18th century jacket ponderings.

[robinsnest]

So madamekat has been talking about this mythic Germantown 18th century event. Which sounds like tons of fun, the only problem being I've got nothing to wear!! It's only a few weeks away and I don't wanna go quite as crazy as I did for Belvidere...that was enough crazy for one year...but I'd really like to go. I think I can still fit the navy blue petticote that goes with my hand sewn 18th century jacket (ahh weight gain) but I'm 99% sure these sausages ain't fitting in those tiny sleeves. So I've been toying with making a new jacket. 

I found these two fabrics at Joanns that seemed...18th century ish to me. But I fully admit I'm going off of vauge aestetic here an nothing more specific than that. 



I'm thinking of a jacket like this one, or the one in Costume Close Up.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanni/4419922792/in/dateposted/

Thoughts? Any votes for That-would-be-horribly-un-period-looking?

Comments

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

eeexcellent! now make sure you can go woman!!! You're part of Kat's mythic description of awesomeness!