And now, the dress !

[green_martha]

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.

Comments

[wataya]

miam ! des photos ! Miam miam ! du vert !
Tu es romantique comme c'est pas possible sur ces photos : j'adore ! Il faut que je vois cette robe !

[green-martha.livejournal.com]

Merciii ! Il faut que je refasse des photos où il n'y aie pas un bouton qui se soit fait la malle derrière, de toute façon ! Et la robe de Fi est superbe aussi, le patron est génial (et elle a repris une gravure de 1874 au trait près)