For my birthday this year I wanted to do something different, I've never been super great at the whole house party thing (and anyway our house isn't really big enough for the amount of people I'd want to invite) but I do know how to have a good picnic. So inspired by a conversation I had with my friend James I decided to have a themed picnic. The theme is, 'come as your favourite historical figure'.
Now, with my ardent and unrelenting love for Marie Antoinette I already knew who I would be going as and since I've had this idea for about three weeks already I also know what I'll be wearing and have made most of it, I guess I'm just a little bit excited?
This is the portrait that I'm copying, it's an incredibly important part of fashion history and I've always wanted a robe en chemise, it's also a relatively inexpensive dress to make so I went with it enthusiastically.
Another bonus of this ensemble is that I'm not so sure dear Antoinette is wearing any stays, see how rounded her bust is? That's not a shape you get with stays. Of course I could be wrong and it could be the fabric of her gown making her look so soft around the edges but if I don't manage to get stays done in time I'm confident that my robe en chemise will look fine without them.
Over the next few weeks I'll share my progress on here. So far I've completed the dress and am gathering the things I'll need for her fabulous hat.
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