Sunday 25 March 2018
Project: Polonaise- Part 11, The Gown
I finally got round to writing this post, I'm so sorry it took so long! But it's time to talk about The Gown!
Tuesday 13 March 2018
1860s Pantaloons
Myself and my friend Abby (her Instagram is here) spent a day obsessing over all things Little Women and decided that, once she's graduated, we needed to make 1860's costumes. While researching for this project I remembered the 1860's Pantaloons from Jill Salen's 'Vintage Lingerie' and decided I wanted to recreate them as part off my ensemble.
In the first half of the nineteenth century women wearing pantaloons became more popular. These garments would be worn as a base layer with a chemise. All pantaloons had a split crotch for when their wearer went to the loo, and was actually considered to be more modest than a joined crotch would have been. The bottom hems of pantaloons would often be embellished with frills and lace.
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| A pair of 1860's pantaloons from The Met |
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