[h-cost] V-neck regency gown?

2008-04-14 Thread Aylwen Garden
A dancer in my group is making a v-neck regency gown and is using the La Mode Bagetelle pattern. Has anyone here seen this version made up? She has told me there is a huge overlap. Without being able to see it, I can't see if this is designed to come out like the half robe in Janet Arnold or not.

Re: [h-cost] V-neck regency gown?

2008-04-14 Thread AnnBWass
In a message dated 4/14/2008 5:54:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A dancer in my group is making a v-neck regency gown and is using the La Mode Bagetelle pattern. Has anyone here seen this version made up? She has told me there is a huge overlap I don't have the

Re: [h-cost] V-neck regency gown?

2008-04-14 Thread Serena Dyer
I believe there is a slight overlap on this pattern, but not to the extent that there is in Janet Arnold. There are some pictures of the dress made up at GBACG in their Pattern Review. http://www.gbacg.org/great-pattern-review/la-mode-bagatelle.html (direct link the La Mode Bagatelle page on

Re: [h-cost] V-neck regency gown?

2008-04-14 Thread appin1
PROTECTED] Sent: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 5:53 am Subject: [h-cost] V-neck regency gown? A dancer in my group is making a v-neck regency gown and is using the La Mode Bagetelle pattern. Has anyone here seen this version made up? She has told me there is a huge overlap. Without being able to see it, I can't

Re: [h-cost] V-neck regency gown?

2008-04-14 Thread Agnes Gawne
This bodice completely overlaps. The pattern is a simulation of the round gowns that actually opened in the front but in this case only the illusion is created with the overlapping bodice, the designers made this design decision suspecting that most modern wearers would prefer the back