Warning: picture heavy post! I got a little carried away while getting dressed for the Masquerade... (well, okay, perhaps a lot...!) I think that I had been so busy in the lead up to Bastille Day working on my dress I didn't have time to get excited about the Bastille Day Masquerade until the day… Continue reading Bastille Day Masquerade 2018
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The Bastille Dress
Last year, the local French Society's Bastille Day Masquerade and Dinner presented a rare opportunity to travel further back in time than the Victorian era. Not having a dress of my own to wear I was fortunate that Liane had a spare that I could borrow. Afterwards, I started thinking about attempting my own and… Continue reading The Bastille Dress
Pretty Pink Panniers and Stays
As always when starting a new silhouette one needs to start from the skin out. So, for my first foray into the Eighteenth Century, that's where I started. Rather boldly too, in lolly pink. After all, who says that underwear has to be boring? I used the American Duchess Simplicity pattern 8162 for the stays… Continue reading Pretty Pink Panniers and Stays