Hello Ladies of the 21st Century!
(wannabe ladies of the 19th century!)
I am currently studying fashion design at Palomar College and I am in love with every minute of every class!
Today I had my History of Costume class...which took me 45 minutes to get to because of the early morning traffic! Bleck, ghetto.
Anyways, we learned about the Crinoline Period today, which was absolutely amazing!
The way they dressed back then is the way I wish we all dressed now!
Who needs stupid jeans and Tee's?! Although, they are quite comfy :)
I'm pretty obsessed with anything Victorian and Vintage, so today was awe inspiring for me.
I am hoping to find old vintage wedding dresses and cut them and piece them together to make my own wedding dress!
Here are some of the items that inspires me from to Crinoline Period
(wedding style)
boots from 1871 (made in USA)
(in all white)
hoop skirt (1800's)
hoop skirt
hoop skirt with dress
vintage sleeves :)
wedding headband
The hoop skirt came about in the 1800's and is something I hope to have in my wedding dress!
Women wore 7 different layers of clothing during this time:
drawers
chemise
corset
corset cover
hoop skirt
petticoat
2 piece dress
Talk about being way too hot!
Beauty was definitely a burden for those classy women.
I hope that I can piece together a dress that consists of all of these pieces!
That would be a wedding dress dream come true :)
Let me know if you know of any more cool spots that have vintage dresses that I can rip apart!
XOXO!
