For some reason, I sketched out the pink taffeta gown and the interesting corset I examined yesterday. (I used Patterns of Fashion as a reference for the gown but still managed to make the figure too short in the leg ... not sure how.) And I thought I'd post the pictures I took of my … Continue reading Pictures!
Category: 18th century
Museum Visit – Historic Cherry Hill
Today was my second thesis research visit, this time to the Historic Cherry Hill Collection in Albany. I found some exciting things! - A pink taffeta anglaise with petticoat, late 1770s. It was fairly plain, with some applied scalloped self-fabric trim down the fronts of the skirt and smaller trim at the ends of the … Continue reading Museum Visit – Historic Cherry Hill
Open Robes
Hmm ... after going through the Gallery of Fashion, I'm starting to think that those silk open robes were worn with a petticoat. I had been under the impression that open robes were worn over muslin gowns as a way of dressing them up for the evening - maybe that's a re-enactorism? I can't think … Continue reading Open Robes
The Anglaise Revisited
As I seem to have misplaced a large bag full of fabric, I'm planning to purchase some sale ($5!) linen from Fashion Fabrics Club in order to make my future Rev. War gown. I went back to look at my posts on the polonaise, the levite, etc. to check which cut of dress I might … Continue reading The Anglaise Revisited
Frontier Style (1700-1800) Symposium
Yesterday I attended the first half of the symposium Frontier Style: Culture and Fashion at the Edge of Empire, Mohawk Valley of New York, 1700-1800 at the Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown. I did buy the collected papers over the mid-afternoon break, but I took notes before then - and then the penultimate presentation was … Continue reading Frontier Style (1700-1800) Symposium
Mimic of Modes 