Hi Hope,
Congratulations with your furst regency dress, and thanks for sharing.
When i think about my first regency dress, yours in deed looks far more
period, and that is well done. I was so stupid to make one with mylar
palliettes on, without bathering that it was not invented yeat.
I have a similar fabric, an embroidered tulle net in autumn green with
embroidered roses wich i have not find a use for yeat.
Well done!
Bjarne
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From: "Hope Greenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 4:38 AM
Subject: [h-cost] First Regency
A couple of months ago I had questions about constructing my first
early-19th century gown. So many of you were very helpful--many thanks! The
corset went well, as did the petticoat and shift. I wore the gown to my
first English Country Dance ball.
Here's a pic:
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/ballgown.jpg
Here's what I like/don't like/plan to do differently next time:
1) Fabric: I always tell myself not to get sucked in to fabrics that
aren't authentic looking just because you liek them. I didn't heed myself
this time: I absolutely fell in love with the fabric. It's an embroidered
sheer. The colors/pattern would do better for an early 20thc entury dress,
but I couldn't resist. sigh.
2) The underdress/lining is a pale green silk shantung. Shantung wasn't my
first choice, but it was on super sale at fashionfabrics and I thought for
a first attempt I'd better mind the budget.
3) The sleeves are a variation of a gown in the McCord museum. The petals
are a bit ballet-costume maybe.
4) The pattern is basically from Nancy Bradfield's "Costume in Detail"
gown from 1823, drawn on p. 119.
5) In the pic I drew in the neckline ribbon a bit too tightly in the
front. Should be worn with the neckline wider.
But generally, I'm pretty happy with it! I also made a white day gown
that's a much closer replica of an 1815 gown in Bradfield but no pics yet.
Comments that would be helpful for the next attempt would be welcome!
Next up: for the holidays, another ball gown, probably a taffeta, late
teens-early 20's, solid color with piping details.
- Hope
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