Ertes and the Army Girl Dress
As one of my birthday presents I got this book of Costume Design Illustrations by Ertes. It is of two plays (One late 18th century, the other Mid-Victorian) Done in an Art Nouveau style. They are very pretty!
This White dress was my favorite of the whole book, I am severly tempted to make it...someday!
I also have been working on my second Apparel Arts dress: http://izodiea.livejournal.com/20148.html#cutid2
The Pattern can be seen above, and the mock-up of the dress can be seen
This is the second of two mock-ups, and with a few minor tweaks is good to be cut out in my final fabric now. I also have to start making lots of piping, luckily I still have quite a bit of chord left from my stays, so I do not have to buy more.
I made a few changes from my original concept sketch. I decided to add off the shoulder-straps, it just felt much more flattering to my bust. I also made the waistband part of the dress instead of separate. I also found a very beautiful 26" brass Zipper, so I added it as a design feature running the entire back of the dress.
This White dress was my favorite of the whole book, I am severly tempted to make it...someday!
I also have been working on my second Apparel Arts dress: http://izodiea.livejournal.com/20148.html#cutid2
The Pattern can be seen above, and the mock-up of the dress can be seen
This is the second of two mock-ups, and with a few minor tweaks is good to be cut out in my final fabric now. I also have to start making lots of piping, luckily I still have quite a bit of chord left from my stays, so I do not have to buy more.
I made a few changes from my original concept sketch. I decided to add off the shoulder-straps, it just felt much more flattering to my bust. I also made the waistband part of the dress instead of separate. I also found a very beautiful 26" brass Zipper, so I added it as a design feature running the entire back of the dress.