1901 evening gown

10 min read 2021-01-16 18:00:00

The Hot Pink. Fur Trimmed, Edwardian Evening Gown in all its Glory

After over 10 months of planning, work, and procrastination, the first order of business on New Year's Day, was to photograph the 1901 evening gown

13 min read 2021-01-08 23:46:00

As I cut out the collar and bodice front pieces from my hot pink silk, it was hard to believe this was it - the last pieces of silk I needed to

10 min read 2021-01-04 20:44:00

After months and months, nearly a year of work, procrastination, stops, and starts, my 1901, hot pink silk, fur trimmed, evening/dinner gown is at

10 min read 2020-08-27 20:19:00

My hot pink, fur trimmed, Edwardian evening gown. I haven’t forgotten it. It’s still happening. The pandemic to took away my motivation and

11 min read 2020-05-24 22:39:00

With my pink silk, fur-trimmed, Edwardian skirt done, I was ready to start on the bodice, right? Wrong. There was one more undergarment I needed to

15 min read 2020-05-13 20:04:00

I was ready to cut into the pink silk lustring which started this whole Edwardian evening gown project. I'd made myself a S-bend corset. The hip

5 min read 2020-05-06 09:32:00

For my Edwardian evening gown, I decided to start with the skirt. I've learned the hard way, more than once, that historical ensembles generally turn

9 min read 2020-04-24 19:43:00

Hip padding. Bum pad. Bustle. Something to make my hips look fuller and my waist look smaller by comparison when worn under an Edwardian

11 min read 2020-04-16 20:01:00

In order to make my 1901 evening gown look right, I needed to have all the correct undergarments for the silhouette. Petticoats, hip padding, corset

3 min read 2020-03-13 20:44:00

Last fall, I impulsively bought 10 yards of hot pink silk lustring. I'm really not a hot pink kind of girl so I'm not entirely sure why I bought 10