American Civil War Ladies Clothing

US (Union) and CS (Confederate)

Hoop Dresses for the 1850s & 1860s

    Ladies dresses are all custom made and can be done up to your specifications. They range from plain (work or day) to fancy (party, tea or visiting) to extremely fancy (evening, formal or wedding), and are priced accordingly.

    We currently offer reproduction dresses from the 1820s through 1900 including: the Federal Era, Dickens, Jacksonian Era, Manifest Destiny (Mexican War), Victorian Era, Antebellum Period, American Civil War, Old West (Indian Wars), the Gilded Age, the Gay 90s, Spanish American War (Span-Am) and Edwardian periods.

    On other pages you will find ladies vests, capes, hats (including: bonnets, pill box caps and a variety of other hats and caps), underpinnings (such as: corsets, camisoles, chemises, bloomers (drawers), stockings, hoops, hoop-slips, corded petticoats, bustles, over hoop slips and under hoop slips), hat pins, and shoes (button-up and lace-up).

    For parasols, fans and other accessories, see our Prop Department.

    We also offer for Girls dresses and accessories.

Federal Era

Camp
Outfits

Wedding
Gowns

Jacksonian Era

Roaring Twenties

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Victorian

Riding
Habits

Ladies Reproduction
Historical Clothing
by Decade

Reproductions for Museums,
Reenactors, Theatre Co's, etc.

Custom made for your Period Impression

Evening
Attire

Bustle
Dresses
(1869, 1870s,
1880s & 1890s)

Corded Petticoat
Dresses
(1820s - 1855)

Day
Dresses

Ball
Gowns

Edwardian

WWI & Rag Time

Hoop
Dresses
(1855-1860s)

Manifest Destiny

Gilded Age
& Gay '90s

Tea
Dresses

Formal
Wear

Antebellum &
American Civil War

    Clothing and Uniforms Most of our men's replica clothing and uniforms are made for us by the Quartermaster Shop, although some items are manufactured by us or elsewhere. The ladies and childrens attire is mostly made by us. Almost any style of clothing that was worn in the United States during the 19th Century (1800s) (starting from the 1820's on, including Victorian, Edwardian, American Civil War, Indian Wars. Old West and Spanish American War (Span-Am)) is available.

    Other Items (accessories, accouterments, camp equipment, leathergoods, tents, tinware, etc.) are mostly purchased from other makers, although some are made by us. In many cases we have mutiple suppliers of items, to assure the we can always have them available.

    We currently offer Clothing and Military Uniforms from the 1830s through 1900; which includes the Federal Era, Jacksonian Era, Dickens, the Victorian Era ( Mexican War, Antebellum, American Civil War (Confederate / CS / CSA & Union / US / USA), Indian Wars, Old West and Spanish American War (Span-Am War)).

Wanted: Seamstresses

    We are looking for additional seamstresses to make items for us as well as additional suppliers of ladies items.

    If you are a maker of quality reproduction ladies clothing, or know of someone who is, and are interest in another outlet for your products, click here for additional information.

    We hope teachers, students, historians & researchers will find these pages useful, as well as reenactors & production companies.