Orchard House Wardrobe Period Costume Hire
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The Staymaker, Ian Chipperfield

Ian, who is the best staymaker in the buisness, designs and makes:

  • Museum replicas
  • Re-enactment clothing
  • Period Dance clothes

Right: Ian fastening one of OHW’s 18th c. silk gowns by the traditional pinning method - to see how to do this visit Ian’s site: 18th c.Dressing

18th century pinned gown

Suzi Clarke

Suzi Clarke Costumier

Suzi makes costumes for most periods - up to about 1830 for men and 1900 for women and children.

(I took this picture of Suzi at the V&A recently when we were researching 18th c. dress)


The Fabric of Time

Suppliers of fine Irish linen and quality wools (photographed here at the Cressing Temple Medieval market).

Laurie and Elaine Briggs

Phone: 01522 595597, Mobile: 07747 044846

Cressing Temple Medieval Market

Annie the Pedlar

Annie is a fine jeweller specialising in period pieces from points to crowns and is also an historical Interpreter. Annie is based in Kent.


The Tudor Travellers

The Tudor Travellers are a small group of Historical Re-Enactors, who portray life in the Sixteen Century.

In-house school presentations are a major part of their work and are given with emphasis on National Curriculum Key Stages 1 & 2.


Class History

A one stop shop for schools to bring history alive in the classroom.

 - A growing site which helps schools to find the history re-enactors for their area


Herts Specialist Fabrics

Supplier of cloth to the Historical Re-enactment World


Pilgrim Shoes

Reproduction Tudor Shoes


Costume Society logo

The two leading costume suppliers in the country: Angels and Cosprop

Angels provides costumes for film television and theatre worldwide (Saving Private Ryan, Harry Potter, Quills etc. etc.). They also have a fancy dress department.

COSPROP is one of the world’s leading costumiers to the film, theatre and television industries (Out of Africa, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Elizabeth etc.etc.)

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