1814 White Lace Trimmed Regency Gown with Sheer Overskirt and Pink Shawl from Persuasion by Jane Austen
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Persuasion was one of the audiobooks I listened to earlier this year (again, from Librivox); it’s set starting in 1814, but the time, rather than the book, influenced this dress. Since it’s white, it’s probably considered too young a color for the book’s heroine, but I don’t think I’ve ever done a pure white Regency gown and it sure was fun to draw. This one might as well be titled “Liana Has A New Pencil Sharpener,” really. My old one was probably around eight years old, no wonder it took about two minutes and lots of coaxing to get a point inferior to the ones my new sharpener produces in seconds. It shows, too. Look forwards to a lot of lace in whatever I do next.
I looked at so many sites when thinking about how this dress should be, I can’t list them all, but pemberley.com, the Regency Fashion Page and Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion are the ones I noted down for later, so if you have any interest in Regency fashion please take a look at them.
We’re reaching the end of the Halloween costume polls. You haven’t forgotten about them already, have you?
Tags: 1800s, 1814, anne elliot, austen, ball, balloon sleeves, dress, embroidery, empire, empire waist, evening, gloves, gown, jane austen, lace, persuasion, pink, regency, shawl, white
gowns, historical, literature, paperdolls | Liana November 16, 2008
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By Annissa, November 17, 2008 @ 3:11 pm
Oh, what a lovely dress, but it reminds more of Lizzy Bennet than Anne Elliot, to me. I reading Persuasion for myself right now, and I think I like it (in fact, Elizabeth Elliot is one of Austen’s terrible characters!)But for me the best Austen book is Sense and sensibility.
And why not draw some costumes from all the famous movie versions of Austen’s book? Just an idea:)
By Liana, November 17, 2008 @ 7:11 pm
Yeah, it doesn’t say “27-year old” to me either, but what fun it was ;)