Designer Exclusions. Akris, Alaia, All Watch Jewelry Repair, Baby Zen, Bottega Veneta, Brics, Bridal Sample Sale, Brunello Cucinelli, Bugaboo, Butler’s Men’s Grooming, Canada Goose, Cartier, Celine, Centerplate Foods, Chanel, Charvet, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christian Louboutin, Christopher Kane, Comme des Garcons, Movado Edge, Movado Motion, David Yurman, Dries Van Noten, Dyson, Ergo Baby, ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA, Eton, FENDI, Filson, Givenchy, Graff, Grille 515 Restaurant Lounge, Gucci, Jil Sander, JL Strong, John Allan Mens Grooming Services, Kate Spade, Kiton, Lanvin, Loro Piana, Louis Vuitton, Maclaren, Maison Martin Margiela, Mary Katrantzou, Maxi Cosi, MICHAEL KORS, Miu Miu, Monique L’huillier Bridal, Nicole Benisti, Nina Ricci, Nuna, Orbit, Oscar de la Renta Bridal, Piaget, Prada, Premiere Salons, Ralph Lauren, Rimowa, Rochas, Saint Laurent, Samsonite, SFA Restaurants, Shinola, Stokke, The Fur Salon, The Row, Tod’s, UGG Australia, UPPAbaby, Valentino, Vera Wang Bridal, Versace, Vionnet. I know that the veil is one of my favourite pieces of all time actually!
I know of one other midcentury dress that is described as having straw embroidery in the museum record, though that description is challenged.
I think That’s a fact, it’s actually straw embroidery. Will try to find the link.
I really like the colour mauve, I’m pretty sure I really like straw embroidery, gold embellishment, and I occasionally like fringe.
Bobbles, By the way I feel, shouldn’t be paired with fringe save on small children.
Actually the jagged lines of the embroidery grate on my eyes, especially paired with flowers AND spots, and the ‘step downs’ just jar with the curves of the rest. Normally, this dress somehow brings all those things gether in a way I find hideously unattractive! Usually, I do like the buttons. On p of this, I assume it’s what’s going on, ff you sliced the straw will be even more flexible. On p of that, do bend nicely, I’d say if you look at loads of straw hats, they are braided very finely without breaking, Actually I don’t know much about straw embroidery, including what kind of straw they use. Now look. Oddly, it received only one mention! One problem that I thoroughly expected everyone to criticise the ensemble for was the ‘non matching’ of the ribbon trim at the corners of the jacket.
I love the baubles and fringing and I can really appreciate the workmanship in the embroidery, unlike a few others.
The bow is a bit consequently, who doesn’t love a butt bow? What an interesting conversation we had about Heather Firbank’sextremely light purple walking costume from last week! Usually, everyone who didn’t like things disliked the bits that I particularly liked. What interesting ratings! So symmetrical/asymmetrical contrast came in for particular criticism, as did the ‘mean little buckles’. If I don’t, I reckon it tended to be done on a slightly more modest scale, that I like better, If I don’t get my 18th century confused, here is. Besides, maybe if I saw it personally and saw the nature of the fabric better… It’s probably also the fact of a huge cage crinoline completely hidden underneath creating very odd proportions that makes me predisposed against the late 1860s execution of the concept as compared to the the way it tended to be done in the preceding and following century.
Nevertheless I must say in this particular case, I second your rating for similar reasons, Know what, I have a hard time picturing the swelte figure underneath, even if I get the concept.
I wanted a more substantial lining for the skirt, that is why I went with cotton there.
Since it bugs me when the bodice and skirt linings are different colors, I sewed coral grosgrain ribbon around the waist of the lining. I used Bemberg rayon to line the bodice and pink cotton to line the skirt. Ribbon makes it all look intentional. I have nothing to compare it to, I know of no other very fancy maternity garments of this era. It would certainly are a LOT of money to expend on a garment you’d only get to wear for a few weeks, and pretty amazing fit planning on the part of the maker! Therefore, that is a fascinating idea. Then again, it’s actually a true mauve -the colour that Perkins invented, and called mauve!
Now look, the modern perception of it being far more greyish and muted is the one that has switched.
I know sloped shoulders were in fashion in will I just are hopelessly démodé during those time periods? Rid of all the embroidery, and reinterpret the dress in ‘cherry red’ with grey fringe and I’d be in like Flynn. As a result, a mauve monstrosity I’m afraid, and that’s coming from someone who really likes violet! Actually the cut of the dress is fine but the gold embroidery is so tally OTT. Which makes my mind whirr with possibilities -maybe there was a very special event approaching she absolutely wanted to attend but already knew she my be in advanced stages of pregnancy for it? You see, I think it’s pretty. You can find a lot more info about this stuff here. There’s 6″ wide horsehair braid in the hem facing, and I closed the hem band with a catchstitch.
Skirt/hem band seam allowance is serged and pressed up wards the skirt to keep the hem facing from getting the seams, normally I will press all the seam allowances down into the hem facing and close it all up. It just makes the ensemble look dowdy and frumpy. I like the evening dress but I tally dislike the overcoat thingy. Anyways, it’s very matronly and I can imagine it being worn by a bossy lady of the house. I’m sure you heard about this. By the way, the trims are interesting but not particularly attractive. Consequently, it’s really quite flattering.
It has a fabulously regal sweep with the paletot -something Balenciaga tally grasped.
Whenever swinging silk taffeta and straw embroidery, that in motion, should billow and sway and waft, suggesting that the figure beneath is probably as svelte as the clapper in a bell, especially as we’re talking light.
Love the embroidery, and love the graphic qualities of the day bodice overskirt and I really like the ‘strawcoloured’ bow on the evening bodice. It’s kind of a nothing much addition, and I have to find out if ‘straw coloured’ fringe or even little strings of straw pompoms and some tasseltying interspersed with the fringing should have enlivened it up even more, Actually I don’t think I dig the fringe. To be honest I kind of get it’s there to emphasise the stepping of the overskirt. In fact, So there’re photographs of some stunning examples of straw embroidery on this page. Then, yES YES YES. CRAZY. BOBBLE. Then, as if the designer ok the risky option every time -conventional trim, all the daring features on the dress that some dislike make me like it even more or bobble?
OFFENSIVE.
Subtle mauve or offensively mauve?
I love everything about this dress -although personally a darker shade of purple will have been more my colour, and set off the straw embroidery better. Restrained symmetric straw embroidery or loud crazy zigzags? Society is so rough with women -the least we can do ain’t exclude groups in a misguided effort to celebrate and support other groups. All the RTD items are To be honest I never post doll’s clothes in Rate the Dress, we’re all real sized people. I really think we need to avoid using the term ‘real’ to mean ‘not slim’ as it’s pretty discriminatory against women who are naturally slim. That bow simply is the wrong colour! Albeit I’m not convinced mauve is the colour that most fits this dress, the fringe gives it a nice break in colour, be it as fashionable as it may. With that said, it distracts from the skill with which quite a bit of the dress was composed and brings down the score a bit.
By the way I must say that this dress makes an ideal effort to soften my feelings, while the era connecting the rounder crinoline and the back focused bustle usually looks wonky and unappealing to me.
The embroidered parts of it lack the elegance of the day bodice and skirt, the neckline filler gives to sharp a break with the sleeves all while giving it a cheap look as if the underwear was peaking forth under an ill fitting garment.
By the way, the embroideries are breathtaking, the buttons adorable, though the bobble trim ain’t doing anything for me -it disappears in the midst of all the rest. Hereafter the evening bodice comes and does its best to break it. I do love seeing historical outfits for ut people, since it is not cut for an idealised womanly shape, where the bust is bigger than the waist.
It’s frumpy or matronly and similar It doesn’t fit with the fantasy of the fashion plates and so a lot of the extant garments.
When Gillian talks of real’ thence I get what she is saying. Usually, all over the place -garments that gonna be worn by any size of woman shown in larger sizes generally get a a great deal more negative response, I’ve seen this before not only in RTD type posts. Therefore, so it’s no dress for a shrinking violet, the woman wearing this must have had an exuberant personality and sharp wit. Anyway, a dress for a bold, formidable woman with sentiment, who attracted attention for the unusual daring features on her dress -and enjoyed it. Bolty embroidery on the evening bodice -I love it very much!
I don’t like the little demure inset with the teensy bow. Inset still seems the entire dress is opulent, and cozy looking, and electric, and just -wow. Normally, that’s awesome. Like a slice of really good cheesecake, it’s a dress that kind of wants to be heavy and rich. I never thought I could love straw very much. Generally, though I do dislike that pale light yellow bow. Because it implies that other body shapes are NOT real, that doesn’t mean it is not hurtful and dismissive if you happen to have a body shape that fits the ‘ideal’ -you often can’t ain’t an ideal term to describe a specific non idealised body shape, Know what, I know exactly what she’s saying.
I really like the evening gown.
I absolutely love the embroidery, the buttons, and most everything else.
Rating is because of the unattractive fit of the jacket. Nonetheless, the day jacket does absolutely NOTHING for the lovely lady’s bosom! Oftentimes she should have had a better modiste. OHNOs!!! In it she will look fat and flatchested! Although, appreciating how the design is proportioned nicely for the wearer, and that the embroidery is lively but not overwhelming. Did you hear about something like that before? Minus the fringe and bobbles this going to be a 10 for me.
Whenever imagining this in motion and seeing the reflections of the fabric and embroidery, the movement of the fringe, and then the bobble trim, s the bobble trim that I find just a bit gives me memories of the porcupine quill embroidery/decoration that is done by indigenous people in Canada.
I love the straw embroidery and the buttons. I like the symmetry and the geometric shapes. Fringe is OK, and the bobbles are take it or leave it. You should take it into account. BUT the overwhelming mauveness is just the dress, with the color and the motifs on the p of the shoulder, gives me good memories of Rapunzel and I personally wouldn’t call it mauve. Now let me tell you something. More of a true mauve will have looked horrendous with gold. Pretty! Furthermore, it is absolute perfection! It is I love, love, LOVE the beautiful fit in your bodice, especially the nice shaping around the arms that reminds me a tad of Jackie K’s dresses. What’s also terrific about this design is that you could be able to enjoy it at so many other events.
I’m with Lynne, now this gets serious extra points for sheer audacity. Look, there’s a lot going on in this dress and the lady for whom it was made had to have a serious quantity of confidence -nothing screams look at me, while I’m not a particular fan of the colour scheme. That’s unrelated but I’ve been meaning to ask after reading your amazing posts of corsets. Notice, should I add a few inches to account for the future lacing, Therefore in case laced. Essentially, when a corset says that the bust measurement might be pretty much similar to your natural measurement do they mean laced or unlaced? I love the skirt.
Front day view is rather mundane but from the back it’s smashing.
I like the contrast between the goldish embroidery and the mauve, and the embroidery itself is skillfully done.
It’s really quite pleasant, from your title I thought this gown was will be a horror of mismatched decoration. Lots of individuals certainly can, I actually couldn’t, and most Czechs couldn’t. And therefore I think there certainly are people in south Europe with colouring that could pull that off with aplomb, as for the colour -it’s a Italian dress. Yes, looking forward to wearing this one a lot! Although, I’m very happy with the end result! Nevertheless, thank you very much! What a sweet thing to say. Know what, I wanted to get that just right, fit is just as important as fabric and sewing.