com/

the patterns are amazing and completely accurate and on durable a0 size 80gsm paper… totally worth the cost… (I have ALL the early bustle patterns)