Victorian festival photos

[mlsdesigns]

Finally, 2 months later, I have photos from Llandod to share! I can't believe it's been this long! But then again, the fact that it's been a month since my last LJ post just shows how crazy busy I've been.
Anyway, without further ado,

we left home on the Thursday, getting to Clare's new flat in Aberystwyth in time for supper, ready to dress in our bathing dresses to join our dancing friends for a picnic on the beach next day, the only advantage to Clare living in another country :)







Racing to the freezing depths! (it wasn't too bad actually, the wool definitely helps!)







Such a wet bottom!



Unfortunately, about half way through our picnic the glowering clouds began to be rather more than just threatening! But, Brits to the end, we powered through until we'd finished our pudding, when we raced for the cars to get warm and dry again!



Next day, we promenaded the streets, enjoying some sunshine for once!









Back home for a quick nap before changing again for the ball.







Mummy's newly trimmed ball gown bodice worked out very well, I'm so pleased :)





Clare's hair is only just past her shoulders, and very fine, this is all fake! I'm so pleased with how well it worked, I made the short curly hair piece for me, but it's a little too pale, and not the right texture, both of which make it just perfect for Clare!



Next day was the Suffragette march, I don't any photos of us marching, but do have some pics of the new skirt.





It's made from a wool silk mix, and has such a fantastic drape. there are 2 seams, centre front and back, and the waist fits smoothly all round, with a box pleat centre back.





The final event of the weekend was a murder mystery we organised ourselves and I got to have my first go at '20s costume, and I loved it!



I loved it so much, I don't have any decent dress pictures!



I now have the big pink book of awesome, so hopefully many, many more 1920s dresses will be in my future :)


I'm going to post the photos from Bath, Hampshire and the Cotillion in separate posts, sorry for the ridiculous number you had to trawl through this time :D

Comments

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Looks like so much fun! I always love seeing your work. It's so beautiful! And you get so much done, it's incredible!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) I think the reason I get so much done is I treat dress-up sewing like dress making. We wear so many, I have to treat them the way our ancestors did - they were sewing everyday clothing, every day, and I suppose I am too! The fancy well thought out pieces take me a lot longer! I sometimes wish I had fewer events to go to, so I could spend more time making one complicated piece, but then again, I love getting to play dress-up so often!

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

SO MUCH FUN!!!

And you all look so lovely, as usual. And the plaid! And the 20s! Beach! Suffragettes! I admit it--I'm totally jealous!!!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! It was so much fun :) I can't believe how much we squeezed into one weekend!

[fire-elfweb.livejournal.com]

I love it all!

Well done, you look beautiful!!!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I felt very beautiful all weekend :)

[fiofiorina.livejournal.com]

The beach pictures are fantastic!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! We had a blast, even when it started to rain :D

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

SO much fun!! You guys looked so fantastic all weekend! Love the photos, thanks for sharing!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm just sorry it took me sooo long!

[girliegirl32786.livejournal.com]

You look absolutely adorable in all the pictures! It looks like a blast!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

It was such fun! Thank you :)

[myladyswardrobe.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous. I love the hat shapes you have with the plaid. Where did you get that from? I'm looking for something exactly like it for my 1869 Christmas Dress. The straw hat I wore in the summer was borrowed so I don't have it now but it wouldn't really be appropriate for Christmas anyway.

I'd love to go to Llandod again some day. Last time I went was in 1995 and it had a WWII VE day Theme so I was in WAAF uniform! Oddly enough!

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

I made both from straw hats, taking them apart to get the braid,Clare's is from an Easter bonnet from a pound shop!
They did say this year was going to be the last year of the festival, but now they're thinking of running it just for the long weekend, so who knows, maybe you'll get to go! You'd certainly be one of the best dressed there :D

[jennil.livejournal.com]

It looks like it was so much fun!!! I want to do a Victorian bathing/seaside day!