New Project

I started cutting out an 1826 promenade dress this evening. It made me appreciate that I’ve been doing this for awhile. I used the skirt from my 1820’s copper evening dress, the bodice from my 1835 paisley dress with extra fullness, and the oversleeve from the same 1820’s dress from Patterns of Fashion, even though I didn’t use it for my 1820’s dress a dozen years ago.

I still need to cut the lining, the belt, and the flounces, but I’ll wait on the flounces until I have the dress mostly together so I can figure out how deep they should be.