BUSTLED VISITING GOWNS, 1880s SPRING 2020 - Historic Fashion Online Bellows Falls 3-pc pink chambray w/ rickrack lace embellishment to SH, sleeve, cuff, & all hems, CF button up closure, scalloped overskirt, pockets in underskirt

In 2015 I had less than a week to make a gown for the Saturday night gala, so it had to be something simple, fast and straight forward. I decided to make a Victorian court presentation gown after one of Worth's gowns. Truly Victorian had just come up with a perfect skirt pattern that I was happy to use to save time on guess work. I only lengthened the train a little. The bodice pattern is my own. It's made of duchess silk satin. The skirt and train are faced and the bodice lined with glazed…

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