Sep 3, 2020
Yup... I’m doing it...
My unskilled ass is gonna make a Regency style gown. I want to do, so I’m going to do it. I’m scared, nervous, and probably going to completely fail. But I’m GOING TO DO THIS!!!!!!!!!
seen from Türkiye
seen from Canada
seen from Malaysia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia
seen from Russia
seen from Spain
seen from Malaysia
seen from Russia
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from Netherlands
Yup... I’m doing it...
My unskilled ass is gonna make a Regency style gown. I want to do, so I’m going to do it. I’m scared, nervous, and probably going to completely fail. But I’m GOING TO DO THIS!!!!!!!!!
A Regency Yule
Day 02.
Miniature reproduction by me and @moodyladybug from the ca.1795-7 Open Robe in striped silk that belongs to the MET collection, worn over Round Gown made accordingly to the instructions in the American Duchess Guide book, and Chemisette made accordingly to the ones in Janet Arnold’s Patterns of Fashion Vol. 2. Since I couldn’t find silk in the same color and stripe size, I reproduced it in cotton lawn. I don’t like the sleeves on the MET round gown, so I made mine simpler and more according to my taste.
The gloves belong to the Madeimoiselle Isabelle Barbie, from the Portrait Collection. The blue silk taffeta Reticule was modelled after the one in the Fashion Plate above, from the 1797-8 Journal des Dames et des Modes. The hat belongs to Dior Barbie. I turned it inside out and it acquired te perfect shape for the look of the late 18th Century I was trying to achieve. The idea for the hat came from Marianne Dashwood’s iconic hats in the Sense and Sensibility movie.
First Five Pictures by me (PLC). Then the two next are courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY. The last one is from a 1797 Journal des Dames et des Modes, and belongs to the Bunka Gakuen Online Collection. All Rights Reserved.
A Regency Yule.
Finale.
What's better than a cup of tea and good company when the weather turns cold and the lights are dim?
This was so much fun to do! So many mini dreams come true! We're taking a month-long break this time - except for a very dear occasion coming soon - to work on some comissions that need our full attention. But @moodyladybug and I are full of mini dream-projects for next year, and when we come back in February, we'll be full of news and exciting projects!
In the meantime, watch this space for the odd reblog and the One Post I gotta write about!
See y'all in February!
A Regency Yule.
Day 04.
Miniature reproduction by me and @moodyladybug of an extant ca. 1797 Round Gown which belongs to the Danish National Museum, worn over a chemisette and a petticoat based on extant examples we've found on Pinterest. The one above, for instance, belongs to the Oregon Regency Society. The chemisette this time was improvised. It's actually a Silkstone Barbie blouse. The shawl, like the dress and the petticoat, is completely sewn by hand, down to the fringes applied one by one. The gown is worn with a striped green and pale gold silk taffeta sash, and there's a ribbon of a similar green in her hair, done in the best imitation of a 1797 hair I could do in 1/6 scale without the aid of a wig.
Moody Monday: My Top 5 Regency fashion Plates 1795 - 1799.
I’ve always loved fashion plates. I’m the type that gets lost in them while researching on a library or museum - and totally forgets about the world while doing so. Or on the web for that matter, since there are thousands of them available online everywhere, from museums to pinterest and tumblr!
We’re doing a thousand things at the same time, but my head and my heart are in our mini Regency Yule. I can’t stop dreaming about all the beautiful things we’d like to do. So I’m joining both passions today and I’ve picked the top 5 regency Fashion Plates I have on my hard drive right now, one from each year from 1795 to 1799. As you can see, they are in the time frame we picked for our Yule project, so maybe some of them might get a miniature repro! Time will tell!
I’ll go in chronological order for this one:
1 - 1795:
Above: Gallery of Fashion, evening dresses, fashion plate from February 1795.
I like the three of them so much, but I’m especially fond of the polka dots white round gown on the right, and of the gorgeous red fur-trimmed open robe in the center.
2 - 1796:
Above: Gallery of Fashion, Morning Dress, fashion plate from April 1796
This one is so gorgeous! The dress, the hand-warmer and the wind-swept shawl... I just love it! This image is a writing prompt!
3 - 1797
Above: Gallery of Fashion, October 1797.
Above: Journal des Dames an 6 (Sept. 1797 - Sept. 1798) Source: Bunka-Gakuen online.
I simply couldn't decide between these two... The dramatic scenes from Gallery of Fashion really steal the show, and I love the yellow half robe (or pelisse, I'm unsure about this one) on the right... But I love this dress from Journal des Dames just as much. The sleeve kills me!
4 - 1798:
Above: Gallery of Fashion, december 1798. "Egyptian Dress" fashion plate.
This one steals the show for me.
5 - 1799
Above: Gallery of Fashion October 1799. Source: Bunka-Gakuen online.
I fell so in love with this one! The delicate print is just my cup of tea!
WIP
We’ve begun the sewing of our Regency Holidays project and the first outfit is almost ready! We’re just finishing it! We’ve begun by reproducing a gown we’ve been dreaming of since forever!
Above: Open Robe ca. 1795. Source: The MET.
The only difference is: we’re doing it in cotton and not in silk. I couldn’t find any with the stripes in the perfect color and scale. But since I found cotton lawn, cotton lawn it is! I won’t show pictures because I’m coming up with something special, but I’ll keep telling you gusy what we’re doing and illustrating with paintings or museum examples all the while so you can follow what we’re up to!
Wip
OMG I can't believe it's almost time to show what we've done! There's still so much to do!!!
A Regency Yule
Day 03 part 1
Miniature reproduction by me and @moodyladybug of a blue Open Robe with gold trims from a 1800 Fashion Plate from Journal der Luxus und der Moden, worn over a swiss dot emboidered cotton Round Gown, again made according to the specifications of the American Duchess Guide book. The gown is worn with a sash, which is a replica from the one in the paiting by François Henri Mulard shown before as an inspiration. The shawl is also completely sewn by hand and the fringes have been sewn into it one by one by us. The Reticule was modelled after the same fashion plate from Journal des Dames et des Modes shown yesterday.