(Oops, I thought this was published May 2, but apparently it was in my draft folder the whole time!)
As promised, here are some pictures of me wearing the Gibson Girl dress, and all the gorgeous ladies at the Gaskell Ball who also did a Gibson theme.
I apologize for the lighting in the photos. I took these with my phone because I forgot my camera in my sewing room after taking pictures of the completed gown.
There were a group of 8 of us that did Gibson Girl dresses, with sleeves running the gamut from off-the-shoulder to giant fun poof!
A back view. I loved the variety of colors and textures!
We got a little saucy at one point.
Which caused one of the girls to faint.
But she revived.
And we had a lovely time!
Two things I would like to point out:
1. Half of us were wearing shoes from American Duchess, who makes comfortable, danceable, historical footwear. I am currently waiting to receive a pair of “Gibson” Edwardian shoes I ordered. I highly recommend American Duchess!
2. The lady in the very lovely dress with the roses is Natalie, and you can read about her gown at Frolicking Frocks. I love how detailed her construction notes are!
The rest of my photos are on my Flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vivien_misc/sets/72157633356227565/
From the front you can start to see a bit of my baby bump. =)
There were many beautiful outfits at the picnic. (Click on the link to view lots of ruffles and colors!)
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