Welcome to Returning Vintage! I have created this blog to have a place to post about my attempts to recreate my favorite vintage clothes from regency to the 1960's. A little about me, I started costuming in my teens when my mother ran a children's theater, and from there have morphed into historical sewing, though I still enjoy putting together a good costume every Halloween! My first goal is to create a Civil War ensemble. I finally have the good fortune to live within driving distance of several Civil War reenactments and saw my first one last year. Now I have been inspired to go this year in the most historically accurate garments I can. 

     I have lately fallen in love with fashion from the 1950's and made a couple dresses from a darling 1950's pattern. But I have decided to step back a hundred years, give or take, and try for something a little more challenging. The first step, undergarments, starting with chemise, pantaloons, and corset. I have made all of these before, but strangely never for myself. It's always so much harder to make a mock up on myself :( Will post soon with pics and progress!