Girls' day at the Ren Festival, and Italian gown debut

So, I actually had grown-up time today. Important grown-up time to go play dress up.

I was up until midnight sewing, but I think it was worth it.

I need to make the bodice close more tightly in front, the fabric gave a lot more than I had expected, what with all the interlining a, including the bias-cut ones. When I put it on in the parking lot it fit without wrinkling, after two hours you can see some bunching at the waist. :-(

Here is the back, including my lovely camicia sleeve poofs. I'm considering detaching the pleats in the back, turning the bodice under half an inch, and reattaching. It's a smidgen too long in the bodice.

The snood is from eclecticclaire on etsy. It's brown crochet with pearl beads. In this pic I'm wearing two cheapo pearl headbands spaced to look like a caul, but I ended up getting a very nice headband with three bead drops at the festival for 15 dollars.

Here I am attempting a selfie like all the cool kids. You can see the headband a bit. It has that lovely v shape over the forehead. I also lost the pun for the top of my right sleeve by the end of the day.

We're planning on going to the South Ohio faire next Saturday, and I want to fix some things up before then. Move the stomacher eyes in, made the forepart wider, and turn the awl holes in the sleeves to actual eyelets. And pearl beads. Gold couchwork and pearl beads everywhere. I want to clank when I walk.

I am really proud of this one. It's a new style for me, a new pattern company, and a completely new style of bodice making. For having no support underneath, I think it did a very good job keeping things in and up. Plus I made in in less than two weeks, and it was a job of work.