Ladies' Evening Costume: Madame Trepidovska
Used "The Voice of Fashion" Ladies' Evening Costume February 1900 as the base for a dress inspired by Edward Gorey's Madame Trepidovska for the Edwardian Ball. The ruler system in that book sometimes confuses me and it was difficult to tell where the closures should be. I did a side closure on the bodice and back closure on the skirt and sewed the bodice to the skirt except between the two openings. Looks like that section also needs hooks and eyes to keep it from slightly gapping. And I kind of have to Houdini in and out of it.
Inspiration
Edward Gorey story with this frame of Madame Trepidovska was inspiration for the dress.
Items constructed for this costume:
Dress
Beige gold polyester lace over skirt of pleated, layered beige gold polyester chiffon. Bodice has lace over gold polyester satin and cotton lining. Trimmed with tan cotton polyester binding. Left side hook & eye closure and back hook & eye closure. Bodice sewn to skirt.Pattern from:
Grimble, Frances. "The Voice of Fashion: 79 Turn-of-the-Century Patterns with Instructions and Fashion Plates",
Lavolta Press, 1998, p. 25-30. Ladies' Evening Costume February 1900.
Capelet
Pattern base: McCall's or Simplicity 5418?
Completed: January 2010.