[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings everyone,
I'm asking this question for my future mother-in-law. She was chosen to be
on stage for a holiday concert and needs to sew a Victorian gown. Of all of
the mainstream pattern companies, which one would you choose to use for a
project like this? Thanks for any assistance.
That would depend on which part of the "Victorian" period she wanted to
represent. 1837-1901 is a BIG chunk of time and fashion. :)
Simplicity generally covers the American Civil War years well. 1861-65.
I have used the men's patterns and found them to be very detailed, and
quite a bit of work. They also have two later dresses 1870-1880 ish,
and an earlier pattern for 'Dickens carolers' (~1840) which are more
'costume' than reproduction.
McCall's has a couple Civil War style ball gowns. Butterick's got a big
hoop-skirt dress and a slimmer 1870ish dress. Again, these are more
'costume' patterns than clothing reproductions, but they could work well
for stage without being too much fuss.
Dawn
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