I made the mockup of my suffragette dress this week. I like the bodice, but I'm not sure about the skirt. It's fairly full in the back (I usually prefer the very narrow skirts for this period), and I never could figure out how to make the back pleats fall like they are charted in the Patterns of Fashion diagram, although I'm sure I can fake something. Also, I omitted the decorative gore in the bottom of the skirt because I thought this would save me time (wow that's a lot of buttons!), but now it seems way too plain without it.
So I can either keep the original skirt and add the gore back in, or I could switch out this skirt for the double-layer one in the Butterick pattern... or... I dunno? Maybe just a straight skirt with a contrasting band at the bottom? I'm just afraid that would make me look shorter. I think some virtual mockups might help me make a decision.
Anyhoo. Here are some more pictures of my trial run.
I probably have more poochiness in the front than necessary.
You can see the lovely raised back waistline here.
I have a LOT more booty than my dress form does, so that should give it more of that Edwardian S-bend shape.
Now that I have a workable mockup, I'm going to switch gears for a bit and make myself an Edwardian corset. I'll definitely need one before I can fine tune the fit of this dress. I look like a lumpy mess in these styles without one!
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I like the skirt fullness -- I think it will have a nice sweep in back, kind of transitioning out of the 1910s Edwardian skirt. I think adding the gore back in would add visual interest -- could you do it without the buttons, or with fewer spaced out more?
ReplyDeleteraaaaaahhhh ! Now I want a lovely teens dress ! Bad Jen !
ReplyDeleteThe dress looks pretty, and you will look lovely in the final version of it, with or without corset :)
nice ... and they were big on the poochy front, which just looks weird to the modern eye.
ReplyDeleteSuper yummy! I'm with Kendra, I like the transitional skirt. It's very elegant!
ReplyDeleteLooking good! I like the skirt. And I think once it's worn on a real body that's filling out a bit more in back it will fall very nicely.
ReplyDeleteI made the Butterick skirt with the opening in front, but only put 4 large buttons up from the bottom. It's a quick one to put together, just incase for next time.
ReplyDeleteIt's turning out really nice.
I really like the fullness in the skirt-back...
ReplyDeleteDid you use a pattern for the top of the dress?
ReplyDeleteKizzie - the pattern is from the book Patterns of Fashion.
ReplyDeleteWonderful. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI was searching for dissertation proofreading services and somehow stumbled on this post—love your attention to detail! Your mockup process is so relatable; it’s like fine-tuning a thesis. Little tweaks really make all the difference, whether in sewing or writing!
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