Costume update

31 December 2012: my blouse is coming underneath the corset. It is finished except for the closing at the back of the neck.

1 January 2013: My outer coat in process. V. drew a coat as she has seen it in one of her splendid books on historical costuming. We thought it quite ingenious. I am in a bit of a panic as this coat still needs lots of work.

3 January: My friend V. gave me these fabulous vintage gloves, they fit perfectly with my golden dress.

Cuff and sleeve of the blouse with part of the vest. I will embellish the seam of the cuff with a ribbon.

6 Januari: the blouse and vest are almost finished. I embellished the vest with pearls and it only needs a fastening at the front. And here I have a problem: the pattern of the vest was drawn too small so it can't close like it is supposed to. I will add a strip of cloth behind the closure and have two rows of buttons, like a double breasted coat.

9 January: I found the sweetest boots to go with my golden dress! The skirt still needs hemming.

12 January: the pleated outer skirt with the bustle underneath are finished.

The bustle goes between the underskirt and outer skirt. I embellished the underskirt with some ruffles, just for fun.

22 January: I added an extra almost transparent top skirt with tuck-ups. The patterns of the all the skirts are from this Burda pattern. I am omitting the front top skirt as it looks a bit too country-style for me and I would like to see more of the beautiful flowered yellow silk.

28 January: front view of the finished corset. I can't get rid of the little tuck in the middle even with ironing, so it has to be as it is. I embellished the corset with little pearls. V. also drew the pattern for this corset.

And the back view with the laces. It is coming quite together!