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Empire Dress by ~immortalphoenix:iconimmortalphoenix:

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©2004-2010 ~immortalphoenix
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Empire style, circa 1810. Made from a Butterick pattern, which explains its horridness. Not until after I bought this and started working on it did I discover what these are actually supposed to look like. No darts in front, not gathered on side, gathered on neck edge and under bust, supposed to be a light fabric like lawn or muslin, and so on. But I figured, what the hell, I'm going to finish it anyway, and I'll make it prettyish if I can, despite its glaring historical inaccuracy.

Began Spring 2004, stopped, then finished Winter 2004

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~ukiyo Jan 6, 2005, 7:45:59 AM
it looks so lovely and beautiful, and i think the colour and textile are perfect for this model (even if it's not historically correct hehe)

:)
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~hikaru- Jan 17, 2005, 2:04:34 AM
it looks very nice!!
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~blu-husky Jan 17, 2005, 5:17:11 AM
Oh so pretty! I wish I could sew dresses. Or at all ^-^ BTW you look fabulous in it!

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:pills:...BE the rainbow ^-^
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~thirteenthhalo Jan 17, 2005, 5:40:20 AM
It's beautiful! Looks very nicely made as well. Excellent work.
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*magpie-poet Jan 17, 2005, 5:51:50 PM
wow. i think i notice oooh pretty before historical accuracy here ;) pink's not normally my favorite, but it looks very nice here. suits the shape of the dress. suits you too. did you make this for a particular occasion or just felt like it? (and congrats for finishing it!)

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one for sorrow, two for joy
three for a girl, four for a boy
five for silver, six for gold
seven for a secret, never to be told...

~traditional magpie counting rhyme
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~immortalphoenix Jan 17, 2005, 6:43:37 PM
lol, actually, that's not me, that's my friend, but i shall tell her you said so! i'm the model in almost every other picture up here, but not this one

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"If I designed Customs forms, they'd have questions like:
1. Are you bringing in any cocaine?
2. How about Charles Manson?"
~ Dave Barry

~TextilesAlliance
=HistoricCostume
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~immortalphoenix Jan 17, 2005, 6:47:18 PM
lol, once again, not me, my friend modeling it for me. we were going to make a movie, and we decided to set it in the regency time period because the dresses were easier than any other time, but we never ended up making the movie. but i have the dress in case we ever do. lol.

--
"If I designed Customs forms, they'd have questions like:
1. Are you bringing in any cocaine?
2. How about Charles Manson?"
~ Dave Barry

~TextilesAlliance
=HistoricCostume
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*magpie-poet Jan 17, 2005, 6:49:20 PM
aw hell, dress up and go out to eat or something in it ;)

--
one for sorrow, two for joy
three for a girl, four for a boy
five for silver, six for gold
seven for a secret, never to be told...

~traditional magpie counting rhyme
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~immortalphoenix Jan 17, 2005, 6:51:05 PM
the back is kind of open and gappy, i was too lazy to finish it, i'd be showing more than i wanted to if i went into public in that. then again, i've gone into public on several occasions in my elizabethan, which displays my chest nicely, so i dunno... lol

--
"If I designed Customs forms, they'd have questions like:
1. Are you bringing in any cocaine?
2. How about Charles Manson?"
~ Dave Barry

~TextilesAlliance
=HistoricCostume
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