1916 Preview

[atherleisure]

I've got two pictures as a preview of my 1916 evening dress. I'm going to try to get better ones when I wear it to the theater next month.





I changed the skirt design since my overlay was chiffon rather than net, but other than that I feel I did a reasonable job of imitating the original magazine ad.

Comments

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Very pretty! I love the pleating on the bodice and the overskirt is a great shape!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks! There seem to be a lot of overskirts of that shape from right around 1916; it must have been very popular.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

You look lovely! The little rosebuds are the perfect finishing touch. I think it's those small details that really make it.

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I really lucked out on them - I wasn't expecting to find anything at JoAnn and just swung through the floral section since I was there anyway so I was surprised when they had pretty little flowers that didn't look cheap or plastic.

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! That is lovely!!!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

It's beautiful!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And thanks for your advice on all the underthings.

[ktlovely.livejournal.com]

So beautiful! I love the color; it looks fab on you!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Green might be one of my favorite colors to wear...

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

This is really lovely! It's a challenging year to do and this is so good. The overskirt is different, but it's perfectly 1916 and better suited for chiffon. And as always, excellent choice of colors. :)

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It doesn't seem to be a very popular year for costuming so it's hard to find information about it. I seem to be choosing a lot of unpopular periods lately - 1916, 1700, even the 1830's aren't that popular, and that's one of my upcoming projects.

[chocolatepot.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!