That's a chemise dress. It would have been linen or cotton.
Yes,they made it that sheer back then.
On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Laurie Taylor wrote:
Hello,
My mad scramble to get myself ready for Costume College left me
with a new
goal, but I'm very uncertain about fabric.
I want to make this gown:
http://www.ladyreading.net/marieantoinette/big/marie14a.jpg
I know that there are other copies of this image on the web, but
this was
the first one I found just now.
What fabric would you use for this? It is certainly semi-sheer,
more so
than voile. Silk chiffon would be too soft, silk organza possibly too
stiff? I just can't decide.
Laurie T.
Phoenix
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