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18th Century Robe a la Polonaise and Quilted Cotton Petticoat
Cotton Caraco Jacket and Quilted Cotton Petticoat
Boys' shirts, waistcoats and breeches
The Fabrics. Both found at JoAnn Fabrics (Home Dec fabric department) I just LOVELOVE LOVE both of these fabrics!
The gown and skirt pattern: Custom-Draped. Design based upon the gowns in the photo on the right, extant garments housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection
The straw hat: Just Two Tailors
Inspiration
Robe a la Polonaise
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Late 18th C Caraco Jacket
1788 Caraco
1780 Caraco and Quilted Petticoat
The Fabrics. Both found at JoAnn Fabrics (Home Dec fabric department)
The gown and skirt pattern: Custom-Draped. Design based upon the gowns in the photos on the right, including extant garments housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Round Eared Cap: Made with my own pattern, based upon several sources on the internet.
1770's Quilted Caraco and Petticoat
(Tidens Toj)
1770's Silk Caraco and Petticoat
(Costume Institute)
The Fabrics. Damask, copper silk and grey corduroy found at JoAnn Fabrics. Peach linen purchased from The Fabric Club (called "taupe")
The patterns: Custom-Draped. Designs based upon garments in the photos on the right,and several sources on the internet.
The wool felt tricorner hat: found on eBay
Embroidered waistcoat
(Musee de la Mode et du Textile)
Linen caraco, petticoat and apron
Cotton muslin shirt and linen drop-front breeches
(Hot weather garb)
Let's talk about the breeches...
This was my first attempt at drop-front breeches. Because I had no time to make them (I started on Wed. for a Sunday event), I had to wing it. I didn't have time to buy a pattern. I did, however find THIS SITE, which offers a pattern for Frodo's drop front breeches (Lord of the Rings). Great, right? Well...unfortunately, even though all the pattern pieces are there and quite easy to see, I couldn't quite visualize how it was supposed to go together, so I made my own pattern. Basically, I created a short under-placket that is sewn to the front at the crotch, and to the back at the side leg seams. Then I cut the outer front piece (cut the full length of the leg to avoid an ugly seam cutting across the leg) angling in toward the center at the waist. It works. Not sure how historically accurate my design is. One thing I will change for future pairs: The under placket's center front closure needs to overlap more so it doesn't gap.
(Hot weather garb)
Cut from the same custom-draped pattern as the Robe a la Polonaise above but with a sewn in jacket skirt. The jacket is unlined, worn over a boned side-laced linen kirtle (no stays!), linen petticoat, and blue linen apron. I'll be putting the "linen breathes" theory to the test this weekend. Highs in the low-90's. Blech.
Info and Links
Coming soon!
18th Century American Colonial/Rococo Garb Links, Photos and Information
