I think you've come up with really genius ways to adapt to the needs of a dancer's dress, but keep that historical/non-"costumey" look. Plus, PRETTY!! The furbelows just make me happy.
I always feel a little guilty that I'm not making anything historically correct, but I have to be realistic to make them as easy to wear as possible. I really hate not being able to get in and out of costumes all by myself, easily, so I try hard to make them self-sufficient!
Thank you! I make loads of mistakes and wrong turns, though. I don't think I have ever in my life made something without liberal use of a stitch ripper!
That false stomacher is absolutely *brilliant*, and I am stealing it immediately for a Saxon (Cranach) gown I'm working on! ...And I'm also now going to pepper you with annoying questions about it. ;)
You say it's unboned--will there be boning in the stomacher itself, or is she just one of those lucky women who doesn't need much?
How did you manage the fitting/measuring? I'm struggling with fitting the plastron/brustflect panel of my gown (basically a stomacher equivalent), and have gone back and forth through gads of mockups and am still not happy with it. It's hard to wrap my brain around fitting my torso in *sections,* I guess!
(Thank you for all the wonderfully detailed photos, and I am totally inspired by your use of tape in your mockups. GENIUS!)
Yes! Thank you! I'm a genius and I'm brilliant. I'm so glad you noticed. Please don't notice that none of them are original ideas... the understomacher I saw used on extant gowns, and the tape I saw used in Project Runway. SSSHHHHH
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I like the Tudor-kirtle-style front to the bodice, with the laced panel and stomacher. Is it meant to be worn without separate stays, like a kirtle would be?
Hello CollieMommie! Thank you! Historically these gowns are always worn over stays, but this is for a performer who needs to dress herself quickly and not bother with stays. The bodice is boned, so it looks like she will be wearing stays, but actually not. The laced under stomacher is just to hold the gown together and take all pressure off the snaps that will hold the (yet unseen) stomacher on. No one will see the laces once the gown is all put together. The stomacher will be boned. I really like making gowns this way, they are very easy to wear and manage with confidence. I guess it is built a little Tudor-ish!
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I always feel a little guilty that I'm not making anything historically correct, but I have to be realistic to make them as easy to wear as possible. I really hate not being able to get in and out of costumes all by myself, easily, so I try hard to make them self-sufficient!
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You say it's unboned--will there be boning in the stomacher itself, or is she just one of those lucky women who doesn't need much?
How did you manage the fitting/measuring? I'm struggling with fitting the plastron/brustflect panel of my gown (basically a stomacher equivalent), and have gone back and forth through gads of mockups and am still not happy with it. It's hard to wrap my brain around fitting my torso in *sections,* I guess!
(Thank you for all the wonderfully detailed photos, and I am totally inspired by your use of tape in your mockups. GENIUS!)
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Beautiful gowns!
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