tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post2475495026553702256..comments2024-03-08T04:27:48.022-05:00Comments on A Most Beguiling Accomplishment: Actual Sewing!Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-9474595576443487352013-05-15T20:35:35.685-04:002013-05-15T20:35:35.685-04:00Ha - to be honest, it's completely intentional...Ha - to be honest, it's completely intentional timing! I think I am going to go with the one that (at least slightly) suits me. To be honest, I'm trying to get away from the "robe de style" designation unless there are actual panniers involved, as my experience is that it's not as common for dresses that just have full skirts ... although the period sources are, as usual, conflicting. It seems like <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=DEFRAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22robe%20de%20style%22&pg=RA3-PA21#v=onepage&q=%22robe%20de%20style%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">in some cases</a> the only-if-there-are-panniers definition is it, in others it's actually what people were calling full-skirted dresses of the latter half of the 1910s (and people are saying that these full-skirted dresses in the '20s are a continuation or imitation of the earlier ones). I'm glad to have a second opinion confirming my own that it'd be okay to go with that!<br /><br />I'm not planning to follow the example 1870s dress too closely - I just didn't want to spend too much time looking for a painting that came closer. You're right, the earlier silhouette is bulkier, but there seems to be some leeway when it comes to <a href="http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/fpc/id/436/rec/4" rel="nofollow">activewear</a>. Since this will, with luck, be worn for a picnic in Congress Park or something like that, I'm letting it count. But thank you for thinking about the issue!Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-70008728866966016232013-05-15T20:15:30.565-04:002013-05-15T20:15:30.565-04:00(It usually does. I am just full of histrionics!)...(It usually does. I am just full of histrionics!)<br /><br />That is a good tip I'm going to have to remember, but so far my problems have been with chemises (or bodiced petticoats, in this case) that don't have any fastenings at all. :(Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-90579706601389472562013-05-15T10:51:43.504-04:002013-05-15T10:51:43.504-04:00Good morning, Cassidy!
About the 1920s talk: perf...Good morning, Cassidy!<br /><br />About the 1920s talk: perfect timing, given all the Gatsby hoopla...I'd go for the dress that suits you, so you can wear it again with happiness! Lanvin was known for the robe de style that you're thinking about, and the one you chose is handsome. You can certainly use the dress as a way to show people just how varied the styles of the 20s were, and since the dress still probably has a bit of a dropped waist, and certainly a different bodice fit, it won't look fifties when worn, especially if your hair and shoes coordinate well.<br /><br />The 1872 dress is a duck and should be much fun to wear!! By the way, the early 1870s still had some width and fluffiness in the front. The lobster tail bustle won't help with breadth or fluff across the front. Lawn is so limp that you'll need something to assist, and I am not entirely sure that a heavily starched and flounced petticoat or two will be enough to give you the silhouette that your example dress has. Lots of early bustles had a full hoop at the base to help. Just thoughts from a bustle wearer :}<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848073453811666225.post-85695075307347679122013-05-14T22:43:58.762-04:002013-05-14T22:43:58.762-04:00Hey, it turned out all right after all! ;)
A hint...Hey, it turned out all right after all! ;)<br /><br />A hint on the chemise peekage: Unbutton some buttons on the placket, tuck in the corners, and voila! a chemise with an extra-low/wide neckline.Scene in the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152966266473265321noreply@blogger.com