Late 18th century fashion

In eighteenth-century dress, the torso was encased by layers of quilted linen and boning that constitute an exaggerated exoskeleton. An inevitable consequence of this redefinition of the torso is an emphasis on the hip and bustline

"Belle" is a lovely film set in the late 18th century, based on true events. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, left, and Sarah Gadon on set

The Frenchman on the left meets the Englishman on the right.

Mid- to late 18th century robe à l'Anglaise, close up.

I just received 10 yards of delicious ivory silk taffeta, and I'm just *itching* to make something (or a lot of somethings) out of it. Of course I'm thinking along 18th century lines - I need a petticoat and stays for my wedding gown, and

Returning from my first trip to France, I was inspired to make a costume gown to honor one of my favorite historical figures, Marie Antoinette.Before I began designing the gown, I did intensive research on Rococo fashion from the 1770s. Pulling my favo…

The Duchess film

Jul 21, 2013 - myblogmythoughtsjustmine: “History of fashion My favorites: 2010s, 2000s, 1940s, 1930s, 1960s, 1750s, 1700s, 1730s, 1660s, 1640s, 1560s, 1520s, 1480s. And yours? ”

ca. 1775 Robe à la française (Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Los Angeles, California, USA). From their Web site via pinterest.com/katmaxoz/18th-century-fashion/.

A week ago I finally got the chance to drop by the current fashion exhibition in the Gemeentemuseum in the Hangue. Named ‘Femmes Fatales’, it’s a tribute to female fashion designe…

Going a little old school: Natural form ball gown

Late last year I had the honor of receiving an invitation to a 1757 reenactment in March 2017 in Zeilitzheim. I knew I wanted a new saque fo...

Image 10 - Fashion illustration from Galerie des Modes (1787), ‘Grande Redingote a l'Allemande’

Illustration, Fashion, Fashion Illustration, Adobe Photoshop

When it comes to historical events and travelling, the past three years have been busier for me than any of my previous years in the hobby before. It has been absolutely wonderful but it also meant that when I've been at home, I have been frantically preparing for a trip on my time off, which lead to the complete neglect of this blog. With the limited free time and energy available, I've chosen sewing over updating the blog. Also, in the past three years I've found, like so many of you, that…

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