No pictures due them looking pretty much the same as before minus about 3/4" off the top in the back. I still think they're too small in the front, on both edges, but they're not unwearable. I was actually feeling a bit down about them until I looked at Edward Penny's The Profligate Punished by … Continue reading The stays are done!
Category: 1770s
Description of the Newest Dress, 1775
I know this isn't new to anyone anymore, but a while ago I was looking up descriptions of the transitional dress in the mid-1770s, and I've had a page in Google Books open in a tab for a while. It's from the Lady's Magazine, May 1775, p. 233:
Following the 1770s – Part III
Here is the last post in my miniseries. (Previous two.) The Late 1770s (1777-1779) Isabelle de Charrière, Jens Juel, 1777; Public Library and University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Isabelle's gown appears to close without a stomacher, though it doesn't close all the way. Her kerchief is tucked inside the opening, under the lacing. The gown itself … Continue reading Following the 1770s – Part III
Following the 1770s – Part II
To continue from my last post ... The Mid 1770s (1774 - 1776) Seated Woman in Profile, 1774; MMA 1975.1.655 The woman is wearing a striped jacket and petticoat; the jacket's sleeves have turned-up cuffs and are below the elbow, and her apron is as long as the petticoat. Her kerchief is worn over the … Continue reading Following the 1770s – Part II
Following the 1770s – Part I
I realize that more experienced people than I have already addressed the topic of the transition from gowns with stomachers to the gowns that "fly back" to the gowns with center-front closures, and I doubt that I will actually find anything new. However, I want to make sure that I understand the 1770s, as I … Continue reading Following the 1770s – Part I
Mimic of Modes 