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!

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Oh! What beautiful photos - I love it!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

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

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

You look so lovely!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

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

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

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