 3/3/07 If you're in the LA area stop by Enchanted Deva at 5050 Vineland in North Hollywood. They now carry a large selection of my items. (818) 980-3382INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: The current webcart does not allow for international shipping. You will be sent a seperate invoice after you order for the additional shipping costs. Generally this is $6 for orders under $70 and $20 for orders of $100-400.
How to order: Always include your measurements, deadline and color/ misc preferences in the "Message" section.
History:
Silhouettes Clothing Co started in 1995 as a mail order company exclusively focusing on late 19th century undergarments.
Customer Service:
If you are not completely satisfied with the item you ordered you can return it for an exchange or full refund. Our products stand for themselves, it is heads and tails above anything else available and I stand behind that claim 100%. We beleive that about 99.5% of our customers deserve to treated with respect, kindness and friendly personal service. The .5 % that are abusive, threatening, and harrassing will receive the above minus the friendly personal service.
Philosophy:
Above all else, great fabric is critical. Without the right fabric content, weave & weight, it doesn't matter how nice the pattern, trim or buttons are. You must start with the right fabric. Second, you must use quality construction techniques. After that, yes the trim and buttons are also very important.
Distressing:
This is an important subject to all pirates. Silhouettes Clothing Co. hopes to offer a free online guide to the different distressing tecniques soon. Here is a brief introduction:
A rough overall approach will not achieve the results you wnat. Many customers ask about a cement mixer. That might work on sashes, but please don't do that to our coats and vests! It's simply an urban legend. For example, Penny Rose, the talented Costumer who created the clothing used in POTC, employed a distressing specialist. Why would she do that if she could just throw the stuff in a cement mixer? In order to properly distress a garment you must start by thinking about how the garment would be used. Where would it get stains? Where would it get torn? Where would it get faded? Special treatments must be used for each. If you use a rough overall approach like running over with a car or the classic "mixer" scenario, all you will get is cheesy ragged costume, and possibly a few tire tracks. Using a thoughtful approach (tip: say to yourself "think & test" before you do anything) some rusty nails, Rit dye, sprayed on bleach or lemon juice, sun bleaching, sandpaper, brillo type drill bits, line drying and pavement pounding, you can achieve beautiful results.
Prices:
New potential customers often comment on the prices of certain items. The reason prices are higher is due to the higher costs to make these products. A side by side comparison will reveal significant dxifferences in construction quality, design and materials.
This is not your typical “eye patch, red stripe socks, plastic sword” site!
The clothing for sale here is based on a strong understanding of museum quality historical costuming. Made with only the finest materials and the highest caliber of construction techniques.Many, many hours have been spent studying, drafting and perfecting the patterns and finding the best possible, highest quality fabrics, buttons and trims.The result is the most realistic pirate clothing available!
Owner:
Kate has been sewing since she was 5 and began creating historic costumes and reproductions when she was only 10. She has a natural ability and gift to replicate existing costumes and designs with amazing accuracy. Due to the exceptional demand for her costumes, she is currently focusing primarily on Pirates of the Caribbean costumes.
Her work experience includes corporate level marketing and history museum publicity, costume design and living history. She has a B.S. degree in Business Administration, Marketing from California State University, Long Beach.
Please address any inquiries to info(at)topnotchcostumes.com
Thank you for your interest!
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