About the Team
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Meet Cathy
“I created Foundations Revealed to help us all work together to realize our costume and corsetry dreams.”
British costume artist Cathy Hay is the creator and publisher of Foundations Revealed, which was born out of a grand wish to help other dressmakers to connect with each other, stay inspired and positive, hone their skills together and realise their sewing dreams.
She is a member of both the Costume Society in the UK and the Costumer’s Guild West in the USA. Her own website is cathyhay.com.
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Christina liston
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Chief Operations Officer
Christina has been re-enacting and making costume for over 20 years, and wrote her dissertation on the relationship between changing religious and political norms and dress in the 17th century. More recently she has worked as a Project Manager until joining Foundations Revealed in 2022.
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Perin Westerhof Nyman
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Editor
Perin is an academic dress historian and historical costumer who works under the screen name Isobel Northwode. She completed her PhD, which examined late medieval and early renaissance Scottish Clothing, at the University of St Andrews earlier this year.
Meet the Mentors
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LOWANA O'SHEA
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Lowana O’Shea is the designer and corsetiere behind celebrated Australian slow fashion label Vanyanís, specializing in exquisite corsetry, bridal couture and luxury ready-to-wear fashion.
Community Concierges
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Maeri
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Maeri Certo is a corsetry & historical costuming enthusiast who dabbles in retro/pinup styling more often than historical dress. As a Foundations revealed Community Concierge, Maeri is excited to support this creative & caring corner of the internet and help other Stitchlings embrace their passions.
Her current passions include her millinery & costume design business Certain Sundries and expanding her personal collection of vintage-inspired clothing & lingerie.
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Andrew
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Andrew is a Medieval History student studying at the University of St Andrews, but originally hails from California where he grew up on a horse ranch.
His crafting career began with an apprenticeship with a local saddle maker, where he worked restoring antique saddles and tack. Since getting interested in historical costuming, much of his research has revolved around recreating and testing historical equestrian wear and tack with the aid of his horses.