Basically everyone asked says that I should do the piemontaise and I must confess that I feel most inclined to that one as well. So a piemontaise it is. I need it to be finished in May and have everything I need when it comes to fabric and lining material. What I do need are additional decorations. I would like something in gold.Of the scant handful of extant piemontaises around, there is, the one in Denmark is available as pattern. The cut is really quite simple, a narrow back, a wide front, sleeve, the petticoat and the pleated panel for the back. I already have a fitted bodice pattern that looks like that, so I will start with cutting out the lining and fit it. I also need to think a bit about the front closure.
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| Bodice, sleeve, overskirt and the separate backpleats. I have never made sleeves with that cut before. |
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| The petticoat made out of three panels of fabric and waistband. |
I will, of course, ogle other extant piemontaises for inspirations. They are really pretty.
Gorgeous creme coloured gown with embroidery.
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| The pleated back panel is really just applied on top of everything. |
A somewhat less embroidered one.
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Unfortunately no picture of the back.
A piemontaise, probably from the 1780’s and altered in the 19th century
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Unfortunately no picture of the back.
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A piemontaise, probably from the 1780’s and altered in the 19th century
Scroll down for a modern interpretationof the piemontaise in green stripes, the only one I have ever seen.
