maanantai 24. huhtikuuta 2017

1790s round gown and beaded bodice at the Spring Masquerade

My poor neglected blog! I've been busy with my dissertation and dance so I haven't done a lot of sewing lately, but just last Saturday I went to the 18th century Spring Masquerade again, arranged by L'Amusette in Tampere. Here's a couple of photos of me wearing the 1790s round gown and beaded bodice ensemble I made last autumn.

Photos by Sanna-Mari Karppinen & Nora Juusela

Sanna did the impossible and made me look pretty in the photos!



This was the easiest historical hairdo ever: I put my hair in pin curls wet, slept on it, travelled to the ball, took the pins out and poked at the curls a bit, wrapped the 2 scarves into a turban and added feathers. Thats it :)

Dancing "Gustavs Skål". I like our innovative hem tucking solutions. I pulled the train up under the bodice and out of its armscye on the right, worked like a dream.

4 kommenttia:

  1. Very very beautiful! I love the colour combination!

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Thank you, I like this version best :)

      Poista
    2. I can easily believe it :-) I was wearing a white fluffy dress with a robin-egg blue bodice on top. Those colours work so well with white!

      Poista
  2. Lovely! How many hours did it take you to make the 1790's dress?

    http://allamericanantoinette.blogspot.com/

    VastaaPoista