To all who mourn in Israel, He will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory. Isaiah 61:3

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

HSF #3: A Pink 1912 Day Dress

As I stated before, I am in "need" of a new Titanic wardrobe.  I had some really neat pink fabric in my stash that I was wanting to use.  Then I found the most fabulous website that had a most fabulous pink suit/dress on it.  I knew in an instant what my pink fabric would be made into!  The hat was made over a year ago and it will finally have a dress to be worn with!  Yeah!!!  This also marks the first entry in The Historical Sew Fortnightly!

I made a few changes in my dress from the inspiration image.  The "V" neck is more of a pointed "U" and I added a little extra flap at the bottom...I thought it needed a little something more...
Inspiration Dress:  "Elegant V neck taffeta dress from Ladies Home Journal April, 1912"

The inspiration for this dress came from a pretty fantastic site called A Hundred Years Ago Today.  Some very fabulous dresses can be found there!



Close up of beautiful antique chemisette...I adore old lace.  I will also be using my antique painted porcelain brooch!

The gorgeous Emilie De Briand.  I found this image in 2012 and just had to recreate the hat...thankfully, I had won the bid on a white fur hat that I was able to re-trim to look similar to Miss Emilie's hat!

Antique white fur hat with ostrich plumes and egret spikes.  The magnolia blossoms are antique as well!

I found this fabulous cloisonne hat pin in Washington!  It is a perfect match for the flowers on the hat and the fabric of the dress!


The Challenge:  Pink
Fabric:  Faux dupioni silk (polyester) and off white dupioni silk
Pattern:  Bodice is Truly Victorian TVE41 Plain Blousewaist, skirt is a modified Butterick 4092
Year:  1912
Notions:  self covered buttons, metal hooks and eyes, pink poly thread
How historically accurate is it?  The shape and look are pretty much accurate as I copied it from a fashion image from 1912...the poly, not so much!
Hours to complete:  24+
First worn:  Hopefully will be worn at a Titanic Event at the end of April
Total cost:  pink faux dupioni - $8.00 for 6 yards...off white dupioni silk -  $4.00 a yard... lining from stash...self covering buttons 3.oo...  TOTAL...$15.00!!!

34 comments:

  1. I love this! Your creation looks even better than the fashion plate; the most delicious shade of pink and perfectly balanced! Brava!

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    1. Thank you so much Gabriela, for you wonderful compliment! I adore this color of pink and the shade of "cotton candy"...Pink makes me so happy!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  2. oh my goodness, this is divine, I'm not usually a pink person, so I skipped this challenge, but this dusty rose pink has changed my mind. I love the button detailing, & everything works so well together :)

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    1. Thank you so much Kura! I was thrilled when I saw this challenge was pink...I only started to recently LOVE pink...like the past 5 years as for my whole life I was told I couldn't wear it because I was a red head. Well, that has all changed and I wear it quite a bit!! The buttons were what sold the fashion plate for me...I have a weakness for them!

      Blessings!
      g

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  3. This is so beautiful! I wish i would make dress like yours :)

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    1. Oh thank you so much Swieza!! I wish I could knit and crochet like you! You do fabulous work!

      Blessings!
      g

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    2. Really? :) Thank you, that's so sweet!

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    3. Oh yes!!! If you want a loooooooong single crochet chain, I am your girl! Try and make a scarf? Ha!!! It looks like a drunk person made it!!! Crocheting and I do not get along!!!

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  4. Oh, it is gorgeous! I even like that particular shade of pink (not a big fan of that color) and I'm in love with that antique chemisette!

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    1. Thank you for you lovely compliment Ms. Nelly! The chemisette makes me so happy!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  5. It's gorgeous! When I look at that kind of good, beautiful dresses, I want my own!

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    1. Thank you for your lovely compliment Fobmroweczka! But the things I have seen on your blog are truly lovely!!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  6. What an adorable dress! And I love the hat!

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    1. Thank you so much Emily!! The hat makes me pretty happy!

      Blessings!
      g

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  7. Beautiful job! I love that you were able to incorporate the antique chemisette. Oohh and that hat!! :)
    -Emily

    Emily's Vintage Visions

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    1. Hello Emily!

      Thank you so much for your lovely compliments!

      Blessings!
      g

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  8. Absolutely beautiful! It looks completely authentic. With the hat, chemisette, and brooch, it is TDF!

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    1. Why thank you for you awesome compliment Derrydown! I love matching antique findings with the dresses I make...it helps to complete the whole look!

      Blessings!
      g

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  9. Pretty! Love the hat. I look forward to seeing it on you. I'm sure it's beautiful!

    Best,
    Quinn

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    1. Thank you Quinn! I sooooo cannot wait to wear the outfit!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  10. It's so perfect and gorgeous! I can't wait to see you in it!

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    1. Thank you my beautiful friend! I think I may be wearing it tomorrow...(Sunday)! I can't wait!

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  11. Now I love Titanic era fashion. This is an amazing outfit!

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    1. Thank you so much Frenchy! I think the Titanic era is fabulous!!

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  12. That is so cute where you used a pink button on the white & white ones on the pink. It came out delicious.
    Val

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    1. Thank you Val! I just thought that white on white would not do, so I had to do pink on white! I'm weird like that....

      Blessings!
      g

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  13. Oh that's so lovely! Really a wonderful job and so close to your fashion plate.

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    1. Thank you so much for your compliment Loren! It makes my heart so happy when I hear that what I create from a fashion plate comes close!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  14. My Superstar Friend, You always amaze me with your creations.

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    1. Oh Allie Mo...you always know what to say to make my heart happy!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  15. I think this is my favorite in the pink challenge! =)
    Laurie

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    1. Oh Laurie, you have made me blush pink!! Seriously!! Thank you so much for you lovely compliment!!

      Blessings!
      g

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  16. This is gorgeous! Absolutely wonderful job.

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    1. Thank you Cassidy for your wonderful compliment!!

      Blessings!
      g

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