Regency Gown Glow Up | Refashioning old historical costumes + finishing UFOs

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This is the third video in a series where I refashion and old, failed Regency-era costume into something new. This time the dress will actually remain as a dress but I'm giving it a glow-up: new sleeves, a fuller skirt, and a much needed fix to an ill-fitting back. I'm also finishing up an old unfinished project to go with it: a pink silk bodiced petticoat.


** REFERENCES **
Regency Refashion #1 (18th Century Accessories):    • Refashioning old costumes + advice for beg...  
Regency Refashion #2 (1920s Day Dress):    • Making a one-hour dress but it took me a w...  
Original blog post about this dress: https://dixiediy.com/2018/11/regency-...


** PATTERNS **
The original pattern I used for this dress, which I heavily modified: https://www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...
I don't actually recommend trying to convert that pattern into a back-closing dress. If you really want a back-closing dress, try the pattern I used to make the dress in this video:    • Sewing a White Regency Dress + chatting ab...  
Bodiced-petticoat pattern: https://www.laughingmoonmercantile.co...


** IMAGE CREDITS **
Edwardian shirtwaists
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
https://digitaltmuseum.no/01101355724...

Detachable sleeves
Gold 1814 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
White evening gown: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Pink/Red/Mauve gown: https://collections.mfa.org/objects/5...


** MUSIC **
Courtesy of EpidemicSound.com


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