I Made an 1860s Ballgown to Attend a Victorian Ball | part 1, the ballgown

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! Take a step back with me into the Archive to look at this project which sadly I had not been able to share before! A couple of years ago, I decided to attend my first historical dress event, a Victorian ball in Bath. It is themed to a specific Victorian decade each year, and this time it was 1850s-1860s. I needed to make an appropriate outfit, and decided to take this opportunity to use some lightweight slubbed silk taffeta in a yellow check that I had wisely hoarded some years before. First, I discuss 1860s fashions and importantly, the crinoline cage, which gives this evening dress it's distinguished and famous silhouette. I then go over my inspirations, the project plan, and the steps in tackling this ambitious project, including the bodice mock-ups, the making of the bodice, the making of the skirt, decorations included lace and the bertha, and finally, a little insight into the ball. However, I also made two more components to this 1860s ensemble - a day bodice and a capelet - so stay tuned for more on that! My 1860s Pinterest Board: https://uk.pinterest.com/catscostumery/1860s-dress/ References Bendall, S. A. ‘“Take Measure of Your Wide and Flaunting Garments”: The Farthingale, Gender and the Consumption of Space in Elizabethan and Jacobean England.’ Renaissance Studies 33, no. 5 (2019): 712–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/rest.12537. Benhamou, Reed. ‘Who Controls This Private Space?: The Offense and Defense of the Hoop in E