Dress Diaries - 1790's Zone Front Dress Part 1: Fabric, Inspiration and Research
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I just received 10 yards of delicious ivory silk taffeta, and I'm just *itching* to make something (or a lot of somethings) out of it. Of course I'm thinking along 18th century lines - I need a petticoat and stays for my wedding gown, and
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Yesterday I finished the 1790s open robe to go with the round gown I made. The robe was originally that of à la francaise variety, but having had it float around half finished for months on end, and no prospects of ever finishing it let alone wearing it, I decided to give it a new life. Lucky thing with the francaises is that they take up massive amounts of fabric, so I definitely had more than enough to go around. I used the Janet Arnold pattern, only with slight tweaks in the back piece…
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Dress, ca 1795 England, LACMA.
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It’s been a long time since i’ve had a post devoted to finished photos of a costume! But this weekend I got two costumes photographed, and last month I got two other projects photograph…
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Fair Warning: This is a long and picture heavy post. I have been trying very hard to keep up with the clock in preparation for Costume College! Jen Thompson of Festive Attyre started a great idea …
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This dress features a bertha of sheer material of a complimentary color and a bodice ending with a vee on front and back.
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1790s sack back dress
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I’ve got Regency on my mind at the moment. It’s probably because I have absolutely no events coming up for which I need a Regency frock, so my wayward mind is fixating on the most impractical thing it can think of! So, this week’s Rate the Dress is 1790s… Last Week: A 1910s dress in devore velvet and metallic lace I’ll let you in on a secret. I think last week’s dress is hideous. And I don’t know why, because I usually love that style of dress, and the individual elements. I’m ashamed to say…
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1790s chintz gown
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Overtunic embroidery (1799). White cotton dresses were fastened with ties, or Dorset (yarn-covered) buttons, and often had drawstring necklines. This sleeveless, trained overtunic is secured on the shoulders, toga-style.
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