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Completed:
July 2009 Worn at: Fêtes de la
Nouvelle-France, 2009 (Québec)
Why I chose this costume:
I've been dying to make myself a
française gown for a long time. Using the pattern from Janet Arnold's "Patterns
of Fashion" I created this gown out of embroidered taffeta. It
features a compère front with button closures, and an unearthly amount
of ruched trim. The edges of the flounce sleeves are pinked as per the
tradition. The hat is a straw base I purchased and re-shaped to suit the
period, which I then adorned with green taffeta, silk flowers, ribbons
and ostrich feathers.
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