Next Project
Ok, I've been a total slacker about posting, and especially pictures. I've gone to two events in the last little bit, a Steampunk night and the Civil War Returning Heroes Ball. I didn't get many pictures at either... I need to get better at documenting events! Click on the links for the whole gallery, I'm too lazy to upload pics right now... maybe later tonight.
I've started my next project, which first means underpinnings. It's the Marie Antoinette inspired Floral Francaise. I've started by making ruffly panniers. I lent my pocket hoops out to a theater and have never gotten them back, so new panniers it is! And my pocket hoops weren't big enough. I want big!
When those are done I'll start tackling the dress. But, as always, I have some questions for you, Live-Journal brain-trust!
Here are my inspiration pictures. I'm making a combination of these two dresses. I say combination because I can't tell if the beige one is actually a sacque back (you never see it, but I'm guessing not), I want mine to be, but my fabric is much closer to that one.
And while I'm fine recreating a dress from a movie (and even fudging by combining two), I'd still like it to be somewhat historically accurate. I will probably be handsewing all visible seams. So my question:
Is there such thing as a robe a la francaise without robings? And what is going on with her stomachers in both of these dresses?
OK, that was two questions... :P
The garden dress, from what I can see, doesn't have any sign of having robings. On the floral one it's pretty evident as well.
But they both have these really stiff stomachers with no sign of pinning. How are they attached? Laced and then somehow attached over?
Anyway, like I said, I want to be somewhat accurate, but I actually hate the look of robings, so if this style is valid, that would be awesome. I'm thinking it's not though, from what I can tell so far. I may just do it without robings though because I am aiming for a dress from the movie, but it's always nice to find documentation for what you want to do, right? :)
That's all for now, I'll have to post a pic of my ruffly hoops when they are done. They are looking super cute! :)
I've started my next project, which first means underpinnings. It's the Marie Antoinette inspired Floral Francaise. I've started by making ruffly panniers. I lent my pocket hoops out to a theater and have never gotten them back, so new panniers it is! And my pocket hoops weren't big enough. I want big!
When those are done I'll start tackling the dress. But, as always, I have some questions for you, Live-Journal brain-trust!
Here are my inspiration pictures. I'm making a combination of these two dresses. I say combination because I can't tell if the beige one is actually a sacque back (you never see it, but I'm guessing not), I want mine to be, but my fabric is much closer to that one.
And while I'm fine recreating a dress from a movie (and even fudging by combining two), I'd still like it to be somewhat historically accurate. I will probably be handsewing all visible seams. So my question:
Is there such thing as a robe a la francaise without robings? And what is going on with her stomachers in both of these dresses?
OK, that was two questions... :P
The garden dress, from what I can see, doesn't have any sign of having robings. On the floral one it's pretty evident as well.
But they both have these really stiff stomachers with no sign of pinning. How are they attached? Laced and then somehow attached over?
Anyway, like I said, I want to be somewhat accurate, but I actually hate the look of robings, so if this style is valid, that would be awesome. I'm thinking it's not though, from what I can tell so far. I may just do it without robings though because I am aiming for a dress from the movie, but it's always nice to find documentation for what you want to do, right? :)
That's all for now, I'll have to post a pic of my ruffly hoops when they are done. They are looking super cute! :)