Stripey 18th century robe a la francaise done!

I bought the striped silk taffeta from fabricguru.com. I believe I got nearly 10 yds for a total of 82.57 including shipping.  I actually even have some left!

I draped the back and then used the same pattern I used on the last sacque I made, an altered Simplicity pattern for the bodice side pieces.  The petticoat was draped too.

I used trim bought at Renaissance Fabrics and some on the sleeves that I bought at an antique show. I didn't have enough for the whole thing, but I liked the Renaissance Fabrics trim.  I also used some rosettes bought at the same antique show.

The roses were made by Katie Jacobs (katiejacobs.com) - they're actually made of coffee filters, but I think they look real! I was inspired by a costume from Marie Antoinette for the flowers on the stomacher. And there's one for the hair.

I hope to have some decent pics of me in this at Costume Con!

Gold Robe a la Francaise

Loren gave me this fabulous fabric. I had about 9 yards of it so I thought I could squeak a sacque back gown out of it. And I did - just barely! I used nearly every bit of fabric! This was my first gown of this kind and I was pretty happy with it. It was made in 2009 and I wore it to Costume Con that year!

Here is the web page for my costume construction details and more photos:
http://costumersguide.com/maggie_costumes/goldsacque.html

Here is my inspiration for this gown - a extent gown from KCI's collection. I felt my fabric was really similar, if a different color.  I didn't have a lot of fabric, so I tried to do as much trim as I had fabric for.