NEW OPERA GLOVES
Since I was recently gifted opera gloves, I wanted to do a photo shoot with my 1812 Empire gown that I sewed a year ago.
A BIT OF HISTORY
Apparently opera gloves became quite regal during the 17th century reign of Queen Mary II, which began the tradition of royalty wearing long gloves.
By the Regency/Empire Eras, evening gloves that extended above the era were more than fashionable, they were required.
Since my gloves of the 20th century, they do not stack like the ones seen in early 1800s fashion plates.
Nevertheless trying out the ensemble was fun and a step in the direction I’d like to go!
DAPPLED SUNLIGHT EFFECT
My daughter volunteered to take my pictures, which we did in the foyer while sun streamed through the nearby windows.
Amazingly my favorite picture became the one where my daughter somehow captured the sunlight just right, without overexposing the picture!
This picture makes me feel as though my fairy godmother had bestowed me with a gown for the ball, with a whisk of stardust.
Perhaps Cinderella is early 19th century, set in a Regency novel by Jane Austen, soon to meet that longed for gent where…It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. -Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, 1813
For more photos, check my Flickr set.
COMMENTS FROM MY OLD BLOG
Rebecca-January 16, 2014 at 5:18 PM-I love this gown even more every time I see it again in pictures. The color is just gorgeous on you and I love what you ended up deciding to do with the trim on the sleeves and the bodice and along the bottom of the skirt. It’s so, so pretty and delicate and girly!
