Holiday gift guide sneak peek

By | December 2nd, 2023|Categories: Recollections|Tags: , |

Let the shopping begin! What will you get the history lover on your list? We have curated a great list of items that make for special stocking stuffers, surprises, and gifts that no one will expect. They are items that will be enjoyed all year long and are versatile enough to be worn with contemporary [...]

In memory of Billie McKernan

By | March 12th, 2023|Categories: Recollections|Tags: |

We at Recollections would love to take the opportunity to remember Billie McKernan, a loved member of our community who passed recently, and to highlight the joy she created for her family while enjoying history-inspired clothing.  We first got to know Billie in 2015, the year she decided would be her last to dress up [...]

Sarah Mognoni: Celebrating the connection between women and horses

By | October 6th, 2022|Categories: Customer's Fashions, Recollections|Tags: , , , , |

So many of our customers are involved in such interesting pursuits! It has been a joy to connect with many over the years to learn about their passions and how Recollections shows up. This week I had the chance to speak with Sarah Mognoni, an equestrian who is passionate about the connection between women and [...]

Port Townsend Victorian Festival

By | March 24th, 2022|Categories: Customer's Fashions, Destinations, Recollections, Victorian Era, Victorian Era Celebrations, Women's History|

We recently heard from a customer who wrote in to let the Recollections team know how much she was enjoying her new jacket. We always love hearing from happy customers, but when we learned that the jacket had been purchased to wear at the Port Townsend Victorian festival that she was helping to organize, we [...]

Tina Fiorda: Hannah Swensen Mysteries costume designer

By | August 22nd, 2021|Categories: Customer's Fashions, Entertainment, Fashion, Recollections, Regency Era|

The Hannah Swensen Mysteries is a Hallmark film series about a baker who solves mysteries when she isn’t mixing up sweets. With the help of her detective fiance, the two fight for justice in their small town, with a few messes along the way. The series is a Hallmark fan favorite, and it has just [...]

Shellie O'Neal: bringing Fanny Crosby to the stage

By | July 14th, 2021|Categories: 19th Century Literature, Customer's Fashions, Entertainment, Recollections, Women's History|

Recently one of our customers reached out to us to purchase a new blouse to refresh a costume she uses in her most interesting of one-woman shows. She got her blouse and sent lovely compliments our way as well. When we learned that she was a long-time performer portraying 19th-century writer and missionary Fanny Crosby, [...]

Recollections is the Best of the West!

By | January 20th, 2021|Categories: American West, Old West, Pioneer Dress, Recollections, Victorian Fashions|Tags: , , , , , , |

Recollections is excited to be selected by True West Magazine as one of their 2021 Best of the West award winners. We have been chosen once again as the Best Western Clothing Maker. The awards are chosen by a survey of readers and people in the “Western” world, so it is a great honor to [...]

Recollections Team and Friends Start Witches Weekend Tradition

By | October 26th, 2020|Categories: Halloween, Recollections|

Although it is a very unusual pandemic Halloween, members of the Recollections team and some friends were able to start a new tradition this year. A very witchy group attended the Witches Weekend in historic Houghton Lake, Michigan. They had a blast and were able to showcase their costume skills so we thought it would [...]

Roundup: Spooky Victorian Traditions

By | August 19th, 2020|Categories: Halloween, Recollections, Victorian Era, Victorian Era Celebrations|Tags: , , , |

Our readers and customers really love Halloween. That is a delight to me, as it is my favorite holiday. I love the chance to dress up, go to parties, and have all sorts of festive fun without all of the pressures associated with the upcoming winter holidays. I also enjoy it because one of my [...]