Bess Chilver

Bess was thoughtful enough to write out a discription for her lovely creation which you can now find beneath the picture. If you would like to see more of Bess's amazing wordrobe, be sure to check out her new costuming website.

Item, a gown of midnight blue silk with a front open skirt (skirt sewn to bodice). Item, bodice is front fastened over a corset and has Black velvet ribbon decorating it with hand embroidery in gold thread. A Cord of twisted black embroidery thread and gold thread edge the neckline and front opening. Item, Shoulder rolls of Blue Silk with ivory habotai silk puffs drawn through Item, a partlet and sleeves of ivory silk encrusted with tiny bohemian glass pearls. Item, a forepart of of ivory silk encrusted with tiny bohemian glass pearls. Item, a linen caul with cream cord in lattice pattern decorated with tiny gold and pearl beads. Item, a Blue Velvet pipkin decorated with a braided band of pearls and gold beads as well as a Peacocks Eye feather and two White feathers. Item, a Neck ruff and a payre of wrist ruffs edged with pearls. Item, a Farthingale, corset and petticoat of calico worn beneath the gown. Item, A Jewelled carcenet about the neck and a brooch worn on the bodice a girdle ending in a silver filigree cross around the waist and gold and pearl earbobs.