Plaid Dresses

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Okay, we have been obsessing over striped dresses for quite some time now, so I decided it was time to obsess over another of my favorite patterns.......plaid!! I just love plaid. I actually just sold a plaid ballgown on Ebay. Here are a few pictures to get us started in our next drooling session.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1876 Carriage Dress

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1878 Day Dress (you very well may see a variation of this on me next year)

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1882 Yummy Plaid

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

June 1883.........

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1883 plaids were everywhere

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1883 Riding Habits and other Outdoor costumes

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1883: Small plaids by the seashore

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1890 saw plaids also

[Petticoat Betty]

Ahhh, plaid, I've got a real life picture from a very close friend of mine... Her daughter made it.

[Lady Dallas]

ahhh....
and my plaid dress based on one of the pictures Fannie posted. Can you guess which one?

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

I love plaid!! Fannie your blue plaid someday dress is a personal fave of mine too!! :sailor :)

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Here is Alli's fabulous plaid dress.

[Allie Mo]

Fannie you're BAD ;)

Plaids are so time consuming, all that matching. Can you imagine making that dress with the tiny pleats. Pressing it must have been a nightmare.

Gee, I just take time from looking and more pictures show up. I love your dress, Lady Dallas.

I think I admired that blue plaid of Alli's on another post.

:ty!

Allie Mo

[Clancy]

I thought i would add in a few dress pictures i found ..

[Clancy]

This one is one of my favourites

[Clancy]

Here is another favourite

[Clancy]

And one last one

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1889 Sporting Outfits

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1883 walking dress

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1889 (far left)

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Oh, Lady Lasalle.....new idea for Delight a new outfit, stripes AND plaid. :tban

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1889...what great hats!!

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1891....more fashions for the younger ladies.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Oh, Oh, Oh....look...May 1891, some stripes and some plaid.

[Lady LaSalle]

Where in the heck did you find that fashion plate?!!!! Oh I just HAVE to make that for Kelsey!!!!!!!!!! Consider it saved!

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Where in the heck did you find that fashion plate?!!!! Oh I just HAVE to make that for Kelsey!!!!!!!!!! Consider it saved!
NYPL, they have such great fashion plates.

[Lady LaSalle]

I got your plaid!!!!!!!!

[Lady LaSalle]

here's another....................

[Lady LaSalle]

one more................

[Lady LaSalle]

one or two more...............

[Lady LaSalle]

almost done......................

[Lady LaSalle]

saved the best for last!

[Clancy]

Fannie would you be so kind to send me the link for the NYPL... I did look for it and found it but i cant seem to find the categories. I remember once when i looked it was broken down into periods and by country. When my computer died i lost my links....

I have tried to search but cant seem to find the categories...

Thankyou!!!

[Kitty Phann]

Is this the link you are looking for.....http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/browse.cfm

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Kitty is right. Click on "search" and scroll to "costume" and they are listed by year and country, ie....1880 English, 1880 American, 1880 French....I love that website.

[Clancy]

Thank you both Kitty and Fannie....

[Goldie]

http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1884_5.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1883_8.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1887_4.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1887_5.shtml
Couldn't figure out how to post just the pics sorry :re

[Goldie]

http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1890_4.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1895_33.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1898_6.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1898_5.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1895_29.shtml
http://www.marquise.de/en/1800/pics/1880_1.shtml

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

LOVE her site that is the site I used to make Emily's Jersy lily dress last year...Great patterns, and easy to size up!

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Petersons April 1883

[Allie Mo]

Another Peterson's 1883. Plaids and stripes and everything nice.

[Blazin' Cali Rose]

Nothing fancy and not really plaid but this was my first attempt at a Victorian era dress.

Cali

[Blazin' Cali Rose]

And this was my second attempt but as you can tell, I couldn't get everything lined up. *sigh*

Cali

[Goldie]

Ooooo Great job! They're lovely!:)

[Prussian Blue]

...and I just finished a plaid dress as well and posted the pic's on Truly Victorian website in this thread:

http://www.trulyvictorian.netfirms.com//phpbb/nfphpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2050

Cheers

PB

[Lady LaSalle]

OMG!!!!! That is fabulous! Holy moly!!!!!

[Lizzie Marie]

Prussian Blue, that is beautiful...I love the color combos....

[Lady Fleur]

Yummy well matched!

[Blazin' Cali Rose]

Oh wow! That is absolutely gorgeous! I love, love, love the colors.


Cali

[Goldie]

Oh my! I love it! Wonderful work!:bow

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

PB, that is an AWESOME dress! I love brown and blue together. Girl, I can't wait to see you in that one. Where are you going to wear it?

[Prussian Blue]

Hi Fanny, I'll probably be wearing it at Last Stand next month in Orlando.

Cheers

PB

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Darn, I won't be there. Pictures, we want pictures!!!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Absolutly STUNNING! I love the tiny pleated trim and the OMG! pleated satin trim and LOOK AT ALL THE PREFECTLY MATCHING SEAMS!!!! Hello?!!?!?! now THAT is TALENT! Beautiful beautiful attention to the tinest little detail!
Oh I love the colors too...such an eyecatching combo right now, but has such a classic antique look!

[Prussian Blue]

Thank you GG! :ty <PB blushing furiously...>

Happy holidays!

PB

[Jessie Lyn]

I am speechless.....what a truly incredible dress.:bow :bow

[Tornado Alli]

PB, it has been said before but I have to add my adulations! That dress is inspiring! You did an incredible job and it is gorgeous! Kudos, my friend, Kudos!!!

[Prussian Blue]

Hi, Last Stand was a hoot again this year! Just posted a photo of the dress I wore at the ball on the TV site - this one actually with me in it.

http://www.trulyvictorian.netfirms.com//phpbb/nfphpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2050&start=15

Cheers

PB

[Lady Fleur]

Much prettier on!! if thats possible:)

[Lady LaSalle]

You look absolutely stunning in that dress! Pretty lady in a pretty dress---nice combination!!!

[Lily Orleans]

PB,

You look wonderful!!! I love the little matching hat!!! The first pictures on your dress form didn't do that dress justice! It is even more fabulous on!!!! :tban

[Prussian Blue]

Thank you! Actually, I got the hat first and it kind of inspired the whole outfit... funny how that works sometimes :)

Cheers

PB

[Nellie Blue]

:bump Yum! Plaid!

[Madame Olive Yew]

Again, Thank you Nellie!!!


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[Greeneyed Gypsy]

P L A I D .....Sigh....Nellie you can STOP now! LOL

Greeneyed (who list of want to's has not crossed into about three lifetimes!) Gypsy

[Sweet Violet]

OHMYGOSH!!! I love that color combination!!! And plaid.......drooling too!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[Madame Olive Yew]

:bump :bump Havn't seen this in a while.........

[Madame Olive Yew]

A little dash of plaid on a very pretty red gown.

[Madame Olive Yew]

Ok the one above might be stripes but my eyes saw plaid. Maybe it's the way the monitor is showing it.


Another pretty plaid........ Oooh look at the second one. Look at the way it buttons..

[Kitty Phann]

BTT!!!!:go :go :go

[Nellie Blue]

:gg :bump I'm not taking ANY chances! :D :go

[Black Box Belle]

BTT....ohh.....I could do plaid!!!!! :help

[Allie Mo]

BTT....ohh.....I could do plaid!!!!! :helpOf course you can!

Be sure to add plenty of fabric and time for matching. Plaids take patience.

Hmmm, wonder why I don't have any plaids...:rofl

[Nellie Blue]

Of course you can!

Be sure to add plenty of fabric and time for matching. Plaids take patience.

Hmmm, wonder why I don't have any plaids...:rofl

Because plaids take patience? :lool :go

[Allie Mo]

Hey :Nellie :gg :lool

I love the hem trim on this 1870 plaid.

[Nellie Blue]

Cool! Are you going to make it?

[Allie Mo]

Someday, maybe, when I get some...






















plaid fabric.

[Nellie Blue]

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[Drusilla]

My first attempt in plaid, not my last hopefully. I love plaid! The velvet ribbon is antique and it survived the dry cleaners! Whew!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Oh nicely done Dru...the velvet trim is prefectly to die for!!

Greeneyed (plaid rules!) Gypsy

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Dru, that dress is great! I love plaid, too!

[Madame Olive Yew]

:tban Beautiful!! Miz Dru:tban . I love Plaid too.

[Drusilla]

Thanks gals...I have some nice plaid cotton for my next one, it's a brown red and cream color combo..a summer dress fabric. The one I have with the velvet trim and brown plaid is a light flannel cotton for fall and cooler weather. I am waiting for inspiration to come..the above pages before are wonderfully helpfull, I am thinking of mixing and matching some solid with the next plaid dress.
I am actually trying to finish a dress I started in January when Mom died, my time has been very compromised since then...it is a TV 326 herimone out of a reproduction 1880 brown cotton with the cutest cream wheat sheaves pattern on it. I just need to attach the waistband, decide on some trim and I already have the bodice cut out and ready to flatline.

[Nellie Blue]

Oh, Dru! I loved your first plaid....I'm drooling over your next planned one! :tban :tban

[Sweet Violet]

Oh Dru!! That plaid and velvet dress is wonderful!! It looks so rich and tailored!! Loooooooooove it!!

[Sweet Violet]

btt:bump:bump

[Allie Mo]

As you may be thinking of 1870s for the convention, here is one that I think has not been posted. It's a US design too.

The second one is from 1876.

The third one is French from 1875. The trim could be plaid.

If you are thinking of using one of the $$$$$ wool state tartans, these might be a good choice as they only use it as trim.

[Allie Mo]

I looooooove this one. It's British from 1883, which may be my favorite year.

[Allie Mo]

This is from 1875. Love the plaid on the diagonal.

[Allie Mo]

Do I need to tell you that this is from the '90s :lool

Use a huge or small plaid.

[Catawba Kate]

Nice Allie Mo. I love the dress in the second picture, middle figure. Very elegant.

[Allie Mo]

October 1890. There's something so nice about velvet with plaid.

Love the "pointy thingies!"

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

thise last two are a couple of favorites of mine...I would do the velvet jacket on the left with the pointy thingie skirt on the right!:tban:ty

[Allie Mo]

One more 1890s and I'm done showing my stash of plaids.

[Allie Mo]

thise last two are a couple of favorites of mine...I would do the vellet jacket on the left with the pointy thingie skirt on the right!:tban:tyOooooooooooooooooh! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

[Victoria Rose Hyde]

I'm just totally loving these. i'm working on my first 1890's plaid ensemble as we speak. Just finishing up with the jacket. I will post pictures when I'm done. Will then start on the skirt.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Here are 3 of my plaid dresses..the red one was made by Maison De Verneur, the green one was made by me and the blue one was made by Neatshire Creations.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

I love this dress!!

1875

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1876.................

[Sweet Violet]

Oh loveliness!!! Allie Mo!!! I have the perfect fabric to go with the purple and green 90s fashion plate!! To be honest, that is why I btt'd this thread!! I found a wonderful plaid before convention and am trying to find the perfect inspiration to make it out of!! hmmmmmmmmmmm......

Fannie, I think you have a love of plaid?

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Fannie, I think you have a love of plaid?

Yes, I admit it, I have plaiditis!!!:rofl:rofl

[Allie Mo]

Oh loveliness!!! Allie Mo!!! I have the perfect fabric to go with the purple and green 90s fashion plate!! To be honest, that is why I btt'd this thread!! I found a wonderful plaid before convention and am trying to find the perfect inspiration to make it out of!! hmmmmmmmmmmm......

Fannie, I think you have a love of plaid?Oh Sweetie,

I'm so glad to help. Hope I don't have to wait a year to see it!

Regards,

[Allie Mo]

I apologize if this is a repeat. It fits in with the "plaid for trim" theme we've got going. It's from 1875.

[Allie Mo]

This is 1875 English. I can see using a plaid for it too.

[Allie Mo]

Put a perfectly pretty Peterson's pocket on your plaid!

This is from 1876.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

I apologize if this is a repeat. It fits in with the "plaid for trim" theme we've got going. It's from 1875.

Allie Mo, I don't think I've ever seen that one before. I really like it. Thanks for posting that one.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

More plaid dresses and plaid as trim........1875

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

1877 Plaid

[Lily Orleans]

This is from someone's online family tree page. I love seeing the old photos! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~paxson/dunning/aedc-dress-lucy.jpg

[Lady Leigh]

I wish we could see the full picture, but I love to see authentic gowns done up in plaid!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Leigh...she is beautiful, I love origional images like that...something about the faces....

[Drusilla]

Hey that one is like mine!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

ohhh it is!! You need a tin type taken!!:tban

[Dixie McCan]

WOW! :faint


Dru, that is wonderful - says you have magnificent, well-studied taste in fabric and style!!!

GG is right! - if you have a "paint"-type program you may be able to make it look tintype on your computer.

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

GG is right! - if you have a "paint"-type program you may be able to make it look tintype on your computer.

Dru, I "tin typed" your mannequin.:rofl:rofl Well, it was the only picture I had of this dress..........:lool:lool

[Dixie McCan]

Yeehaw, Fannie!

[Victoria Rose Hyde]

1878 Day Dress (you very well may see a variation of this on me next year)

I'd like to use this plate for a possible California State dress if no one else is using it. The colors are pretty close to the state tartan colors and then I can accent it with the state flower, Yellow Poppys.

[Drusilla]

Thanks Fannie! Ha yes I should go have more pics taken...but I am just so runnin around like crazy lately....AND it would be a major undertaking, but oh boy would that be neat to do. I need a Glamour Shot session with all the dresses and ensembles I have made...at last count it's over 50...:faint
Does anyone here know where I can buy hatboxes in bulk? I need a bunch!

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

I'd like to use this plate for a possible California State dress if no one else is using it. The colors are pretty close to the state tartan colors and then I can accent it with the state flower, Yellow Poppys.

Go for it! That sounds beautiful! I have other plans for my state dress. Can't wait to see your pictures!:rofl

[Victoria Rose Hyde]

Thanks Fannie! Ha yes I should go have more pics taken...but I am just so runnin around like crazy lately....AND it would be a major undertaking, but oh boy would that be neat to do. I need a Glamour Shot session with all the dresses and ensembles I have made...at last count it's over 50...:faint
Does anyone here know where I can buy hatboxes in bulk? I need a bunch!

I've been buying my hat boxes at Ross Dept Store. I'm not sure if you have one in your parts. They have hat boxes for $8-$10, depending on the size. Sometimes I can put more than one hat in the box depending on the size and I keep them covered in tissue paper

Thanks Fannie, I think I'll take you up on that.

[Dixie McCan]

Wow, thank you, Victoria Rose Hyde! I've paid $25 at a "boutique" store near me - never thought to look at Ross! Yahoo, another shopping trip!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

If you have one around you check Burlington coat factory...ours is in Ventura but the last time I was there they had hat boxes for 5.99$ I got a few then and hope they will have a few more next time I am down that way.

[Dixie McCan]

Oh GG, that is utterly fabulous - that gives me another excuse to go to JoAnns! :ty:ty:ty

[Allie Mo]

I went to JoAnn's today (the huge one in Elk Grove that I had never been to) and asked if they had any wool plaids. The guy looked at me like, huh! Then he said, oh you mean like Scottish Kilts. I said yes! You've got the idea. He asked if I was making a kilt. :re

He called over the loudspeaker to see if anyone knew if they had any plaids. S-i-l-e-n-c-e!

Oh well...maybe it's poppies for me...

[lauren]

Ooh! I love plaids! Here's the first dress I made from Arnold patterns and Truly Victorian patterns. The top is Arnold and the underskirt is the early bustle grand parlor skirt. It's still one of my favorite dresses!
http://trulyvictorian.netfirms.com/picturepro/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10121/normal_tv01.jpg

[Dixie McCan]

Lauren - what a darling gown!

Allie Mo - I try not to ask at JoAnns, I spend lots of time, read labels and carry with me my notes of what AlleyCats say.

[Allie Mo]

Lauren, you are toooooo cute!

Dixie, :ty I think I get it!

[Catawba Kate]

Lauren that is a great picture of you and I just love the dress!!!:faint

[Lady Leigh]

What a hoot, Lauren! Do you have a picture of you in that gown standing up? I'd sure like to see it!

[lauren]

Thanks so much!
Lady Leigh, I don't have one of me in the dress standing up, but I have a picture of it on the dress form, which is shorter than me.
http://trulyvictorian.netfirms.com/picturepro/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10121/normal_red2.jpg

[Dixie McCan]

1878 Day Dress (you very well may see a variation of this on me next year)

Victoria Rose - Your proposed California dress is gorgeous - what do you have in mind? :fb

[Lady Leigh]

Thanks, Lauren!!!!! That gown is just sooooooooo lovely!!!!!

[Victoria Rose Hyde]

Victoria Rose - Your proposed California dress is gorgeous - what do you have in mind? :fb


Well I found a dress to do in plaid. The colors are pretty close to California Tartan. I would accent it with the state flower, yellow poppies, and maybe have a state seal placed on the breast of the dress. I also am thinking quail, the state bird perched in a hat among some yellow poppies.

[lauren]

Thank you, Lady Leigh!

[Drusilla]

Lovely dress Lauren. Yes I have a Ross near us here, I was looking for bulk and better prices. I gave so many away with hats I made for ladies that I came up short, so it's time to restock. January restocking is soooo much fun!

[Dixie McCan]

BTT :tban:tban:tban