Sheer Yellow Regency Gown with White Ribbon: Sewing Journal
Inspired by gorgeous styles of 1995’s Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, I designed a style I liked, with sheer overlay and sleeves.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Category: Historical Sewing
Fashioning my 1812 Empire Ball Gown with Opera Gloves
All the fairy dust made me feel like Cinderella, who is perhaps early 19th century, set in a Regency novel by Jane Austen, soon to meet that longed for gent.
1660 royal blue gown embellished with gold and pearls
My research began with the Janet Arnold Patterns of Fashion 1 for a 1660 extant gown bodice, since the petticoat and overskirt no longer exist.
My Renaissance Venetian Gown of 1495: Sewing Journal
Researching the proper look for my persona, I especially liked a gown I found in Two Venetian Women, a 1495 rendering by Albrecht Durer.
