Short-term costume plans
Dec. 20th, 2013 11:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandie_rwI'll still do my year-end wrap-up with my big costume plans for the next year, but there are a couple things I want to make in the next month or so...
- First, since the Regency party got pushed back and Alice is encouraging us to dress for breakfast if we'd like (I'd like!), I want to throw together a "morning" outfit. I've got some wool/cotton blend twill for a petticoat and some printed cotton for a half-robe to go over top, like the one in Costume In Detail. The twill's got a purple side and a pink side; I'm going to use the pink for this petticoat (and the purple for an 18thc under-petticoat eventually).
For fellow Joann's minions - yes, that's a Holiday Inspirations print.
- There's a Downton Abbey-themed party in January I'm invited to; I'm still debating whether to make the 1913 evening dress I've had planned for years (really. years), or just to wear my 1920s evening dress. Or make that new 1920s evening dress. The 1913 dress would be more flattering I think, but exponentially more work. I have all the fabric and supplies for both, so that doesn't help...something I need to decide soon.
- I may have mentioned my burning desire for Regency winter-wear here. I know there was talk of lunch at the tavern in Old City, but I think I'd rather go to Longwood Gardens. Yes, in February. I want to take the (relatively) new muff for a spin. (If absolutely no on wants to come, I'll make mums and sis come with me some weekend. We've all got a subscription. And they're used to me dressing oddly.)
Been waffling between a red redingote and a blue pelisse for quite a while, but I realized I've got everything I need for the pelisse, whereas I'd still need to buy trim and lining for the redingote.
- First, since the Regency party got pushed back and Alice is encouraging us to dress for breakfast if we'd like (I'd like!), I want to throw together a "morning" outfit. I've got some wool/cotton blend twill for a petticoat and some printed cotton for a half-robe to go over top, like the one in Costume In Detail. The twill's got a purple side and a pink side; I'm going to use the pink for this petticoat (and the purple for an 18thc under-petticoat eventually).
For fellow Joann's minions - yes, that's a Holiday Inspirations print.
- There's a Downton Abbey-themed party in January I'm invited to; I'm still debating whether to make the 1913 evening dress I've had planned for years (really. years), or just to wear my 1920s evening dress. Or make that new 1920s evening dress. The 1913 dress would be more flattering I think, but exponentially more work. I have all the fabric and supplies for both, so that doesn't help...something I need to decide soon.
- I may have mentioned my burning desire for Regency winter-wear here. I know there was talk of lunch at the tavern in Old City, but I think I'd rather go to Longwood Gardens. Yes, in February. I want to take the (relatively) new muff for a spin. (If absolutely no on wants to come, I'll make mums and sis come with me some weekend. We've all got a subscription. And they're used to me dressing oddly.)
Been waffling between a red redingote and a blue pelisse for quite a while, but I realized I've got everything I need for the pelisse, whereas I'd still need to buy trim and lining for the redingote.
