Nostalgia clothes full#
I also decided I’d do the pleated panel last, based on the size of the ‘gap’ to fill in.ĭrafting the full scale version was one of those moments where a big floor came in handy! And then I drew something which looked visually sort of similar, trying to retain the angles. I started mostly figuring out the length, angle of the circle, and waist measurement before pleating the back. Honestly, there was no super clear method to this. But I did measure roughly how wide I wanted the front to be on me, and attempted to stick to that. Waist size was a little less important, mostly because there’s pleats in the back. My first step was to transfer the general style lines of the skirt patter to a grid, and to convert it to something that had the right length for me. However, it was enough to get basic shapes/proportions and to start a skirt draft. The skirt pattern is, as usual with de Gracieuse, absolutely tiny. It has two pleated panels on the side for visual interest, and I figured I could also add some in-seam piping on the panel above the pleats.
Nostalgia clothes free#
It is described as a ‘foot free costume skirt with pleated accent’. In the end, I settled on this design from the october 1905 edition. However, also something with visual interest somewhere, as a plain black skirt can also get too plain easily. I wanted something walking length and simple that wouldn’t be too difficult to make. I picked 1905 as a year, and browsed through collecting the images which included a pattern reference. I started by looking through the online Gracieuse archives. Something like that didn’t really exist in my wardrobe yet. From sporting sweaters to blouses to bodices, in many different possible colors. I wanted something that would be suitable for colder months, and which would match with a lot of different things. The black wool skirt was a practical choice. More about that one later, this post is about the wool skirt!
Firstly, a black wool walking skirt for practical purposes. I had an Edwardian weekend away with friends end of January, for which I aimed to make two things. (And of course, after that it took a little while to actually write the post). So sewing ensued, and stuff has been completed. However, in December I finially got around to some historical projects again, this time with a deadline. Hello readers, it’s been a while! Some sewing has happened since my last post, but no historical projects were actually finished, hence the lack of updates.
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