The Concept
A c. 1780 redingote based on this sketch of Marie-Antoinette… and, weirdly, the paint scheme of a Victorian house near my home in Alameda, CA.
The Fabric & Trim
Ivory silk/wool blend, trimmed with white silk taffeta, black cotton velvet, and black fur.
The Pattern
Draped by me.
Useful Links
- American Duchess: Costume Analytics: The American Redingote, 1791
- Before the Automobile: 1790s Jacket and Waistcoat
- Costume Hysterique: Redingote project
- The Costumer’s Closet: Little Red Redingote
- Dressed in Time: Redingotes and Riding Habits
- Festive Attyre: The 1790 Redingote
- Heileen’s Pinterest Board: Redingote 18th Century
- Temps d’Elegance: Redingote-style jacket and pink redingote
Bibliography
- Marie-Antoinette : Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 Mars – 30 Juin 2008. Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2008.
- Ribeiro, Aileen. Dress in Eighteenth-Century Europe, 1715-1789. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002.
- Waugh, Norah. The Cut of Women’s Clothes 1600-1930. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1968.
