April 2007

My next project was the polonaise, which I made in deep purple taffeta. I am wearing it with a gown of lilac taffeta, a design of my own.

Patterns used:

TV410 1873 Polonaise

Fabrics and trims:

This is the dark purple taffeta I used for the polonaise:

And this is the lilac taffeta I used for the gown:

This is a close-up of the trimming around the neckline and of the frog-closures:

And here are some blurry pictures of the trimming of the sleeves:

Pictures of me wearing the total outfit can be found here.