This dress was draped on a duct tape dummy which was formed over my corset. Again, all of the pieces that make up this dress were custom draped/drafted except for the hoop skirt (because I ran out of time).

This gown consists of: chemise, drawers, corset, corset cover, hoop, under petticoat, over petticoat, dress, and a removeable collar and cuffs (cuffs not pictured).

The skirt is double box pleated directly to the waistband of the bodice. The skirt was hemmed by sewing a band of muslin around the bottom of the skirt and sewing it up. (Yes, I know the hem is HUGE on this dress.... it was 4 a.m. and I was too tired to realize I botched it up). The skirt is dog-legged (meaning the bodice closes center front and the skirt closes left front)

The bodice has two rows of black gimp trim that continues on to the jockey sleeves. The buttons on the bodice are for decorative purposes only as the bodice closes with hooks and eyes (yes, this is a period techinique).

The sleeves are two pieces, a trimmed jockey sleeve and a modified bishop sleeve pleated to a cuff (which is also trimmed and closes with hooks and eyes - the cuffs are not pictured closed (my mistake))

Things I would change:
- collar and cuffs are too stiff (and the collar is messed up in the picture and cuffs are not pictured)
- hem is too big
- sleeves could be fuller

Oh yeah, I cut my face out/off because I was so red I matched my dress (it was 95 degrees and humid.)