I'm still working on the corset, which I'm making out of black coutil. I've sewn the pieces together and made the hip pad and bust pads (opps, I made two "right" bust pads, but no one will see my mistake!). I am waiting for funds to order boning, which I should have tomorrow once I get to the bank. Silly life is getting in the way of my sewing!

So here's the gown inspiration. Mine won't be just like this, but take elements from it that I can successfully reproduce with my skill set/supplies.

These gowns are inspiration, too


So I decided to start with the skirt so that I felt like I was making some progress. I'm making it out of a foundation of black taffeta and an over layer of black spangled net using the 1905 circular skirt pattern. Here it is so far!

Such an elegant skirt! I'm really happy with it! More soon!