Hi, I have been asked to create an under dress for this gown for the Phoenix Art Museum. http://www.coraginsburg.com/catalogues/2004/cat2004pg10&11.htm<http://wwwcoraginsburg.com/catalogues/2004/cat2004pg10&11.htm>
As you can see, it is pictured with a white under dress. My questions are the following. Would there be a difference between an under dress (it doesn't look as though it was ever lined) and an actual chemise? I was thinking perhaps someone would wear a simple chemise, then perhaps a corset, and then the under dress, and finally a dress? I am creating the under dress on a Kyoto dress form, which is solid. The dress fits it, but the breasts are rather large compared to the rest of the dummy and the only way I can get it to fit properly is to either create darts or gather it under the breasts. Would the under dress be tailored like the dress? (I have Arnold's patterns of fashion of this period and have ordered Hunisett's book for the same time frame to see if it has any further clues.) If there were an under dress, would it necessarily have been white and not a similar color to the gown? Thanks for pointers you can give me. Saragrace Knauf _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
