Ball Gown Jacques Doucet, 1898-1900 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lena

Evening dress with presentation train, United Kingdom, ca. 1880s. Plain and brocaded pink silk faille. Photo: Anne Bissonnette. Univ. of Alberta

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…

Breathtaking Victorian ensemble from the epoch of natural shapes, which was designed according to real historical patterns. The look was inspired by the "The Age of innocence" series. The set consists of the skirt and tightlacing corset with metal bones and a bustle skirt. It is made of natural tusser silk, taffeta, tulle and two types of laces. Laces and all the elements are handmade and hand-attached. #victorian #victoriandress #victorianeasthetic