18th century gown

18th century gown with replacement under skirt.

I've had my sewing confidence rattled lately by the utter failure of my Robe a la Turque, so I'm sorely in need of some hand-holding through a project. Enter the Larkin & Smith English Gown pattern. This pattern comes with paper pieces for the bodice, and

Polonaise. Marie Antoinette era informal costume in France.

Today I’m writing about another casual late 18th century dress. And I’m happy to say, this piece turned out much, much better than the poorly thought out purple linen dress that I talke…

dress Rokoko

I realized today with the 18th century gowns I have made I have only scratched the surface of how many different types there were. It's easy to fall into the idea that it was all Robe a la Francaise, Robe a l'Anglaise, Robe a la

Civil War Era 19th century

"...In the Evening I went to the Ball. I had an English Night Gown of muslin with silver sprigs and all white..." Extracts from correspondence, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1784, 18th Century Embroidery Techniques, Gail Marsh Last year I was looking for a design for a new party frock. I was intrigued by the quote of Georgiana wearing a white, silver sprigged, gown. We often have very low lighting in our local balls so I thought a glittering white gown might be the very thing to wear. I…

18th Century gown, theatre, costumes

18th Century Bodice Pattern I drafted this bodice pattern for my Robe à l’Anglaise back in 2017 and recently reused and tweaked it a bit, since there were some issues with my first version. Read about that in my new blogpost 🙂 You can download version 2.0 of this 18th century bodice pattern down below… Read More 18th Century Bodice Pattern

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This is a page from the Eyewitness series book on fashion, the book that got me interested in historical fashion as a child.

This dress is a typical example of a formal gown of around 1780, the robe à la française, also known as a sack or sacque. — The John Bright Collection

Late last year I had the honor of receiving an invitation to a 1757 reenactment in March 2017 in Zeilitzheim. I knew I wanted a new saque fo...