1800's Little White Dress

[atherleisure]

At the Houston Area Regency Society picnic last month, Kaycee Cheramie photographed the white 1800's dress I made this spring. It's slightly off-white cotton lawn and completely hand-sewn. It's based on the 1798-1805 dress in Patterns of Fashion. I used the sleeve pattern as is from that dress, but the bodice used patterns I already had fitted and just modified to get the lines of the bodice right. The only decoration is tambour embroidery on the bib. I'm really pleased with how the whole thing came out.














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Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

You look so elegant and innocent! Very very beautiful!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much.

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Oh! What beautiful photos - I love it!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Kaycee took some lovely pictures. It makes me feel better about not bothering with my camera - mine never would have done half so well.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Very elegant! I like how the embroidery adds a subtle bit of texture.

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm very happy with my first attempts at tambour.

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

You look so lovely!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love the tiny back bodice piece. Just perfect!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

This really is lovely! It looks like a delight to wear, especially in these moderate temps.

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think it was in the low 80's that day so it was a nice day. I was warm when standing in the sun, but would I really have been much cooler in modern clothes?