Pictures bonanza !

Yay, I finished a dress in time !
Yay, I uploaded all the pictures !
And more importantly : Yay, I had an amazing day !
First, the event Click any picture to get to the album.

I was blazing hot. Not as hot as for last years rococo picnic, but still very, VERY hot. We couldn't park at the entrance of the park, so we had to walk a little kilometer just to get there. We joined the group and ate in the shade (waaaaayyy too much yummy food), played graces and crocket, chatted, took a small nap, then went for a walk in the park. It's a gorgeous and very big park in the center of Lyon, with a roseraie, animals, carousels... About midway trhought the stroll, the weight of the skirts got too much for me and I had to take them off. I tried to put them back on after a short break but the nausea got the best part of me and in the end I just went on in underwear and corset, with stripey socks and a hat on my head. Lady Darkstone ended up with two burns on the thighs, from walking a LOT in warm skirts in such temperatures. Ouch !
Lots of extremely adorable people, some really amazing costumes, and lots of fun ! There were lots of trips to the water fountain, silliness, singing, turtles, giraffes, and fabulous ice-creams !

And now, the dress !

My green 1872 polonaise, here it is ! Finally done... I worked on this like a madwoman for the last two weeks, I gave up on the batiste jacket (it would work better with a solid color than with a print anyway), and finished the hat on Sturday even... wait, Sunday morning at half past one.



The dress is a very light cotton print which almost reads like a solid on pictures. The trim is yellow cotton organdi - I normally use it to line my victorian bodices but I happened to find it in this color and I was out of fabric for trimmings. I know ruffles and pleats are more common for this year but I found a few examples of solid stripes applied as trimming as well. More details after I've played with my boy (who kindly le tme post this before waking up from his nap). On the whole, I loved how the dress turned out. I'd have preferred if the fit had been better and if the bustle hadn't had some issues during the day but it looks amazing inpictures and I had a fabulous time wearing it.