I Made an 1860s Ballgown to Attend a Victorian Ball | part 2, day bodice and capelet

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! In this video, I made two additional elements for my full 1860s ensemble: a day bodice and a little outerwear capelet. The day bodice was a common feature of the time. There is significant evidence through photographs, magazines, and surviving garments that separates that you could mix and match became increasingly popular from the mid-19th century. I emphasise the mix and match aspect because technically most 19th century dresses were often separates (a bodice and a skirt), but by the 1860s, waists (the common word for softer, less structured tops) that didn't necessarily match the skirts became more popular. This increased the wearability and versatility of ensembles, as the 1860s fashionable skirt required a very expensive amount of yardage to achieve the proper silhouette. An example of these separates is a type of waist sometimes called Garibaldi shirts/blouses/waist, which I've made on the channel before and love pairing them even with modern clothing (links below!). For the bodice, I used a mix of my Garibaldi shirtwaist pattern (for the high neckline and dropped shoulder) and my ballgown's evening bodice pattern, for the dart placement and fit. Once I was happy with the mock-up, I cut my pieces from a complimentary pale yellow cotton sateen that matched the yellow check of the ballgown's skirt (the bodice took approximately 2 meters). This was interlined with a medium/heavier weight linen by hand, and the darts and seams we