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1930s Evening Gown – Decades of Style #3301 in Crepe and Brocade

1930s Evening Gown – Decades of Style #3301 in Crepe and Brocade

class=”wp-block-image”> class=”wp-block-image”> This dress was made for the Art Deco weekend on the Queen Mary in 2015. The pattern is Decades of Style #3301 1930s Evening Gown. I used a blue and silver brocade for the bodice, and a blue crepe for the skirt. The 

White Cotton Regency Dress – Simplicity 4055

White Cotton Regency Dress – Simplicity 4055

This is my very first attempt at a Regency dress.  For my inspiration I looked at earlier Regency dresses from 1800-1810, influenced by the classical statuary of ancient Greece. I used Simplicity 4055, view A, without the overskirt and with extra fabric in the back