Hair & Beauty

3dc58186fa28c4cf960ca42d66596f5a — Elizabeth Taylor as Katerina

As part of the 400th Shakespeare anniversary, the staff at work (public library) dressed as characters from Shakespeare’s plays. The costume I wore is courtesy of Swan Theatre, a local amateur dramatic society. It was a great excuse to dress as Katerina from The Taming of the Shrew.

I am wearing the same white maxi dress underneath this as the red Jamaica Inn dress. It was a good find on Topshop.com.

What I used for a Sixties set

I went for a messy undone beehive. Big rollers, setting lotion and hairspray! I brushed out the curls but didn’t comb into a flick, separating waves out. If only my hair was a bit longer.

Diana Rigg as Miss Winter in The Assassination Bureau has a beautiful and practical wardrobe as the Modern Woman of the turn of the (last) century. In aspiring to this look, which is great working in a library, I have made a skirt, restyled a hat and hunted down a round collared white shirt (Madamoiselle R).

Miss Winter – tilt/ perch hat

Oliver Reed Diana Rigg The Assassination Bureau

I bought a large straw boater and unravelled it to the base size I needed. Then I hand stitched around, bending the straw at the beginning of the side edge and the brim. Once the brim was the desired width, I tied it off and flattened the front brim with heavy books while turning the back up. It can be dressed with different ribbons.

Straw boater/ perch hat

The blouse with the round collar is good for 1920-30’s (Peaky Blinders) dressing too.

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Edwardian Miss Winter The Assassination Bureau cosplay gingham skirt

Edwardian Miss Winter The Assassination Bureau cosplay front

Edwardian Miss Winter The Assassination Bureau cosplay

The skirt is an A-line cut, and the elasticated wide belt nips in the waist without wearing a corset underneath!

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Straw Edwardian style hat

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The Assassination Bureau Miss Winter cosplay

Jasmine Guinness jacket Edwardian styled

Here is an outfit not yet attempted. I do have a steam punk pattern for a skirt with a deep pleated hem, and my mum has made an outfit with a matching jacket, which I’ll post soon.