historic-fashion
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1830’s green silk dress & accessories for a Christmas ball
I really fell in love with the green 1830 extant silk gown pictured in the link below recently (housed at the Fashion Institute of Technology museum in NYC), and decided I want to make a gown inspired by it – not directly copied, but similar. https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/statement-sleeves/index.php Patterns used: Truly Victorian 455, Past Patterns “Full High Continue reading
About Me
Hello, I’m Spencer (she/her), a thirty-something creative living in the historic suburbs of Philadelphia. In 2022, I began sewing historical costumes again after a 16-year break. Follow along to see bits of my projects, some pattern reviews, and how I adapt styles to fit my plus-sized body!
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