Mandie Shaw

One of my favorite book series growing up was The Mandie Series by Lois Gladys Leppard. They are about a young girl (born around 1889) who loves to solve mysteries. Joined by a few close friends she gets in and out of all sorts of trouble, always accompanied by her white cat, Snowball. To learn more about them, check out the official website: http://www.mandie.com/

I chose to show Mandie as a young woman (circa 1905-1910). I had so much fun searching the internet for fashion plates during my research phase! I'll share some of the inspiration I found, but for now, just enjoy Mandie in her corset, chemise, and drawers. (I based the corset off of this 1910 corset from this lovely website: The Vintage Collection of Lori Knowles)

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