Still very much a WIP, but I think she’s safe to post a progress photo of. Lots of pins, needs hemming and then the accents, but I think I’m happy with the base now. That train will need more bustling though or I’m gonna get stepped on a lot.
In case you’re wondering, I decided to use 1874 ballgowns as the inspiration for this adaptation. The gowns typically didn’t have a lot of disparate colors, so the bright yellow swags, became gold trim on the pleated swags of coordinated fabric. I’m much happier with that choice.”
Higher-res version of >>77629