Process Photos
Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight
Late 1740s period accurate nightgown created out of silk.
I drafted the initial pattern of the dress.
Mockup fitting out of Voile, front view.
Mockup fitting out of Voile, side view.
Side and shoulder seams completed with French seams, side.
Side and shoulder seams completed with French seams, front.
Side and shoulder seams completed with French seams, back.
Close up on french seam on lining fabric.
Shoulder and side seams sewn together with French seams on the lining fabric.
Lining fabric from the back view.
Neckline and armscye holes pinned together with silk pins.
Neckline ready to be basted with lining layer.
Armscye from both layers, basted together.
Preparing to hem the sleeve with Ban Roll.
The sleeve hemmed with Ban roll.
Elastic casing made out of bias tape at elbow mark on sleeve.
Elastic temporarily affixed to sleeve in preparation for fitting.
Dress with one complete sleeve.
Fitting #2 front view. Elastic waist temporarily attached with safety pins. Neck drawstring casing completed by Kristin Grieneisen.
Fitting #2, view of the attached sleeve.
Lining layer turned inside out and marked with silk pins where the waistline casing will go.
Lining layer turned inside out, with attached waistline casing.
Snaps sewn onto the inside on the dress to help secure the actress's corset.
Back of the lining layer with a drawstring at the neck and snaps attached to shoulders.
Lining the outside fabric layer with Ban roll for the hem.
Completed dress before final dress.
Side view of the completed dress before the final dress rehearsal.