Given that I have invested some money into the fabric for Coco's costume for her role as Mrs. Banks in the school play Mary Poppins - I wanted to make sure I did it correctly. I made a rough draft first!
This is the pattern I selected for a proper Edwardian 1910 London dress.
All of the pieces work together. I struggled terribly with the choice of whether to do to the kimono sleeve or the regular tailored sleeve. While the kimono would be much easier - it may be too 'evening' wear (or maybe I just watch too much Downton Abbey!!). I should mention it is an 'older' style pattern. Which made me very nervous with statements like '
the modern sewer may not be familiar with....'.
SO I jumped in with plain white inexpensive fabric. Sloppy Copy if I may! Which does not show the detail well in photos.
I made the skirt first - which had a placket (do you know what a placket is?) I do, now! (It is used to add the hooks and eyes on the inside of the dress in place of a zipper.) The hardest part of the skirt was cutting the large pieces.
Second, I worked on the under-bodice. Which took several rounds of
'do I need to make this part?' because it was very confusing. BUT in the end - it was necessary. It is like the undershirt of the dress. Clearly the 'bust' part needs to be taken in some! This involved a lot of piecing.
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| Lulu modeling this for the camera |
Finally the sleeve - kimono style because it was the easiest! I think it really pulls the dress together. I love the silhouette.
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| with the large sash style tie added |
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| the back view |
SO, I did not hem, or put any closures or do any final edging on any of the seams. But I think it will work.... It may still require a high neck ruffle blouse 'dickie' but I will let the art director make that final decision.
Here is a sneak peak of what my plan will be, keeping in mind plans can change!
