Gibson Girl Introduction

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Inspiration 

The GBACG Gibson Girl Picnic in April.

Patterns

                    Chemise: Laughing Moon 100
                    Corset: Past Patterns 106
                    Petticoat: Truly Victorian 170
                    Slip: Simplicity 7157
                    Skirt and Blouse: Folkwear 216
                    Coat: Rocking Horse Farm 909 postponed

Accessories

    Shoes: I thought about purchasing Edwardian boots, but after looking at prices, decided against it. I had resigned myself to wearing some lace-up boots I already have, but the heel is just a chunky. So, I kept my eye on ebay and found a pair of modern cream colored boots that look much more period. I'm so jazzed!
    Hat:  I have a small straw boater that I was thinking about decorating and wearing.   know that the style of the time was for larger hats, but I think I remember seeing some cases where a smaller hat was worn far forward over the forhead; obviously, I'll need to do a little more research.
    Parasol: If I can get this done, it will solve the potential hat problem; I recently purchased a parasol that will be perfect...once I mend the handle and recover it.  I REALLY hope that I can get this done in time.

Foundations

    I had already made the chemise, corset, and petticoat before getting started on this project, so I will not be going into the details of their construction.  I really should have made a new corset (the one I have is too big for me and is losing some of its eyelets), but my time contraints make it impossible.  Eventually, I'd like to go back and make an s-curve corest to go with this costume, but that can wait.

Fabrics

    For the skirt and coat, I'm using lavender linen/cotton.  I'd like to line both with china silk in either a similar lavender or in cream.  I'm thinking about adding cream embroidered netting to the skirt (where the bias detail is) and/or a woven trim along the seam lines, and I'd also like to do some embroidery on the coat cuffs and lapels.