over-complicating costumes since forever ago
I keep coming back to a very small handful I really want to work on, and realised I have a major love for very stark gowns. I mean Sunburst or not on that skirt that gown would be on my Must Make list anyway. Virginie Gautreux by JS Sargent and Rose Caron by Toulmouche. I…
https://archive.org/details/sciencegeometryo02jack The science and geometry of dress by Jackson, Louisa L., Mrs. [from old catalog] Published 1876 Topics Dressmaking So this is really interesting and does indeed help explain the fish dart in some garments. Why? The basic pattern blocks for bodices were still based on ones from the 1860s. This is to say the…
Yep, the stand is padded because I want the idealised figure and while I am from the neck up and the ribs down, it’s that middle section that needs period accurate help 😉 Yes. This is good. Might not work with the princesse as I hoped but well it was probably a bit much to…
Okay, note the tv type and the lack of carpeting, I drafted this back in ’06 ish for my princess line sheer gown. So clearly I was determined that it would indeed be princess line! I would however like to make a very extended train and a full balayeuse to make the hem swish….
I want to call this my Spring Break Cupcake gown.. I do actually mean my Spring Ball gown as it is such a virulent green and I will be making it suitable for warmer weather. This has been pulled apart for years so I finally changed my overlocker thread (it’s all recycled mystery fabric so…