Last weekend, one of my best friends had a birthday party at a winery in a castle. OK, a reproduction castle, but it looks incredibly authentic! So we all dressed up in historical clothing, because that's what we do. While I have a ton of costumes in my closet already, I decided to make a new gown -- the weekend before. Yeah, a new dress in about 2 days, kinda crazy, but luckily my new sewing machine made it easy.
Photo by Sandra Linehan |
Now I'm planning a ton more sewing for the year, & it's all 18th-century costumes, all the time. This is in preparation for a trip to France that my husband & I are taking with some friends. We're all renting an 18th-century chateau for two weeks, & every other day will be a costume event. This has been a long time in the works, lots of planning, lots of saving up. Hmmm, maybe I should have started sewing sooner? Well, at least two of the outfits are half-started things... Unlike this grand robe a la francaise that I want to make:
1781 fashion plate |
Maybe *this* weekend I'll get to work on some of this stuff!
Ooooh, an 18th-century chateau with costume events - so exciting!! After looking through all your plans on your costume site, you're gonna be busy over the next few months! I can hardly wait to see the francaise when it's complete! :D
ReplyDeleteWow the dress is amazing! What a lovely fabric you used. You look gorgeous in it <3
ReplyDeleteWow, gorgeous job on the gown! That is really impressive.
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