over-complicating costumes since forever ago
I am also finding it hard to trust all staged images, as there is a tendency to pouff out draped fabrics when they should fold inwards. I wonder how many people remember the infamous natural form pattern? The Simplicity 4244 pattern with the paniers turned out and padded? The original has the area padded out…
Philadelphia Museum of Art Left & right: Woman’s Evening Dress: Bodice and Skirt (1978-2-1a,b and 1978-2-2a,b) Left vs right: Worth vs Artist/maker unknown, American. Left & vs right: Worn by Mrs. Ernest Fenollosa These are much too closely matched to be coincidence and were worn by the same woman. Nearly identical in cut, the brocade gown…
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…
Help. Obsessed. There may have been a Pinterest board created and it may be strictly properly sourced and maybe just updated with a gown that is included in one of the few Lafayette photos to have lots of close views. Such bliss. I know a lot of people have been inspired by RedThreaded’s Worth gown,…