Pictures!

[isabelladangelo]

It's not the best picture but you can sort of see the dress. I'm wearing the ugly stays again because I realized I cannot lace myself up from behind and needed a pair of front lacing stays. They are the same pattern. I actually used half of the ugly stays as a pattern to create the pretty stays.

The dress is out of the $1.98 green silk that Fabric.com was selling. Honestly, it's some of the best silk I've ever worked with. It's just a tad too slubby to be a taffeta. It moves so wonderfully and feels awesome.

I'm wearing my quilted petticoat underneath for warmth but it also helped with puffing out the skirt. I made a pair of false hips out of some spare calico and polyester stuffing.



Click on the photo above to step back in time!

Comments

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

I love your pictures, it really was like stepping back in time. But I'm afraid I couldn't really make your dress out at all, what color was it?

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

This photo shows the dress colors much better (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubileel/5338612695/). I should have full photos of the dress up to share by this weekend, hopefully!