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Apr. 22nd, 2017 04:10 amI’m not obsessed you are! #padmeamidala tatooine gown 🙂 this time I grabbed my pattern for the drapery bits very cool 🙂
I’m not obsessed you are! #padmeamidala tatooine gown 🙂 this time I grabbed my pattern for the drapery bits very cool 🙂
Many more fashion plates in context! Some of these have made their way into cosutme history books.
Of interest to me is how much pink there was in the 1870s! So much. It’s quite… fashion doll pink in plates but I have some paintings where it’s much softer 🙂
I have linked to the about pages in each case, click the book cover then the thumbnails icon to be able to see at a glance how much information there really is! Some of these came with pattern suppliments, it’s a pity these have simply been scanned to show that they exist but from experience of scanning my own magazines they are on webarchive) it is a big ask as it is!
Le Moniteur de la mode: journal du grand monde ; modes, illustrations, patrons, littératures, beaux-arts, théatres.
1874
Revue de la mode: gazette de la famille, Volume 1
1870
1872&1
Journal de Demoiselles
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=kBxfAAAAcAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
1874
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=HE5iAAAAcAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
1875
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=r1gEAAAAYAAJ&dq=Magasin+Des+Demoiselles.&source=gbs_navlinks_s
1878
1881
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=x_wGAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
1883
https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=71gEAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
1884
I have to redo all the leather parts. It’s okay though I have heavier grade russet and found the line art I did so phew! I just am not totally sure how easy this thickness will be to form but it’s kind of my only option atm!
The montral working though is huge. The shape of the molds mean I can’t in fact get inside the molds to brush or spray so I have to cast each half and then trim, then join. But now that I have a good stash of blades and know the limits of the latex and timing I will be able to at least make a test cast building on the technique.
The tunic and sleeves have taken colour, not quite enough and slightly uneven thanks to the dye settling in the bottle but hey. I should be able to wash properly. Just need to overlock some loose ends.