Many costume variations can be developed around the feline theme, including Cat Woman, Sylvester, and the Cowardly Lion. This article will focus on how to make a cat woman costume.

In this age of disposable tissues we don’t often think about handkerchiefs, but they were a necessity and a fashion staple until about the 1960s. Add authenticity to period costumes with a strategically placed vintage hanky.

Vintage gloves add authenticity to a period costume. Available at flea markets and thrift stores, they are a fun and inexpensive way to build a colorful textile and/or vintage fashion collection.

Gloves, which have been used at various time throughout history to accessorize women's costume, are making a huge comeback on the world's fashion stage.

At Charlottetown's Confederation Centre for the Arts, costume is one of the key components in bringing Canada's best-loved heroine, Anne Shirley, to life. If you're an Anne of Green Gables fan - and who isn't? - you'll want to know what goes on back-stage in the costuming department.

Remember the rhinestone-studded cat-eye glasses, iconic of 1950s glamour? Take a peek into the history of eyewear and learn about this popular area of costume collecting.

National “Make a Hat” Day is just around the corner (Sept.15th) and whether you are planning an activity for your classroom, day care, or retirement facility, its time to start gathering inspiration and supplies for these fun and easy hat-making projects.

“Vintage Fashion, collecting and wearing designer classics,” is a handy reference for the costumer, collector, and vintage fashion enthusiast with an interest in 20th century styles for women. This book has been on my shelf since 2006 and I have no plans to eliminate it from my library.

There is no denying the power of costume, particularly hats, which is why the Mobile Millinery Museum is inviting readers to tour their archives one hat and one day at a time.

Ray Ellsworth’s coffee table book entitled, Platform Shoes; a Big Step in Fashion, presents a magnificent and at times startling look at one of footwear fashion’s curiosities — the platform shoe. Here is my review of the book.