Striped 1770s jacket photos

[mandie_rw]

Off work today; though it was an unsuccesful sewing day for several reasons (though it's not bedtime yet, so who knows!), it was so unseasonably warm, I decided I wanted to play dress-up and get pictures of the striped jacket I made in April and haven't worn yet.

Realized I probably won't ever wear it, because the only reasons I have to wear middling-class 18thc are all during cold weather months - and this jacket's cotton. Maybe some year it'll be unseasonably warm for Fort Fred?

Whatever. It's not like not having a reason to wear something has ever stopped me before.

Lil' Sis is used to being dragged places to take pictures of me in my costumes, and I don't even have to bribe her any more. It's great. We just walked to the little Revolutionary-era cemetery two blocks from our house for a decent background (so convenient!) An old guy walking his dog seemed to think we were a bit odd...






Had to make a point to show off my AD stockings...









I think I went over everything that was wrong with this jacket so I won't go over it again in detail (and hopefully it's been long enough that you've forgotten everything I said!). The sleeves are not the best I've ever made, but they aren't wildly horrible. I do have to pin the jacket to the petticoats at the front so it doesn't crease up too much at the waist and look horrible, but you can't see the pins unless you get close, as most of you know. And the pleats at the back aren't too impressive, but I really winged it and made like one mockup, so. Leftover fabric FTW.

Comments

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

It's adorable!

And I pin everything to my petticoats if there's any chance of them escaping. When they're just about even, there's going to be shifting!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And okay, if you pin like that too I feel better about doing it! :D

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

Very cute!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I think it looks great! Hooray for red and white stripes!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Red and white stripes are the best! ;)

[bethhsh.livejournal.com]

You look like a candy cane! Good enough to eat!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Hehe, thank you!

[isabelladangelo.livejournal.com]

Don't forget a trip to Williamsburg, next year in the summer. It would come in handy then as well! Cute!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Hmm, Williamsburg - very true! I should probably make an entire warm-weather 18thc wardrobe just in case...right? ;)

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

Oh that's so adorable! I LOVE the stripes!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Stripes are my weakness! Er, one of them, anyway, hehe.

[the-aristocat.livejournal.com]

Adorable! Red and white stripes and 18th century are meant to be together.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And I think so too!

[llyrafantasyfae.livejournal.com]

That's super cute!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

Very cute! I love the pleats in the back. :)

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And I'm glad the pleats look good to other people...I think it's a case of me looking at them too long and deciding they look bad, haha!