Laughing Moon Mercantile: 114 (Ladies Round Dress 1840s-1852) - Type:Costumes  | | Viewed 362 times
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| | Posted on: | 9/21/11 4:56 PM | | Last Updated: | 3/13/13 8:55 AM | | Project Photo: |  | | Pattern Photo: | Pattern Info provided by chelseadagger | | Pattern Rating: | Recommend, with Modifications | | | | Fabric: | Polyester Shantung [See other projects in this fabric] | | Related Links | Click on  to add a link |
| I wanted to make an 1850s style dress for an actress that would be playing that would be portraying a wealthy 42-year-old woman who has just married for the second time. I wanted something elegant, striking, yet conservative. I used this pattern as the base, and then added my own elements to complete the look I wanted. Overall, I liked the pattern. However, I added 10 inches on the bottom of the dress to make sure I would have plenty of length. Let's just say that was barely enough. I don't think petticoats and other undergarments were considered for the skirt of this dress. So be sure to allow for plenty of fabric for the length if you're piling any crinoline underneath! As for the cartridge pleating, I did every half inch rather than every quarter inch. I liked the look of it better. There were several typos and mistakes throughout the directions, but if you have some sewing experience, you'll be able to wade through some of the confusion. I like the shape of this gown, and would use it again for a basic template for other mid-nineteenth century dresses. I also made a pelerine jacket to go with it (included with pattern), and it looks amazing all together!
My creation was based on an 1853 fashion plate: http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/costumehist&CISOPTR=99&CISOBOX=1&REC=5
Let me know what you think!! Thanks for reading. |
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Very impressive! It must take a lot of patience to work with that amount of fabric.
9/21/11 5:32 PM
Just beautiful, you definately got the look you were going for. Lots of work and the black lace is very stunning.
9/21/11 6:30 PM
This is gorgeous! Nora :)
9/21/11 7:57 PM
Absolutely beautiful! You did a wonderful job! I've considered a few of this company's historical patterns (this one included I believe) so thanks for the note on the length. I'll triple-check the measurements if I do make one.
9/21/11 8:35 PM
Wonderful dress! Coffee/cream and black is such an elegant colour combination. It's hard to imagine that these dresses would have been sewn by hand originally!
9/21/11 9:36 PM
What a beautiful dress.
9/22/11 0:05 AM
Stunning! You got the look you were going for perfectly. Excellent work!
9/22/11 9:33 AM
Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
9/22/11 11:32 AM
It looks beautiful!
9/22/11 6:35 PM
this looks fab and that's a great hint for these style of dresses.
10/27/11 12:00 PM
WOW! So impressive!
3/13/13 11:52 AM
You did an amazing job! That is a tremendous amount of work and you made such a beautiful gown.
3/13/13 12:13 PM
This is absolutely amazing!!! I so want to make a gown like this (some day)...at the last Simplicity $1 sale, I think I purchased every costume pattern they had, lol...but truly, this is a beautiful gown - nice nice work!
3/13/13 7:35 PM
Amazing dress! A really fine effort.
3/13/13 9:31 PM
Amazing!
3/15/13 3:55 PM
Really lovely! I appreciate how you incorporated the fashion plate into your design.
3/18/13 5:27 PM