Hola! Chris and I headed down to San Diego this weekend for Wearing History’s Great War Gallop. It was a lovely intimate event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI, held in a hall that actually held dances for soldiers during the war. Live music for this event was provided by The Heliotrope Ragtime Orchestra, and I think they enjoyed themselves as much as we did – I caught a few members of the band taking photos of the well-dressed crowd from the stage!

Chris and I helped with set-up and teardown, so it was a LONG day for us, but it was the most fun I’ve had in ages. Possibly years. I’ve had a hard time getting out to fun events for quite some time, but I felt like I was my old energetic self again for a little while which was absolutely lovely.

I’ve dabbled in the 1910s before, but this time I wanted to start fresh with the right silhouette, so I made a new set of undies for this era. I think that makes the third corset I’ve made this year! Since I was doing this whole costume from scratch, out of curiosity I tried to keep track of my materials costs. I’ll talk about that when I do a breakdown/pattern review for the ensemble. I’m planning to wearing this outfit again in a couple weeks to a holiday tea, and I hope to add/ change a few bits before then, so look for updates!

For now, enjoy the photos! For more pics posted by attendees, look for #greatwargallop on Instagram.