How to Fit an 18th Century English Gown

As far as the 18th century goes, the most difficult of all the gowns to make is the English Gown, or robe a l'anglaise, with its finicky fitted back pleats that flummox even the experienced historical costumer. Naturally, this masochist decided that was the perfect first 18th century project! In this video, watch as I discuss the difficulty of making an English gown, then follow me as I ride the struggle bus, from picking the wrong pattern to failing at sleeves, all while attempting to make a wearable, modernized mockup of the gown to wear to the office. Will I conquer the pleats? Or will I give up on life and sewing in general? Stay tuned to find out! This stash-busting, wearable mockup is in prep for my full English gown en retroussé for my Glam Rock Goes Rococo cosplay, where I will be turning myself into a 1770's David Bowie! If you've missed any in the series, where I make various Ziggy Stardust-themed historically inspired 18th century underpinnings, you can watch the entire playlist here:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDDxqes4R_ouLYhbdVhM5d_LjI8cCXgKY Supplies: 100% cotton muslin and quilting cotton, from stash Black poly grosgrain ribbon, from stash Random lacing ribbon...also from stash Resources: Patterns of Fashion 1: https://shop.theschoolofhistoricaldress.org.uk/product-category/books/?v=79cba1185463 I also used The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking for instructions on how to construct the gown: https://www.americanduchess.com/colle