Hi there! Let’s have a blog, shall we? Now that the busy time of fall is over, I really really want to update this here thing! How the hell are you?
One quickie for those interested in the court gown project. A number of us are using these illustrations of 1780s French court gowns from the Arts Decoratifs/Musee de la Mode et du Textile in Paris:
I was interested to note that these must be preparatory drawings for the Gallerie des Modes, as you can find redrawn images of many of the same styles in that publication. I thought this could be interesting as another take on these dresses, and also — we were talking about panier shapes, and it’s interesting to see that some of the curvier shapes from the drawings are replaced by boxier shapes in the published fashion plates. Here’s the ones I’ve identified that match chosen gowns:
There might be others I’ve missed!
Fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
Although I won’t be taking part in this project I’m really enjoying the research behind it. I can’t wait to see everyone’s finished creations and I look forward to following along with everyone’s progress. 🙂
-Emily
Emily’s Vintage Visions
Very cool! Interesting to see just how different they look with different color combinations. I’m finding the bold colors in the Gallerie des Modes versions appeal to my taste much more than the original versions.
Found another one of the one I’m making in yellow, and reversed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilidebretagne/3065598278/
Hi, are you still listing claimed gowns? I emailed you one from 1787, cherry and white craziness, I hope you received it…can’t wait to see all the gowns!
Thank you for sharing this! I hadn’t seen the copy of the one I’m recreating.
Very beautiful gowns, thanks for posting them and i also check and find some good gowns in loren shared link. thanks all