Halloween outfit planning

[madamemodiste]

I think I've decided what I'm doing for Halloween! I'd like to finally make an outfit inspired by the Dangerous Liaisons yellow traveling gown. I am seeing a red jacket with black trim over a black skirt.

Yay!!


Photo curtesy of The Movie Mannequin

[edit to add]

I've ordered the Ladies riding habit from Tailor's Guide, upon the sage advice of bauhausfrau

Comments

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

p.s. let me know if you have any toubles with the pattern. I've made it 3 times now so hopefully I should be able to help!

[madamemodiste.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the offer for help SO much! Thank you!

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

OH!! Do you think it's possible to spray paint that awesome hat I got at your clothing swap? If not, I'd love to get a old of a black one. I love it so much! Or, is it just totally wrong for that gown and I should look at something else?

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

Remind me again Kat of the hat you got at the swap, was it the straw one with the back bent up?

You should be able to spray paint it. I don't have any experience painting hats, only dying them. But I'm sure Heather of TV would be able to help with that since I know they paint some of those hat blanks they sell.

The other option is to cover it with fabric, basically treating it was a buckram frame. If it's the straw I'm thinking of you'll definitely need to mull it or the ribbing of the straw will show thru. You'll also need to glue the fabric down on any concave surfaces or the fabric may pull away from the base. I hope that all makes sense...

For mine I made a buckram base with a double layer of buckram fused together with stitch witchery since the hat is so wide.

[vanityfairy.livejournal.com]

Loren, is the Tailor's Guide the best pattern for riding jackets? I've bought the RH pattern, is the TG one lots better, or will mine be good enough?

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

It depends on what time period of riding habit you want to make. The Tailors Guide one is pretty early - like 1740-50 and I'm pretty sure the Rocking Horse farm one is more like 1770. There are some considerable differences in the styles between the different time periods - fuller skirts on the jacket for the earlier for one. I haven't used the RH pattern yet so i can't give you a review of it but I love the TG one, it's really simple.

[vanityfairy.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I'm so lazy, I should have written it out - I meant the Reconstructing History one =)
It's also 1730s-1760s. Their patterns seem very well researched and well written in general.