Regency overdress

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I finished this yesterday to wear to the Birthnight Ball at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum next weekend. I had a hiccup, where despite my mockup, the back piece of the bodice ended up too wide. The n…

I have a new gown in the works. In just two short weeks Ben and I, along with several friends, will be attending the Jane Austen Evening in Pasadena. My old blue silk gown is in much disrepair (due to my lack of sewing knowledge when I made it), therefore I felt it was time to make another evening gown. Here is my inspiration: I shall be making my gown without the train, as they do not work well for dancing and adapting the sleeves to be the more common pouf version. I've chosen to go with a…

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I like fixing things, although you'd think I'd just do them right the first time, lol. Last year I made an emerald green open robe, from the infamous Janet Arnold pattern. It was a mess - the back was too wide, the bodice straps too high,

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that everyone loves English country houses, Jane Austen and classic Regency novels. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Aust…

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New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire," December 12, 1989–April 15, 1990.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Ceaseless Century: 300 Years of Eighteenth-Century Costume," September 9–November 29, 1998

Costume designed by Maurizio Millenotti for Valeria Golino in Immortal Beloved (1994) From Tirelli Costumi