shopping haul total:

[burntcopper]

conditioner
body lotion
4x head & shoulders
2x eye cream
eyeshadow
2x facepaint
zip
ribbon
lunch

so that's most of the carnival outfit for Hub2 sorted (pondering whether to get a bikini top for that too). The zip and ribbon are for the skirt and shirt for victorian, but i'm still not sure about that - I was thinking of going as standard tart/barmaid, but have no idea whether i can get away with using an outer bodice with shoulders. Flicking through the pattern catalogues is somewhat useless because they're a) high society ballgowns or b) schoolmistresses and c) american civil war. Anyone know? the lower classes you only tend to get with Dickens adaptations. any ideas?

Oh, and re-potted one houseplant...

Comments

[tirinar.livejournal.com]

Lower classes wore pretty much similar styles to the upper classes. Fabrics weren't so good, fashions weren't as kept up, but I'd say shirts, skirts with petticoats (because I know how much you love those) bodice with straps or sleeves is fine or no bodice at all, big aprons.

What's the Friday night theme?

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

friday : victorian
saturday : carnival
sunday : cardiff night out.

my problem was I couldn't remember if you ever saw victorians with bodice outside the shirt as in previous eras

[tirinar.livejournal.com]

You saw long skirts with just shirts at home, corsets underneath, and usually jackets over the top.

Check out www.venacavadesign.co.uk - they have a brilliant range of patterns called 'Truly Victorian' that are all taken from fashion plates of the time. :)