Regency round gown

My first mock-up of the round gown confused me. After I got it on Pollykin, I was trying to find out how the dress should open. The bodice of the flat pattern I was working off of (in Patterns of F…

Round Gown (Dress) 1795, Italy. The Kyoto Costume Institute

Woman's Dress (Round Gown), Unknown, Europe, textile 1785–1790; dress circa 1795, Costumes, Silk plain weave with weft-float patterning, silk and metallic-thread embroidery, sequins, silk and linen net, silk satin, and silk plain-weave .

Posts tagged with #1800's

My poor neglected blog! I've been busy with my dissertation and dance so I haven't done a lot of sewing lately, but just last Saturday I went to the 18th century Spring Masquerade again, arranged by L'Amusette in Tampere. Here's a couple of photos of me wearing the 1790s round gown and beaded bodice ensemble I made last autumn. Photos by Sanna-Mari Karppinen & Nora Juusela Sanna did the impossible and made me look pretty in the photos! This was the easiest historical hairdo ever: I put my…

With historical events quickly approaching, a regency dress is uniquely suited for holidays, regency balls, celebrations, and feasts of all kinds. Made with a choice cotton, the dress features a long fully lined skirt, attached to a regency-style bodice. Dont miss out! This dress wont be here for

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With truly dismal hair, for which I apologize! I really thought I had a wig that would work with minimal tweaking (the tweaking needed was ...

Regency Costume