Dress Diaries: Verde (part 1 of ?)

[alessandra_da_firenze]

(This is crossposted from my personal journal, but in the future I'll just be linking!)

I've been inspired by the burial dress of Eleanora di Toledo, although I won't be sticking strictly to it (I like my side lacing, for one thing).



So I'm using a green silk dupioni for the gown. I know, horribly nothing like what it's actually made of, but I loved the color and the shine and...I love it.



Tomorrow there'll be pictures of the beginning of putting it together, trim, and me talking about the pizza cutter!

Comments

[havocthecat]

*makes grabby hands at fabric*

Fabric!

[alessandra_da_firenze]

I actually got it very reasonably priced from fabric.com. They appear to be sold out of the color right now, of course...

The one note I would make is that even for dupioni it's pretty thin, and is going to require a lining. I wear a petticoat underneath and I'm still fairly certain that to drape right I'll have to line it. OTOH, I got it on sale for $6/yard.