Dress #3, from my site is described as such:
excerpt, Delineator, March 1894: (Figure No. 300G/No. 6772)
Shaded taffeta is the material here pictured...which is admirably
adapted for visiting, driving and other dressy wear. The skirt is of
the 5 gored variety and, as is now considered
, December 05, 2007 4:35 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: [h-cost] Assistance with late Victorian gown patterns please?
Greetings folks!
It seems my costuming inspiration has come back with a vengeance. After much
lurking and dithering, I'm going to be making two Victorian (or early
Edwardian
My thanks to all who've given me input. The hardest part about going into this
is feeling confident enough to get started. I'll be getting together with my
sister in law just before Yule, and will get to look at what patterns she has
to start with, so hopefully I can be working on the
Greetings folks!
It seems my costuming inspiration has come back with a vengeance. After much
lurking and dithering, I'm going to be making two Victorian (or early
Edwardian?) outfits in preparation for CostumeCon 26, but need a little help
with details.
Ageless Patterns for inspirations and
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Query 2: Where could I get an idea of what types of trimmings were used
so that I can better visualize them? I do okay with only written
descriptions, but examples I can see work much better. I have some long
lengths of white gimp, a colored fringe and a white gimp/netted tassel
