Along with the winter dress I'd like to have something for sunnier days. Before I start I need more ideas about the "authentical look" of such an outfit.

• Skirt: don't know yet
• Bodice: TV490 1892 Ball gown bodice: I think TV460 can be easily modified for the bodice.

I shall have to read this book soon.

I finished it recently and liked it very much. Kate Chopins infamous novel Awakening I found to be very touching, and I liked the selected short stories contained within this edition as well. Each one offers glimpses into the life of another woman living in Louisiana around 1895 and sheds light on different aspects of life, especially the constraints women encountered.

I simply fell in love with this outfit. The lines of the jacket (the high collar and the front seam runs diagonally across the body) remind me of the uniform of a science fiction badass overlord :)

As soon as possible I'll start making patterns for the skirts and maybe I can wear it next winter :)
Basically I want to have seen some authentic patterns before I start this project, just to get an idea of how this dress could have been cut.


( Status quo... )