I wanted the Yellow Dress from the Met… so I made it! (using a commercially available pattern)

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I wanted to make the Italian gown worn retrousse (or the robe a la polonaise as the Met calls it) from 1780, so I bought some reproduction fabric, and sewed it all up! I tried to use as historically accurate a sewing method as possible, though I did use a machine to stitch up any parts that wouldn't be visible from the outside.

Materials:

Silk Fabric: https://summersunstories.myshopify.co...
Pattern: https://www.scrooppatterns.com/produc...
Lining: https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/coll...
Boning: https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/coll...

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Serger: Victory: https://babylock.com/machines/serger/...
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What I’m wearing this week:
Purple dress from Linennaive.com (Code Sewstine for 10% off!)
Blouse from Miss Patina

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