Pink Thing had a debut at Tavern Night at the Depreciation Lands Museum, and I wore it again to Fort Ligonier Days. Overall I think it turned out great.
Postmortem analysis: add a strip of boning down the inside center front to keep it smoothly fastened and deflate the Georgian bum pad by about 1/3.
Inside the tavern at Tavern Night, Depreciation Lands Museum, Hampton Township, PA
The back of Pink Thing, in the Tavern at DLM. My curls have fallen out and I think I need to deflate this bum pad just a tad.
In the garden at Depreciation Lands Museum, Hampton Township PA with my husband Bill in his silver brocade waistcoat.
Pink Thing, with a better cap, in Bill’s teaching room before I left for Fort Ligonier Days.
The original I copied for comparison.
Hi there – I really love this dress. It came out beautifully! Thank you for your explanation of how the skirt fastens – round gowns have been a mystery to me. How does the center front fasten? Pins?