Marilyn's 1874 Dress
Reproduction Outfits
by Vintage Victorian
This page as an example of a page created to show a customer the design elements and progress of an outfit
while it is under construction. This outfit was made for an actress recreating an ancestor's dress for a performance.
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| Chemise |
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| Chemise, can have a drawstring at the neck if desired. |
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| Corset, still needs lace trim. |
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| Drawers |
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| Drawers |
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| Bustle Front |
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| Bustle Back |
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| Bustle Side |
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| Petticoat front |
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| Petticoat side |
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| Petticoat detail |
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| Underskirt front |
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| Underskirt back |
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| Body front version 1 |
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| Body cuff |
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| Cuff on original brown bodice, 4 small box pleats, centered on the outside of the sleeve |
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Entire cuff of the brown bodice,
I could leave the ruffle I have already done as an under ruffle,
then the box pleated cuff,
then the narrow ruched band at top,
sort of a reverse of the brown cuff detail |
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| Bodice with buttons (ruching not narrowed yet) |
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| Cuff ruffle, pleated |
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| Cuff ruffle closer view |
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| Overskirt front |
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| Overskirt ruffle |
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| Overskirt, small pleats version, unpressed can be softly pressed, don't recommend sharply pressed. |
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| Skirt and overskirt with ruffles |
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| Skirt ruffles, closer view |
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| Skirt ruffles even closer |
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| Simple Dress you've liked since the beginning |
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Faux jacket Bodice Trim, this shows how the bodice can be trimmed to look like a separate jacket.
Can have the narrow trim on the bodice match the narrow trim at the header of the skirt ruffle. |
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| Skirt and Bodice Trim, grouped pleats on the left at the hem, on the right bodice trim, narrow ruffles with darker trim at the head. |
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| Tailored bodice trims and collars, lady on left and upper right small standing collars, applied over collars (revers) |
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| Body trim, ruched band |
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Tailored body and collar,
small white fold over or standing collar and plain tailored cuff.
Small bow at neckline. |
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| Collars and Cuffs, a little fancy |
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| More collars and cuffs, somewhat more tailored |
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| A dress with wide stripes |
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| Hem Trim on the left, simple collar on the right |
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| Hem ruffles, jacket effect on the right, simple bows at neck |
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| Hem ruffle trim, darker header, simple neck trim |
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| Hem ruffle, grouped pleats, fringed overskirt |
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| Drawers and Corset cover, simple corset cover |
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| Corset cover, fancier |
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