1880s dress pattern

This dress is based on an Ageless Patterns dress pattern, which are great for authenticity as they are copies of original victorian patterns, but the pattern pieces can't be trusted to be used just as they are. I had to make a lot of adjusting to get the pieces to work together. The skirt is striped silk taffeta and black duchess silk satin draped on an unbleached cotton four gore base that I drafted myself. The hem is faced with the satin. The bodice is made of the same materials, silk…

Butterick 3012 boned bustle dresses

My last project was creating a yoked, fan front 1840s dress - these are my favorite types of dresses to make! I tried copying this charming ...

This article originally appeared on Your Wardrobe Unlock'd. The original dress that this is based on can be seen on my antiques blog, here. I'm breaking this tutorial up into three parts, the skirt, overskirt, and bodice. The scaled pattern for each part will be at the bottom of the post. There's also another post with the dress actually being worn. The techniques here will work for any bustle bodice pattern. The construction is fairly standard for the period. A confession--I used an…

Day dress, cotton jacket bodice and skirt, made in Britain, about 1885, textile featuring circular motifs printed for Edmund Potter & Co., Manchester, England

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