I love this one. I finished it last week.
It’s made out of cotton voile: a light, sheer cotton fabric. I flat-lined the bodice in white cotton, and lined the skirt with a kind of built-in slip. The dress has tucks at the hem, which I love. The bodice is poofy at the front, as was the style. Funny thing, these dresses were called “lingerie” dresses because they were meant to be see-through and show off one’s extremely fancy embroidered undergarments -which were still quite modest, as undergarments go.
I’m going to make another one like this, but in white, with a pink lining and sash. It’s going to have white embroidery, pintucks and inset lace all over it. It will look a lot like this dress from Tuck Everlasting. I’ve had this idea for a long time, before seeing that picture, and I just found the picture from the movie and realized I wasn’t the only one. Oh well! Mine will be simpler though; no ruffles or extra layers. People say I look like that actress. I guess I can see it. If I were skinnier (yikes!) and had perfect skin and a wider forehead and a more defined jaw, and wore more makeup. I love her hair in the picture, though. Probably not real; it’s too long. Probably extensions.
ANYway. Here is the dress.
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