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 Sunny finishes her deciphering of a black velvet Teens evening gown, with the bodice opening and velvet tabard.  Sunny continues her examination and deciphering of a black velvet Teens evening gown, focusing on the bodice and sleeves.  Jennie demonstrates how to draft different styles of sleeves (long and short), skirts, and finishes up the 1812 dress.  Even Regency period gowns, with their simple, geometric shapes, present issues with fitting. Nicole investigates.  Sunny continues her examination of a black velvet evening gown with many of the characteristics of Teens high fashion. Sunny examines a very complicated early Teens black velvet evening gown with many of the characteristics of high fashion in this era.  Last month, Sunny covered how the lower half of the dress was patterned and constructed. This time, she examines the bodice. In our first Teens Double Period Project article, Sunny examines a fashionable striped wool dress from 1909 - 1914 in her collection.  The Winterthur Collection has many fantastic historical clothing and accessory catalogs. Here's the best from 1850-1919  Discussing the cut of a late medieval kirtle and a very popular V neck gown, often simply referred to as the Burgundian gown.  Izabela studies and recreates, step by step, a sumptuous gown from this oft-forgotten period in English costume history.  Serena discusses real eighteenth century bodice construction methods, and then builds one step by step using those principles.  A wonderful example of fashionable US Victorian day dress, composed of polonaise and trained skirt. Part 2 features the complete pattern.  I have the honor to own my great-grandmother’s 1875 wedding dress. The more I look closely at this heirloom, the more fascinating it is!  Mistress Etty’s smock, kirtle bodice, forepart and foresleeves are complete. This month: completion of the kirtle, gown bodice and turnback sleeves. A close look at an authentic Victorian dress, with many photos, construction and sewing details, and fashion plates of the time.  Analyzing, in exhaustive detail, the construction of a lingerie dress from about 1904. Lingerie dresses and tailor-mades embody the dichotomies of the Belle Époque period. On one side, the lingerie dress is the essence of frilly ultra-femininity; contrast with it the equally popular severely tailored suit for the active, emancipated woman. In this article, we dive into the finer points of a beautiful surviving piece of pure frou-frou. |
