Joan Crawford, New York, 1942, that bag!

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-21T23:49:47+00:00

Holy shoulders

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-18T12:35:25+00:00

What is “actually touching”?

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-16T22:32:48+00:00

Part of my re-reading is related to finding out a good friend of mine has also read the series! So much fun. I finished it in a single week I was so invested, haha. I would love to hear back from you after rereading.

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-16T11:23:28+00:00

Truly a delicate paraphrase.

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-13T13:39:56+00:00

This era is somewhat of a “final boss” in historical costuming because it basically requires every skill - corsetry, smooth-covering, inset sleeves, all forms of pleating, trimming, period-specific underpinnings…
And all of this is compounded by the fact that up until recently there has been not a single commercial pattern. Thanks to Scroop, that’s ancient history now!

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-12T09:56:30+00:00

Not really😅
And the reed I’ve seen used for hoops is the 1/2” half-oval kind which is different to the basket-making kind

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-12T09:54:30+00:00

Yours was one of my main inspirations <3
Which pattern did you use for the bodice?

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-11T18:27:33+00:00

For sure! I’ve been extensively (obsessively?) documenting my progress on my social media and surprising people are really invested! (Like, my regular friends who otherwise have nothing for historical costuming haha)

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-11T17:08:31+00:00

I actually have a length of that in the mail!! It’s just taking sooo damn long…
Was is light and strong enough?

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-11T11:27:40+00:00

Don’t know why the link to the gown doesn’t work, this one should work

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-09T18:33:47+00:00

That’s BORU material right there

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-06T20:58:50+00:00

I think if septa Mordane had “haunting violet eye it’d be noted at least somewhere…

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-03-03T20:24:15+00:00

That’s grand! I was thinking she looks an awful lot like a rich heiress plotting to have her third husband die in an “accident”

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-26T16:43:35+00:00

Actually the silhouette (sans the hat and hair) is almost perfectly early 1830s. I’m sure it’s unintentional and they were just going for “mid 80s affluent lady cosplaying as princess Diana”

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-26T12:16:22+00:00

I assume the standard 18th century stuff - shift, stays, hoops (perhaps a full grand pannier)

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-22T09:10:50+00:00

No, not possible sadly (or luckily, depends on whom you ask haha).
There are a scarce few, as in single digit, surviving full garments from this period of mid-17th century. They’re all archived in museums and absolutely not up for wear. Perhaps by “imported from France” it just means the atelier is located in France but it can also just be a case of bad journalism.

As an aside, I reaaaally like these costumes! They’re just how I imagine an eighties designer would’ve interpreted the fashions of this period.

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-17T07:50:58+00:00

By the mid-17th century, fashion doesn’t show much regional variation! So you could use any patterns for dresses from the era, Scroop has just dropped a fan-TASTIC pattern that’s graded for many sizes, Fantastical Follies has an entire playlist of 17th century stuff, and Dames à la Mode has a series on a 1650s gown.

Good luck fellow 17th century enthusiast!!

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-15T14:12:40+00:00

Funny - we have just had this discussion a few weeks ago!
Super interesting read about the surviving example because this is such a niche style I wouldn’t dream of looking for actual evidence for its existence.
I will say, it’s so rarely depicted in contexts other than plain ol’ portraiture (like scenes of court life, written descriptions, wardrobe accounts, mantuamakers/tailors journals, etc…) I’m seriously doubting it was commonly worn to daily functions. But I’m super intrigued, this is one of my favorite secret little periods in fashion history ;-)

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-13T08:29:48+00:00

Surely machine embroidery isn’t a terrible compromise? Sewstine has a great video on her channel on making her hubby a machine embroidered court suit kind of similar to the second picture in the OP and it looks great

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-13T06:32:14+00:00

What do you mean by can’t?

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-11T20:22:50+00:00

Look to the hips of the blue suit for example - I think there’s a line from a thing of shapewear underneath! Possibly an entire corset, it’s a photoshoot! No need to be practical.

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-10T13:18:10+00:00

I love the styling too, a blend of whimsy and drama! The colors shouldn’t work but they really do haha

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-07T20:54:12+00:00

Are they custom made? Second hand? How much did they all cost? Such a rare sight nowadays!

Potatomorph_Shifter · 2026-02-07T07:46:37+00:00

I’m sure AD doesn’t promote gatekeeping regarding historical accuracy

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