Hi -
There's an event coming up in early September for which I'd like to make
my first regency gown, c1815. I'm interested in authenticity (will
gladly sacrifice modern notions of what is flattering to acheive it).
I'll be drafting everything myself.
Does anyone have advice on the following:
1) As a matron of, ahem, mature years, I'm planning on making a corset.
Though it dates to a bit later, I thought I might go with the more
substantial corset as seen in the Kyoto Museum
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/1819stay.jpg) instead of the Corset รก
Ninon (http://www.regencygarderobe.com/First%20Decade%20corsetry.htm).
Any comments on that one?
2) Under the corset will go the linen shift, of course, but over that
I'll need a petticoat. I'm a bit confused by some of the websites I've
been visiting: were period petticoats shaped like the gowns that went
over them, that is, with a small sleeveless bodice, like a slip? Would
you recommend linen or cotton?
3) The event has some day events and a ball in the evening. Since there
isn't much time, though, I was hoping I could "cheat" by making a gown
that could be used for the ball, but making a spencer or pelisse to
cover it up, and wearing a chemisette to disguise it further. (I'll swap
a bonnet for a turban, too.) The two examples I'm leaning towards are:
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/regency/02-1810walkingspencer.jpg
or
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/regency/01-acandace-1815-2-yes.jpg
This would probably mean making the gown white cotton. Would that be OK
for a ball gown, especially for someone my age?
4) Since the local Joann's is woefully limited when it comes to fine
cottons, I was going to order some from online (Farmhouse Fabrics? any
otheres?). Which is lighter: lawn or batiste? Recommendations either way?
(For a future day gown I was wondering if this would be appropriate:
http://webstore.quiltropolis.net/stores_app/Browse_Item_Details.asp?Shopper_id=94847281015469484&Store_id=198&page_id=23&Item_ID=8294)
5) Since this event is in the context of the 1815 Battle of Plattsburgh,
New York (http://www.battleofplattsburgh.com/main.html) I was wondering
if I should be focusing on styles from a few years earlier. How up to
date do you think a well-to-do lady from New York, Philadelphia, or
Boston would be?
So many questions! But this group is always so helpful!!
Thanks.
- Hope
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