damesalamode - Posts tagged 1790s
Allover pattern of brightly colored flowers and massed fine leaf sprigs on black background.
linen shirt with silk embroidered monogram and 1790s cotton twill stays with spiral steel boning made according to the J. S. Bernhardt book and @kleidungum1800 blog
Because time is wibbly wobbly (especially in whatever year this is), in March 2020 I posted about planning a 1790s outfit all based on an amazing fabric I was gifted for an open robe. Apparently the only thing I posted about this outfit since was painting shoes, in June. While I'm approaching the end of…
Fra Ellen Andersen, Danske Dragter.
A round gown is so-named because it had the skirt attached all the way around the bodice, in contrast to so many 18th century gowns which were open in front to show the petticoat underneath. (If saying "round" makes you think of the End of the World flash video, congratulations you are exactly the same…
My latest project is this 1790s jacket inspired by a 1790s jacket from the Imatex (Centre de Documentació i Museu tèxtil) here: you ca...
Last year, I joined Festive Attyre's
For my Chemise a la Reine/a la Oberkampf, I’m making a pair of late 18th century stays from Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh. It’s the 1790s stay pattern on page 44. I would be very curious to know just what museum or historic house collection the sketch and diagram for this pair of stays…
A research-heavy historical costuming blog. Lots of 1790s and 1890s garments, tho' other eras appear. Dress diaries, tutorials, antique garments.
Most likely late 1790s. https://blog.americanduchess.com/2007/04/shoes.html Those of you who have been following the development of my historical footwear line will know that we have plans for a Regency era slipper. This begs the question, though, which part of the Regency? I'm partial to the 1790s, which
Even before I hade finished my white muslin directoire gown I knew that I wanted to make an open robe to wear with it. The fab...
1780s/1790s gentleman’s outfit consists of the linen shirt with cotton laces and the linen stock, the waistcoat of silk taffeta trimmed with silk painted ribbons, embroidery and printed medallions with antic scenes, breeches and coat of silk-cotton faille fabric lined with beige silk taffeta and linen and trimmed with brass buttons with scenes from Versailles gardens made according to the originals in Musée Lambinet, Versailles
I'm back to square one with what to wear to Maggie's wedding in October. (Nevermind my own wedding, I've got that one figured out, haha) My ORANGE! sari dress just...no, so now I'm bimbling around back where I'm more comfortable - the 1790s. Is it totally
