I Made an 1860s Ballgown to Attend a Victorian Ball | part 2, day bodice and capelet

Hello everyone and welcome to a new video! In this video, I made two additional elements for my full 1860s ensemble: a day bodice and a little outerwear capelet. The day bodice was a common feature of the time. There is significant evidence through photographs, magazines, and surviving garments that separates that you could mix and match became increasingly popular from the mid-19th century. I emphasise the mix and match aspect because technically most 19th century dresses were often separates (a bodice and a skirt), but by the 1860s, waists (the common word for softer, less structured tops) that didn't necessarily match the skirts became more popular. This increased the wearability and versatility of ensembles, as the 1860s fashionable skirt required a very expensive amount of yardage to achieve the proper silhouette. An example of these separates is a type of waist sometimes called Garibaldi shirts/blouses/waist, which I've made on the channel before and love pairing them even with modern clothing (links below!). For the bodice, I used a mix of my Garibaldi shirtwaist pattern (for the high neckline and dropped shoulder) and my ballgown's evening bodice pattern, for the dart placement and fit. Once I was happy with the mock-up, I cut my pieces from a complimentary pale yellow cotton sateen that matched the yellow check of the ballgown's skirt (the bodice took approximately 2 meters). This was interlined with a medium/heavier weight linen by hand, and the darts and seams were sewn. The seams were finished with some lace binding, and I added some short boning behind the darts and seams. I finished some of the edges with piping made from the skirt's yellow check, complete with very messy handsewn buttonholes and buttons hand covered with the same yellow check fabric as the skirt. The little capelet was the CUTEST impulse decision and honestly I regret nothing. If the instructions were more straightforward, it could have easily been done in a handful of hours. However, Victorian instructions are often quite convoluted to modern eyes, so I hope my working through the instructions out loud can be helpful to anyone out there! The pattern was from Repeated Originals (I got it from Etsy but they also have their own website now:https://repeatedoriginals.com/product..., and it's from an original 1860s magazine. It used about 2-3 meters of fabric, I used an upholstery blue velvet lined with the pale yellow cotton sateen, and made it fully reversible. The hood also has a length of boning caught in the front to help it hold it's shape. Overall, I am so pleased with how this ensemble turned out, and now I have a full 1860s day and evening ensemble! Now I just need another ball I guess 👀 Resources My 1860s Pinterest Board:   / 1860s-dress   The 1860s Ballgown Part 1:    • I Made an 1860s Ballgown to Attend a Victo...   Garibaldi Shirtwaists:    • Making an 1860s Garibaldi blouse   (an older video), but the same type is used in this video, Modern Victorian (   • Modern Victorian: Sewing a Victorian Shirt...  ) and A Little Women inspired dress (   • A Little Women Dress: Crafting a Romantic ...  ), for which the pattern (as a starting point only, not a commercial pattern!) is on Patreon here:   / 1860s-ensemble-pattern-484695  . Images Dress, French, ca. 1865, MET Museum, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Dress, French, ca. 1864, MET Museum https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Dress, French, ca. 1865, MET Museum https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... Photograph of Queen Emma of Hawaii and Her Entourage, ca. 1865, MET Museum https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect... -- MORE -- Patreon (exclusive videos),   / catscostumery   Instagram (perhaps overactive stories): @catscostumery   / catscostumery   Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/V7V7HRLN Blog: https://happilyevertaffeta.wordpress.com Facebook:   / catscostumery   -- All Amazon Links are affiliate links! I also have a list of all my useful sewing things here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/catscostu... -- For business inquiries, email catscostumery@makrwatch.com Music is from Epidemic Sound.