Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Finished dress and party

Wahoo, I finished everything on time! The "Dress" and Stu's costume finished with hours to go before the party.


We had a great time. Thank you to everyone for their encouraging words, they spurred me on no end. And I am so happy with my dress,

I also thought Stuart looked great as Mr Darcy! His costume was easy to put together ultimately. I cropped his jacket to give a regency look.


The raw edges were simply encased in bias binding, and the cut out shapes turned upside down to be added to the back of the jacket, creating tails! Nice and easy.


The trousers I cropped, taking in the side-seams to narrow the leg. I then used a drawstring at the new hem-length to gather them in under the knee. I thought he looked fabulous: very sexy!!!  The best bit was the crotch bib which I made with that fabric cut off from the leg.  His "flap" got lots of laughs on the night, though it did make going to the loo somewhat hard work!

Some friends made their costumes too, whilst others hired; but everyone made a real effort - about 80 revellers were present, all dressed up to the nines. Fabulous.


My friend Rachel made these costumes, I know she reads my blog, so I'm hoping she'll not mind being featured; who knows, maybe she'll catch the dressmaking bug too!

 Going to leave you with a few pictures of my dress, as I'm just so thrilled with it...



The best thing about making your own made to measure dress? I was the comfiest I have ever been at a big do. Often at weddings or big parties, you buy a lovely ready-to-wear dress, but spend the whole night fiddling with the thing. I felt fantastic wearing this, like a princess!

But, I can't wait to sew something normal now.  So, what next?
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13 comments:

  1. Caroline10 February 2015 at 10:16

    Well done - you both look absolutely stunning in your Regency outfits. I love the inventive way your altered the jacket and your blue dress is beautiful. You should feel very proud of yourself - I bet you both had a good few drinks to celebrate too!

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    1. Unknown11 February 2015 at 02:25

      There was a little drinking! It was a great party.

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  2. Ruth - Nightingale and Dolittle10 February 2015 at 11:04

    You did a lovely job of the costumes Louise - you both look great! Sounds like the party was good fun too!

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  3. Alison10 February 2015 at 12:41

    Your costumes are brilliant, I love your dress!

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    1. Unknown11 February 2015 at 02:54

      Thanks so much, I enjoyed the whole process of making it.

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  4. MaciNic10 February 2015 at 13:13

    Congratulations, you both look wonderful - and 'hi Rachel, lovely work!~'
    There's nothing more fabulous than being comfortable while looking great - well done ;)

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  5. Helen10 February 2015 at 13:27

    You both look fantastic, Louise!!! Well done. Both look very era appropriate. And I can imagine it was fun to wear something so different!

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    1. Unknown11 February 2015 at 02:55

      It was so fun dressing up, Couldn't help calling him Mr Darcy all night!

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  6. Danielle Krivan28 February 2015 at 02:16

    You did such a great job! You both look wonderful, and it sounds like you had a fantastic time. Hopefully you'll get to wear it all again sometime soon!

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  7. Unknown28 February 2015 at 09:47

    Ah Thank you, it was so much fun dressing up. Sadly I can't think we will have another chance to wear it out!

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  8. Unknown28 February 2015 at 09:48

    Ah Thank you, it was so much fun dressing up. Sadly I can't think we will have another chance to wear it out!

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