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Dinner dress American, about 1840, MFAB Ballgown Inspiration, Dickens Dress, 1840s Dress, 1800s Dresses, 1840s Fashion, 1860s Dresses, Victorian Dresses, 1860 Fashion, Victorian Hairstyles

So, last week I made a silly mistake and published two Rate the Dresses. I noticed it a few hours later and withdrew the one I hadn’t meant to publish. So most of you only saw the 1780s pastel polonaised froof that I left up (and most of didn’t particularly care for it and rated it a not-very inspiring 5.2 out of 10). But some of you did get a sneak-peek at this week’s Rate the Dress, so have had all week to think about whether you like it or not.. 1840s dresses can be a bit, well, plain and…

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Late 18th Century Fashion, 1700 Fashion, Colonial Dress, 18th Century Women, 18th Century Dress, 18th Century Costume, 18th Century Clothing, Century Dress, 18th Century Fashion

Ever since I was a wee little girl, and while reading The Real Mother Goose , I have loved the “Bo-Peep” look of the 1780’s. I definitely did not equate the look to the Era at the time (because I was a child), but in retrospect, realized that was exactly what I loved about the book. Those dresses a

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The Shadow of My Hand: Floral robe à l'Anglaise (and new shoes!) 18th Century Colonial Dress, 1700s Colonial Dress, Colonial Clothing, 1770s Fashion, Georgian Dress, 18th Century Dresses, 18th Century Gown, 1700 Fashion, Rococo Dress

As I mentioned in the previous post, I've been making a new robe à l'Anglaise, and I finished it yesterday. I think it turned out better than the stripy anglaise I made before; the fit and the look are better and it just works. The pattern is from Linda Baumgarten's Costume Close-up and I just made the necessary modifications to fit and to the lenght of the hem, as I didn't want to make a retroussee hem this time. The overall look of the gown is very simple, it has only box-pleated…

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