And now, the final installment of the '65 dress adventure (which included two
research posts and was aided by
original images from members of the SA).
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Please excuse the wrinkles; the dress was worn three days in a row and then traveled halfway across the country. |
Elements specific to 1865 include:
- Coat sleeves (open, shirred)
- Gored skirt, longer and fuller towards the back
- En Tablier decoration on upper skirt
- Waistband, slightly elevated
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En tablier upper |
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Skirt, side view |
The narrow, self-fabric ruffle along the "collar" is seen on some sheer dresses. The bodice and sleeve are self-draped (shirred sleeve design from The Dressmaker's Guide). Gore layout and pocket based on an 1866-1867 dress in Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion II; the gore-cutting method is from an 1875 diagram reprinted in the same book--originally from How to Dress Well on 1- a Day, if I recall correctly). The en tablier piece is my own design, attempting to copy the originals linked previously, particularly this one.
And here's the dress as worn, complete with undersleeves, silk belt, mourning badges, and shawl:
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Outside Union Station, Springfield, Ill |
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