Making Satin 18th Century Breeches for Versailles

In this video I show how I made 18th Century breeches for my husband to wear at Versailles while we attended 2 events at Versailles, A Trianon and Fête Galante. The breeches were the last part of the suit that I made and I got them basically done with in a day. I was just excited to get something done so fast without the 15 extra steps of embroidery. Most breeches were not embroidered at all, and if they were it would have been on the band around the knee. As lovely of a detail as that would have been, I did not have time for that, and at this point the patience. I was so happy to have my husbands entire court suit for Versailles done!! I used the Mille Farms Pattern for "Drop Front Breeches" suitable for 1770-1800. I've used this pattern once before when making dark blue linen breeches for the Roger from Outlander Season 5 wedding outfit. If you would like to see that video where I use the same pattern to make breeches out of line you can view it here: Making 18th Century Men's Breeches: https://youtu.be/epsMcx3IRmg I got this light green satin fabric from Gail K. I originally had gotten it for a different project, but it just spoke to me for this one. The main inspiration for his ensemble is this piece: Man's Three-piece Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)circa 1770: https://collections.lacma.org/object/45947 Here is where I purchased the pattern: https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/collections/mill-farm-mens/products/mill-farm-drop-front-breeches-pattern?variant=3179840