So, the not-underwear part.
( again quite picture-heavy )
If I continue like this I'll only really use this journal whenever it's DPP time!
Anyway, I had big plans for this year, but didn't manage to finish all I had planned. I wanted to do 3 complete outfits that would represent different types of people, and different types of dress that you could see at a garden party or a grand dinner, for example. The original plan was to do dress and underwear for a “Lady of the House”, an artistically-minded daughter, and a servant girl. My cousin, who’s quite arty (and therefore poses as the daughter), liked the idea and created some designs, and what I ended up making is based on these. I'd love to show her drawings, but I'll have to ask her first.
I'm still pretty happy with what I managed to finish! I'll start with ( zee underwear )
Warning: this is really picture-heavy!
- Music:Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
It's time this blog came to life, as I have already made a few things since I last posted. I need to get into some sort of blogging rhythm, I suppose. I will hopefully do a longer post tonight, which will show just what these things are...But until then (as I prefer to use the daytime to do some actual work), here's a shorter post.
( not so short after all... )
How odd. This looks like an Edwardian dress made from an 18th century one! Cool.
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n390/c
( First: the shift )
( click )
I know I've said this lots of times, but I'm going to re-start using this journal again. :p Anyway, I'm not one for writing out long and thoughtful entries at the moment, so I won't beat around the bush, I'll just show what I'm up to.
I'm in the planning/mocking up stages for a new victorian corset. I'm intending to enter the YWU/FR Double Period Project, not particularly shooting for a prize (though it would be quite nice, and I AM doing my best). I just like making corsets and historical clothing, and would do so with or without competition, so if there is a competition which involves a time period I'm attracted to, why wouldn't I enter? Who knows what may happen!
The competition itself is concerned with two periods: the Natural Form Era (mid-to-late 1870s to early 1880s) and the period just before the French Revolution. I'm planning to do something for both. I've always wanted to do something 18th century, was actually planning to do some more victorian/edwardian before starting 18th century, but well, with the competiton and all, I might as well try now. :)
I want to write a sort of dress diary, I don't know if it'll interest anyone, if it doesn't, then it's just for personal use, if it does, well, good. :p There will unavoidably be rambling. But there'll also be pictures. ;)
Now, on to part 1: ( a natural form corset! )
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