1760 fashion

1760s (middle) Sarah, Lady Pollington, Later Countess of Mexborough by Catherine Read (Doddington Hall - ) photo - Dave Penman. From artandthecountryhouse.com/catalogues/catalogues-index/sarah-lady-pollington-later-countess-of-mexborough-1173 4281X699. @300 5.4Mj.

Sacque-spiration - Robes a la Francaise to Admire ~ American Duchess

Jacket (pet-en-l'air) and petticoat, late 1760s Kyoto Costume Institute

Women's outfit: ruggiune cotton skirt, ivory rag shirt with color thread embroidery, beige floral pattern silk / floral embroidered corset embroidered in rust wire.

Last week I showed you the pictures, today we are looking under the skirt: I am going to explain how I created my dress: is it historical? Who am I supposed to be? If you dare to read until the end, you will be able to impress even the most blasé of your friends with...

Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française), Unknown, England, circa 1765, Costumes, Dress: Silk plain weave (faille) with silk and metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning and metallic passementerie .

I decided that I'd like to have a round gown for summer. Eliminating one layer of fabric certainly helps when going to events on 90+ degree days. A round gown is simply a closed front gown and it would be worn over one petticoat. My first task was to study some pics of extants. You'll notice that they are all similar in style. The top picture is of a center front closing gown with robings which give it the appearance of having a stomacher. There were a number with long sleeves. Basically…

Since we help to host three Civil War balls in the South Carolina Upstate, we often get questions about what a Civil War ball dress looks like. Some folks think all you need is a Big Skirt and presto - an 1860s ball gown! Um, sorry folks - not quite! :) Think of how fashion works today. Can you immediately tell the different between a 1981 wedding dress and a 2011 wedding dress? Of course! But let's a say a Time Traveler from AD 2200 looks at a photo of Princess Diana and Princess Kate side…

A portrait of Maria Frederica (1748-1807), baroness of Reede and Amerongen, lady in waiting of the Princess of Orange. Painted by Guillaume de Spinny (1721-1785), in 1766

Princess Elisabeth Christine of Prussia by Antoine Pesne, Dating around 1738. Detail.