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
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The Caraco
I decided to continue my series on Staring at Fashion Plates to Learn Vocabulary when I found some polonaise caracos, and I realized that I'm not entirely sure what constitutes a caraco in-period. I feel like I usually see it used for something that's between a jacket and a gown in length, but I'm not … Continue reading The Caraco
Earlier 18th Century Caps
Even though the Struggle for Liberty re-enactment at Fort Ticonderoga is set during the Revolution, since the stays I made a while ago are 1730s/1740s, the rest of my outfit is going to be dated to that period as well. I didn't want to make a later-period jacket to fit to that silhouette and not … Continue reading Earlier 18th Century Caps
Even More Sources
This time, from the Lewis Walpole Library of prints. They are mostly satires - which are problematic to use as sources, of course, but they do tell you what people thought were the newest and most ridiculous parts of fashion, and the bits that aren't being satired in a specific drawing are usually pretty accurate. … Continue reading Even More Sources
Yet More Sources – V&A
The corset is almost finished - I just have to do the cups. So there will be good pictures soon, I hope. But for now, I'm looking at more painting sources, this time from the Victoria & Albert Museum. (Sorry about the color cards - they're probably there to show scale, since a lot of … Continue reading Yet More Sources – V&A
Mimic of Modes 