Rococo Inspired Picnic + Handmade Stays + Skirt
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tempedefilleIn April, I helped organized a photoshoot/picnic day with some comm members and my photographer friend.We took a lot of very lovely pictures and I didn't post them all to instagram, and they're also prettier in a larger format, so this post will help me figure out this site and share the photos in a larger format.
Though I started the stays +skirt about a year before this shoot, I think I only worked on them for a week or two total. I put the project away after trying (and failing) to bind the bottom of the stays flawlessly. After seeing many other more advanced and experienced historical seamstresses/costume makers' projects, and their ability to accept imperfection, I decided I was going to finish them, even if they weren't flawless (and they aren't). The skirt I had already sewn together during my first 'attempt', but it was too full, and looked odd. I removed some panels from the side and it is a much better fullness now.
Because the whole thing is made out of a vintage (linen?) tablecloth, the pattern was very close to the edge, so I bound the bottom of the skirt with the same double fold bias tape used on the stays.
The weather on our photoshoot day was lovely, I'm glad it was a comfortable temperature! It's very hard to look and feel cute when it's hot!
Though i've passed on all my other cropped chiffon taobao blouses as they don't match anything in my wardrobe, I'm glad I kept this one around! It's been waiting patiently in my wardrobe for this outfit to be finished.
I was inspired by the many rococo photoshoots that have been happening recently, and I decided that planning this one would force me to have a deadline to complete this 'ensemble'.
The boots were a thrift find a few years back, and one of the heel taps fell off during cleanup! Luckily it was spotted and has since been reattached.
I altered this aliexpress hat a few minutes before we left, it was flat and looked odd. Luckily with a few strong stitches it became a makeshift 'bergère' style hat. The ribbon was a very good model, and though the wind kept pulling the hat off my head it made a good prop when I wasn't holding it on.
Very thankful to my partner who picked out all the goodies from Trader Joe's and set the spread up so beautifully.
I hope you enjoyed looking at the photos, and maybe gained some motivation to finish a project, or even have a fancy picnic of your own!
Though I started the stays +skirt about a year before this shoot, I think I only worked on them for a week or two total. I put the project away after trying (and failing) to bind the bottom of the stays flawlessly. After seeing many other more advanced and experienced historical seamstresses/costume makers' projects, and their ability to accept imperfection, I decided I was going to finish them, even if they weren't flawless (and they aren't). The skirt I had already sewn together during my first 'attempt', but it was too full, and looked odd. I removed some panels from the side and it is a much better fullness now.
Because the whole thing is made out of a vintage (linen?) tablecloth, the pattern was very close to the edge, so I bound the bottom of the skirt with the same double fold bias tape used on the stays.
The weather on our photoshoot day was lovely, I'm glad it was a comfortable temperature! It's very hard to look and feel cute when it's hot!
Though i've passed on all my other cropped chiffon taobao blouses as they don't match anything in my wardrobe, I'm glad I kept this one around! It's been waiting patiently in my wardrobe for this outfit to be finished.
I was inspired by the many rococo photoshoots that have been happening recently, and I decided that planning this one would force me to have a deadline to complete this 'ensemble'.
The boots were a thrift find a few years back, and one of the heel taps fell off during cleanup! Luckily it was spotted and has since been reattached.
I altered this aliexpress hat a few minutes before we left, it was flat and looked odd. Luckily with a few strong stitches it became a makeshift 'bergère' style hat. The ribbon was a very good model, and though the wind kept pulling the hat off my head it made a good prop when I wasn't holding it on.
Very thankful to my partner who picked out all the goodies from Trader Joe's and set the spread up so beautifully.
I hope you enjoyed looking at the photos, and maybe gained some motivation to finish a project, or even have a fancy picnic of your own!
