All my kitsch-attacks have been concentrated to make this friendly coloured dress… and it is absolutely sweet :-)
The pattern belongs to the period of about 1873, the fabric and the embroidery could have come almost from that time as well.

The polonaise by itself is completed with a green skirt with the same embroidery as on the trimmings of the polonaise. The white petticoat with ther beautiful eyelet embroidery on the hemline and the flouncy embroidered cul-de-Paris are underneath.

The matching accessory are the Summer Rose Bag, the Summer Cameo Choker and the Butterfly Cameo Earrings.

Photos: Gabi (2013)
Earrings: Sandra
Hair: Marlies

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The pattern for the skirt and the bum-pillow are once more based on the same Burda pattern as for the Copper Dress.
The bum-pillow though has lots of little embroidered ruffles :-)
I adjusted the seamline of the skirt a bit, added a ruffle and some embroidery.

I additionally made a petticoat to give the skirt more volume. I used a Truly Victorian pattern (TV170, Victorian Petticoats).

The polonaise itself is made with the Truly Victorian pattern (TV410, 1873 Polonaise).
I embroidered the selvedges of the skirt’s fabric and sewed them on the polonaise as trim.
I left out the boning, apart from that the pattern is unchanged.

Cul de Paris completed: 2013
Petticoat completed: 2013
Skirt completedt: 2013
Polonaise completed: 2013

The dress had its great appearance at my first fashion show at the exhibition Machina Nostalgica.
It was presented by Swenja.

Status in my Klamottenkiste and I wore it for the first time Halloween 2013 as a Sleeping Beauty costume ;-)

Photos: 42pixel, NeedMoreCoffeeMan

Photo: NeedMoreCoffeeMan