Feeling beautiful at a demo always helps!

[mlsdesigns]

Here we go, photos from the dance demo on Wednesday! Or rather, photos from my friend's garden after the ride home from the demo ;) We were dancing outside a city centre library and museum, so it was far from picturesque, and it was so unbelievably hot that in between sets we just wanted to go inside and collapse in our air-conditioned room!! So while the others were changing before lunch, Mummy and I went outside and took some pics, and as always,



I'm so very pleased with this outfit, I felt so pretty in it, and it was super comfy!



The reason I said this dress was definitely 1875-76 is the parasol pocket! Such a crazy, short lived fashion :) I love it, it's so unbelievably silly, and I think actually helps tie in the different fabrics in the outfit. But I was super cross with myself for not getting round to finding a hanky to have artfully poking out of the top, it was so hot that I was sweating dreadfully, and it would have been so nice to have something to mop my brow with ;)



As expected, I did have to butcher the francaise petticoat for sleeve fabric! luckily, cutting them on the bias for pretty, also meant less length taken from the petti ;)



We're only going to the Victorian festival for a few days this year - a trip to the seaside, a day wandering around the town with a ball in the evening, and a day being suffragettes, with a 1920s murder mystery in the evening. So my pink plaid will get another outing very soon :)

Comments

[reine-de-coudre.livejournal.com]

pretty, pretty!!! and i LOVE that you included the pocket!

[ktlovely.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness...this is adorable! It suits you so well, and love the combination of fabrics.

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

I love it! The mixture of the pinks and the plaid is so cute!

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

That is so gorgeous!!!! I think its my new favorite of yours.

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm in love with my pocket ;)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! The pale pink was bought at the same time as the plaid, but the darker pink is from years ago, it's a total fluke that they all match so perfectly! Thank you costuming gods!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) I'm always a little scared about mixing different fabrics, 2 is usually ok, but three?! Eeek! But they were such a great match it was easy :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! Thank you! I think it may be a new favourite of mine too ;)

Fab dress!

[abigail seabrook (from livejournal.com)]

What a fab dress! I'm currently trying to get my head round a Victorian sleeveless ball dress top. Enjoy the Victorian festival, I really wanted to go , but couldn't 'cos of touring this year. Have fun!