The neverending story

[wataya]

Well, I still have my eyes on the mauve fabric, but as it is some sort of dévoré vevet, I'm afraid it would be heavy and very unperiod, so I went shopping, and I fall totally in love with this fabric :

It's 100 per cent silk. Original is a lot less shiny, but colors are true. My only fear is that, although it's period, it maybe doesn't ring evening dress to every one. The idea is to have a crinoline evening gown, between this one and this one, with that kind of bertha. I also want the seams piped. Do you think it would work, or just hurt the eye ?

I only took a meter of it to try doing a bodice, as is a little bit expensive for me (but not really expensive, actually).

Comments

[de-ravenne.livejournal.com]

It looks good and I think it could do really nice as an evening gown! I think it all depends on the way you make the dress. But if you do the bodice out of this material, what will skirt be in?

[wataya]

Je me suis mal faite comprendre : je n'ai pris que de quoi faire un essai de corsage, car le tissu est un peu cher pour moi, et je ne sais pas encore si je vais faire ma robe dans ce tissu, ou même si je vais faire la robe tout court.

[isiswardrobe.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely fabric- I don't know enough of the period to say it would work or not, but I like it!

[wataya]

Thanks ! I'm just so in love with it !