My New Dress

Last year, my sister and I attended the Texas Renaissance Festival, and one of our favorite things to do is participate in the dances. But the big hooped dresses don't accommodate themselves into dance all that easy. And they are sometimes a hassle to put on. It can take up to an hour to get into one of the big dresses. So we decided to create a dress that was smaller and easier to move in, but still looked like in belonged to the nobility. Thus was born the new dress.

As you can see the dress is very different from the other ones I have made before. It is a lot simpler and smaller. You can tell that better on the picture below.

The dress as you can see has a plainer line. The body to the skirt is achieved by the use of two petticoats, instead of hoops.

Here are some closer up shots of the bodice so you can see the trim and detail work done there.

Here you can see the details on the sleeve match those on the bodice.

Here are some close up shots of the hand crafted jewelry, I constructed to go along with the dress.

I also created a bag to hang from my waist. This will hold what I need while working at the Faire. The bag is pinned to the dress, not the belt.

This dress was created with a transitional English Hood, instead of a French Hood that I normally make. I really love this option with this dress. The transitional also has a caul on the back, instead of a veil like normal. Below are some other pictures of the dress.