Recently, historical role-playing games have become very popular in Russia and abroad. People of various professions, classes, nationalities can gather once a month in order to restore the historical era and enjoy such an action. Many people have been looking for pictures and photographs of clothes from different eras, weapons and armor for a long time, which will help prepare a costume for such a game.
Women, of course, are more finicky in their clothes and want to be always irresistible. So it was in the 18th century, and now. In order to prepare for a stylized ball of the 18-19th century, women have to look for patterns, go to the atelier, and pick up fabrics for a long time. Of course, you can sew a dress for an 18th century ball yourself, but for this you need to have average skills in sewing and modeling clothes, including historical ones. If you do not know anything about sewing, then you better turn to a familiar tailor or resort to the help of professionals of a good tailor shop.
How to sew an 18th century dress yourself
If you have soberly assessed your strength and time before the historical reconstruction, then you can sew the dress yourself. First, you will need to find pictures, sketches and patterns of dresses from the 18th century.
A dress of the 18th century must necessarily be lush, on a rigid corset, decorated with lace, frills and embroidery.
It is very difficult to find such information on the Internet, since many sources can attribute the dress of the 19th century to the 17th and vice versa. It's best if you go to the library, look for books and magazines, and make photocopies of interesting dress designs.
After that, you will need to go to the fabric shops in your city and find the right material. When sewing a dress of the 18th century, you will not be limited by the shades and colors of fabrics - you can sew a dress in pink, burgundy, blue, red, green and other colors. The main thing is to comply with all the fashion trends of that era.
When sewing an 18th century dress yourself, you will have to model or design a pattern for the future product.
If you have minimal knowledge in designing clothes and want to sew an 18th century dress with your own hands, then various thematic sites and forums will help you, where they will always help you with advice or a link to the desired resource.
This is a rather complicated and lengthy process. Only those people who have studied at the courses of a tailor-cutter or studied at a special school or university will be able to cope with the modeling of a dress.
An important point
It should be remembered that different countries had different distinctive features of dresses in the 18th century. For example, Europe at that time was characterized by amazing corsets, petticoats, crinoline, fluffy skirts, lace and expensive fabrics. That is why, if you want to attend the reconstruction of the French ball, then you will have to sew a fluffy dress with a lot of embellishments and lace.
Sewing an 18th century dress in an atelier
If you doubt your knowledge and abilities, then it is better to entrust the sewing of the 18th century dress to a professional tailor. People who have linked their lives with tailoring are well versed in modern and historical fashion trends. Tailors will be able to create a dress that will perfectly fit your body and match your body type. The atelier will also help you choose the fabric for dresses, calculate the footage, advise you on the choice of jewelry, lace and other materials.
