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18th Century Jacket Women, 18th Century Riding Habit, 18th Century Working Class Clothing, 18th Century Jumps Pattern, 18th Century Jumps, 18th Century Dress Pattern, 18th Century Working Woman, 18th Century Peasant, 18th Century Stomacher

I set about making the pieces for this outfit last summer, determined to take every stitch by hand, and construct it as authentically as possible. Museum Link: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127162/gown-unknown/ The first step was designing the jacket. I saw this dress on pinterest, and loved the button closure design, but discovering the dress had been altered in the late 1760's and again in the 1950's, I was concerned the style was too late for our 1750's/1760's French and Indian war…

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Ste. Genevieve Journal: Examples of 18th Century Women's Clothing for the New France Working Class Floral Petticoat, 18th Century Jacket, 1700s Fashion, 1770s Fashion, 18th Century Womens Fashion, Petticoat Pattern, 1700 Fashion, 18th Century Women, 18th Century Dress

A Chemise, or Shift, Under All Layers Layers, layers, layers. . .That’s what it takes to interpret the clothing of the working class. . .While I am not a stickler to 100% authenticity, there are certain guidelines that should be addressed if a person wishes to display a visual language to the 18th century onlookers. . .It is a facet of interpreting any century that will be much appreciated by those who want to see history come alive. For years I visited Colonial Williamsburg, knowing that…

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18th Century Fashion Women, 18th Century Working Woman, 18th Century Jacket, Colonial Clothing, Colonial Dress, 18th Century Women, Class Dress, 18th Century Costume, Historic Fashion

On Saturday, I had an 18th century event I wanted to attend. . . And on Friday, (yes I mean the day before!) I decided that I should turn this fabric: Into this jacket: In just the one day, and with doing the entire thing by hand - no machine involved! Well, this is how far I got on day #1: Not too shabby! I was able to get up the next morning and finish it enough to be able to wear it. . . I really feel like this went pretty well, considering that I did not make a mock-up before cutting in…

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My 18th century jacket is finally finished! Yay! I sewed the last two seams just some minutes before we took the photos! 😉 This type of 18th century jacket is called a bedgown, short gown, unlined caraco or manteau de lit. Short gowns were considered undress in the 18th century. Undress or informal wear – … Continue reading 18th Century Short Gown →

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