Since
I couldn't go to the ball this year, I thought I'd instead finally
finish editing the outfit photos from the LAST Christmas Ball I
attended. (Hooray for 2 years of procrastination! 😏)
My
white silk regency gown has served me extremely well since I made it 6
years ago. When I found this piece of white silk in the clearance section at Joann's, I knew I wanted to make a new regency gown with it. I loved the Grecian inspiration so prevalent in the regency era, and the delightful asymmetry of the wrap styles.
Enter eking out a wrap regency dress from 3.5 yards of narrow silk
fabric... 😬 I had to piece some poly taffeta underneath
to accomplish the feat, but it was well worth the challenge to finally
make my dream regency dress. :)
I
found this delicate gold trim for the skirt, and the narrow edges
worked perfectly for trimming the top. Just a few snips, and voila, a
perfectly matched narrow trim for the neckline and sleeve details.
It's always a fun (cough- hair splitting) challenge to make do with less than enough fabric. 😆 I love your dress though! It is so graceful. And congratulations on the new addition. I hope everything goes well.
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes, hair splitting is a good way to put it! :) Thank you Emily! :)
DeleteHi Shiloh! Love your dress it's really pretty! I was wondering if you could pass along the information for the Christmas Regency Ball that you attend? It looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI'd love to pass on the information if I could, but sadly they've stopped hosting the Regency Ball. :(
They are so much fun! I hope you can find one to attend! You might find some if you search for events on FB or elsewhere. I haven't attended other Regency balls, but I know I've occasionally run across some pages dedicated to Regency or other historical era balls on FB. :)