So, I think I’ve decided upon which dresses to make for DragonCon. I may not have time to do two, but we’ll see.
The first I want to do it this one:
It is an Day Dress from the House of Drecoll, which I’ve never heard of until this dress, but may need to become more familiar with. The dress is from 1912. I think it is perfect for me to make because it is from the 1910s, which is one of the costumes I’ve been hugely interested in making, but has elements from the 1770s. It is a holding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80001728
The other dress that I’m going to attempt is From the House of Worth!!!
It is another day dress from 1888 and is also a holding of the Metropolitan Museum http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/80097075
I am planning on changing out the colors on this one. I love the brown, but my other Victorian is brown and I don’t think I need to Victorian gowns that are the same color. I don’t know what color I want, I figure I’ll keep an open mind and go poke about some fabric stores to see what they have.
I’ll post more about both on my “In the Queue” page