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Recently we went on holiday to the Loire Vally in France. I wore some of my gowns to the beautiful castles there. First is my autumn anglaise, which I wore to Chateau Valencay.


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Hello everyone!
I am posting because I have decided to sell my calash that I made. I am also selling some fabric that I originally purchased for a gown I have decided not to make.


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I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to comment on my last post, helping me understand this Marie Antoinette's portrait:
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Summer is drawing to its close and I have had a very nice one, with lots of the 18th century. The Society of Gustafs Skål attended the Bellman weeks at Skansen in Stockholm and a market day at the gardens of Linné in Uppsala.

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Help needed with false rumps!

I am trying to opt for a soft, round - well almost balloon like - look for an 18th Century dress. Polonaise would most describe what I'm looking after.
Something like this, only a bit more subtle, I would like to avoid that sharp "teatray" on the back to a more softer curve .

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I just spotted these new clothing-related books on Amazon, and thought you might like to read about them, too:

• Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)


• Underwear: Fashion in Detail (Victoria & Albert Museum)


• 100 Dresses (Metropolitan Museum of Art / Costume Institute)

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This is another robe a l'anglaise I made recently. I call it my peacock gown because it's made from a gorgeous blue/green silk taffeta. Although in the pictures the gown seems blue and the green shimmer is hard to see. I wore it to Schloss Linderhof on our recent holiday. Unfortunately the weather was really bad, but we managed to take some ( Read more... )

Hello,
We released some new sewing patterns over at Nehelenia Patterns that might be of interest to you:

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 This Bridal outfit is made for  lady in love with purple and pearls!


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