Last spring at a workshop, I came across a silk sultana hanging on a peg. I tried it on – and I wanted it. I didn’t NEED one, so of course I immediately went fabric shopping online, and eventually found a piece of suitable-enough silk shantung for just over USD $20 for the whole lot – just enough for a midnight purple silk Sultana.
1750s , 18th century , Blog , fabrics , garment construction , Wrapping Gown
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The Fitting and Proper Chintz Banyan
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it another wrapping gown? It’s the Fitting and Proper Chintz Banyan! Let’s talk about how to put it together.
1750s , 18th century , Blog , caps , garment construction , Playing Dress Up , Wrapping Gown
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An 18th Century Short Gown
An 18th Century short-gown is the same sort of garment as a bed gown, except, well… shorter.
Sort of. Mostly. Sometimes.
1750s , 18th century , caps , garment construction , Playing Dress Up , Wrapping Gown
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18th Century Bedgown up a Tree
Here’s a well-dressed woman in her 18th Century bedgown, hanging out at the top of a mangrove tree. As you do.
1750s , 1790s , 18th century , Playing Dress Up
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18th Century Aftermath
Playing dress-up in the 18th Century is always fun. The 18th Century aftermath, however… occasionally isn’t.
1750s , 18th century , caps , english gown , Playing Dress Up
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Here be Oranges (and a striped 1750s English Gown)
I took my new striped 1750s English gown for a spin, and accessorized it with a basket of oranges and my new Good Wives Linens lappet cap!
1750s , 18th century , caps
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A Very Serious Lappet Cap
I love the cap patterns from Good Wives Linens. The mid-18th Century Mrs Sandby Cap Pattern makes a very serious lappet cap indeed!
1750s , 18th century , christmas , english gown , Hat
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A 1750s Christmas English Gown
December is more suited to swimsuits than stays. But I went to the beach in my 1750s Christmas English Gown!