I'm back to square one with what to wear to Maggie's wedding in October. (Nevermind my own wedding, I've got that one figured out, haha) My ORANGE! sari dress just...no, so now I'm bimbling around back where I'm more comfortable - the 1790s.
Is it totally wrong to wear a dark color to a Regency wedding? I'm too old for typical Regency white (not my style anyway), and have been partial to black, olive green, purple, and chocolate brown lately. Silk velvet has my attention, too...
Bah, I can't even sew right now! (buried sewing machine, new sewing room in utter chaos, flying monkeys stole my scissors...) .... but here's some inspo...
 |
chemise a plis (chemise with pleats) - November 1792 Journal des Luxus und der Moden |
 |
Mme Jean-François Heurtier, née Marie-Victoire Jobbé, vers 1790 |
 |
Dress, Britain, 1795-1800. National Museums of Scotland. |
 |
Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey by Thomas Beach (auctioned by Sotheby's) |
 |
Vigee-Lebrun self-portrait |
 |
Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin 1792 |
 |
Antoine Vestier, Portrait of Mademoiselle Rouillé, three-quarter-length, at the pianoforte |
 |
1794 James Earl (American artist, 1761-1796) Mrs. John Rogers (Elizabeth Rodman) |
 |
Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Marie-Louise of Bourbon-Sicily. 1790. |
 |
Undated (but probably 1792) by Ann Frankland Lewis |
I happily already have a pattern for a
chemise style 1790s gown, something I fiddled with last Fall, with a mockup made out of the-worst-poly-taffeta-ever. I've been meaning to make it up for real-real in something lovely...perhaps this shall be it!
Terima kasih telah membaca artikel tentang
1790s Musings and Inspirations di blog
TheTartery - Share Suka-Suka Gue jika anda ingin menyebar luaskan artikel ini di mohon untuk mencantumkan link sebagai Sumbernya, dan bila artikel ini bermanfaat silakan bookmark halaman ini diwebbroswer anda, dengan cara menekan Ctrl + D pada tombol keyboard anda.
Artikel terkait :
Green Gowns of the 18th CenturyI have a house full of people here for The Wedding, so forgive me for being quite absent. It's all a… Read More...
The Angel Wing Bum, 1785Save for one tiny bit of stomacher fabric, my wedding gown is DONE! *happy dance*Last week, when sor… Read More...
More LACMA Sacque-Ma ProgressYesterday I was worried that I wasn't going to have enough fabric to do the trimmeries on the LACMA … Read More...
Glorious 18th Century Mules, and some 19th Century Wanna-Be'sAntoinette mules in French blueToday is the day to celebrate mules, those pretty little backless, he… Read More...
Weddingote: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Something...The whole thing, with the skirt not yet trimmed up. Plus dog.I've been in a terrible sewing sl… Read More...
Introducing New "Cavendish" 18th Century Shoe BucklesI have a new shiny thing to share with you! I've been working on a new style of buckle for a b… Read More...
Weddingote: The Home StretchI'm happy to report that my wedding gown is nearing completion. It's to the point now where I … Read More...
LACMA Sacque-ma: Beginning the RobeI've finally started in earnest on the LACMA Sacque-ma. For a reminder, because it's been too long s… Read More...
Non-Matching Trim Options for Robes a la FrancaiseSo as I bimble along on this LACMA-Sacque-ma, diligently cutting out all the many pieces, and saving… Read More...
Weddingote: Starting and ProgressPad stitching on the lapels.After finding all the little flaws and tweaks in my test garment, I deci… Read More...
Kata Share | Mas Sehat | Ston SEO Responsif Blogger Template
Suka artikel ini? Bagikan :