Gwendoline's muslin. - she definitely needs underclothes before any public appearances.
And here it is ! No
wonder these dresses caused a sensation!
Just added Gwen's imagined portrait, based loosely on Thomas Lawrence's of Sarah Goodwin Moulton ( Pinkey) of 1795. Decided to keep her brunette or else the painting would have had hardly any colour but the dress does show up well. The dress would date a little later so there is a bit of an argument between pose and fashion, I did try to calm the sky and take some of the theatricality out of it . What I would like to do is match the degree of modelling on the face to the clothing. More practice required again!
I think this is one of
the more successful outcomes. It has the right feel and shape compared to the extant muslin shown last post. There
are still areas to resolve – dealing with the internal seams,
fastenings, the sequence of construction. The amount of sewing in what is a simple enough shape is amazing. Mounting the muslin onto the lining meant sewing before tacking before sewing. Then doing French seams means sewing everything twice as
well. The final insult was having matched off white muslin to the slightly cream lining and off white embroidery, when I washed the marker pen out the muslin has dried toothpaste white!! Still like it though.
Really, really want to get
down to Gloucester to see that wedding dress and check these things
out first hand.
The draping technique was good, it became a practical puzzle, all the shortcomings were my own. Although I need more knowledge about techniques and finishes before I feel confident about getting from the drape to the finished garment I don't think that is going to stop me trying. Some of the fashion plates are looking at me, challenging, teasing......
As for why this is indecent - take a look at the last photo. The are rumours that some dampened their petticoats to make them even more revealing (Gwen wouldn't of course, yes she would, shameless!)
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