The Duchess of Richmond's dress

Silk and embroidered net evening dress, skirt is decorated with baskets, made of silk pipes, and silk hand made flowers.

Cotton petticoat with padded rouleau hem.
Based on the fashion plate from 1819 Ackermann's Repository (April Issue). 

Sewing memories

Detail of my ball dress, inspired by ca.1818 gown from Metropolitan Museum Collection.

 Ivory embroidered net evening dress with silk and glass bead decorations on the base of light pink cotton satin under-dress. 

Hand-sewn, as usual.

Light pink dress for Astrid, ca.1820

Unbelievable, but I'm back!)

Today I want to show you one of my last projects - light pink dress cotton satin dress, partially lined with white cotton, inspired by KSUM collection item #2002.035.0006.

Bodice is gathered from front and back and has a hidden lacing.

Short sleeves are decorated with buttons (+net under-sleeves).

Full skirt with 2 rows of roulaux with petal shaped flaps near skirt bottom.

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