The pattern for this uniform comes from a 1916 dressmaker's pattern that I re-drafted and draped to be what I wanted it to be. It is made of a nice cotton twill and interlined with wool hair canvas to give the lapels and collar their shape. All the buttonholes are hand-embroidered and fully functional, although most of the skirt front is sewn shut to prevent wardrobe mishaps. Only the top few buttons are used as the closure. Both the jacket and the skirt are lined in silk habbotai. The shirt and all the leather pieces are vintage, except for the chin strap on the campaign hat, which I made to replace the crumbling original. The medical arm band is not my work.
A detailed description of how this uniform was constructed can be found here.
Old Westbury Gardens, June 2018
Photo: Eliza Vincz
In Flanders Fields Memorial, May 2018
Photo: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Yankee Stadium Doughboy Statue Rededication, Fall 2018
Photo: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Yankee Stadium Doughboy Statue Rededication, Fall 2018
Photo: unknown (please contact me if you know)
Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade, May 2018
Photo: Arthur De Gaeta
Old Westbury Gardens, June 2018
Photographer: unknown
Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade, May 2018
Photo: James Prochnik
Old Westbury Gardens, June 2018
Photo: Eliza Vincz
Back of uniform, pictured at Old Westbury Gardens, June 2018
Photo: probably Robert Pellegrino
New York City Transit Museum, November 2018
Photo: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Uniform worn with 1917 dated officer's overcoat
Photo: Kevin Fitzpatrick
Original early 20th century surgical gown worn over uniform (without jacket), Historic Richmond Town, 4 July 2018
Photo: Kevin Fitzpatrick
The Green Fairy Society, May 2018, skirt only
Photo: Scott Stanger
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