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Gilded Age Patterns!

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Looking for patterns for the Gilded Age? We have them! 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, and 1900s- check it out at Atelier Lily Absinthe!!!

Mccall’s M8076 1870s 1880s 19th Century Hat Pattern 4 - Etsy
This Patterns & Blueprints item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 10 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jul 2, 2022
Simplicity 5457 Circa 1880 Evening Reception Dress Sewing - Etsy
This Womens Costumes item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 2 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jul 5, 2022
Butterick B6305 Natural Form Mid-bustle Era Late 1870s Early - Etsy
This Womens Costumes item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jun 27, 2022
Mccall’s M8189 Misses’ Costume Angela Clayton C. 1880 - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Mar 29, 2022
Mccall’s M8191 Misses’ Skirt Angela Clayton C. 1880 - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 11 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Apr 11, 2022
Simplicity 4078 Circa 1895 Ballgown Evening Dress Sewing - Etsy
This Womens Costumes item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 5 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jun 11, 2022
Butterick B5969 Misses’ Corset and Skirt 1870s 1880a - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 17 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Mar 30, 2022
Butterick B6692 Misses’ Costume 1870s Style Day Dress - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 5 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Mar 30, 2022
Past Patterns No. 904 1880s Polonaise With Walking Skirt - Etsy
This Womens Costumes item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 4 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jul 9, 2022
Patterns of History 1876 Bustled Day Dress Sewing Pattern - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jun 19, 2022

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18th Century Pattern Sale!!!

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Check out our latest sale- 18th Century patterns – at our Etsy Store! Here’s just a few of our offerings:

Simplicity 8578 18th Century Robe a La Francaise Sewing - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 13 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jun 3, 2022
Simplicity 8161 Misses’ 18th Century Costume Day Dress - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 26 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jul 2, 2022
Simplicity 8162 Misses’ 18th Century Undergarments Sizes - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 32 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jul 24, 2022
Simplicity 8579 Misses’ 18th Century Corset Shift and - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 9 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on May 29, 2022
Mccall’s M7826 Bodice-robe Skirt Angela Clayton 18th - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 10 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on May 16, 2022
Simplicity 8411 Misses’ 18th Century Formal Court Gown - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 16 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on May 9, 2022
Mccall’s M7762 Outlander Coat 18th Century Style Sewing - Etsy
This Womens Costumes item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jun 11, 2022

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Regency Era Pattern Sale!!

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With all the Regency Era-themed events happening these days, now’s the time to get that Regency dress and we can help! We’re currently running a 15% off pattern sale at our Etsy store: Etsy Store! Here’s just a few of our offerings:

Mccall’s M7493 Misses’ Costume Regency Era Day Dress - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 32 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Aug 18, 2022
Simplicity S9434 Misses’ & Women’s’ Regency Era - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 187 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Aug 16, 2022
Mccall’s M8137 Men’s Regency Era Great Coat Sewing - Etsy
This Gender-Neutral Adult Costumes item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 15 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Aug 17, 2022
Simplicity 8941 Regency Era Sewing Pattern Sizes 6-14 & 14-22 - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 93 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Aug 18, 2022
Simplicity 9502 Regency Era Empire Style Dress and Jacket - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 50 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Aug 15, 2022
Butterick 6630 Misses’ Coat and Dress Regency Era Day - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 20 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jul 2, 2022
Simplicity 4055 Misses’ Costumes Regency Era Empire Line - Etsy
This Fabric item by AtelierLilyAbsinthe has 12 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Woodland Hills, CA. Listed on Jun 21, 2022

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Some Gilded Age Inspiration

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HBO’s new series The Gilded Age has been on our minds lately, especially since it’s returning for a second season,  and this circa 1880-1882 dinner dress captures that feeling for us:

Dinner Dress, c. 1880-1882; Metropolitan Museum of Art (C.I.63.23.2)

In terms of general style, this is almost identical to our gold brocade & blush pink dress shown above and it only shows that the dividing line between “evening dress” and “dinner dress” or “reception dress” is pretty thin. Of course, the dress could have simply been mislabeled (it happens more than one would think) but still…in the end, it can be pretty subjective and we by no means profess to have the answers, it is though-provoking.

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A Circa 1878 Wedding Gown

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Today we present another interesting dress design from the Mid-Bustle/Natural Form Era with this circa 1878 wedding dress. Yes, you heard that right! This dress is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and on their web site, the dress as identified as a “Wedding Ensemble.” Unfortunately, they don’t provide any information on how they arrived at that conclusion so this has to be taken with a grain of salt…

Wedding dress, c. 1878; Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009.300.18a, b)

Wedding dress, c. 1878; Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009.300.18a, b)

This dress is constructed of an embroidered wine colored stripped silk satin for the overskirt and bodice combined with a purple silk satin for the underskirt, bodice front and cuffs. Finally around the cuffs, there’s a think band of the purple silk sating that’s been pleated and finished off with white lace. In terms of silhouette, this one is cylindrical, characteristic of the Natural Form/Mid-Bustle Era and has no train. The bodice is a cuirass style, falling over the hips. The decorative effect on the underskirt hem is interesting, employing a combination of pleating, ruching, and use of the stripped fashion fabric in the form of vertical tabs running along the upper hem.

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Now, as for the dress being a wedding dress, this is a very possible. Unfortunately, there’s no documentation posted online at the Met Museum website and we can only assume that there is documentation but that it didn’t make it online for reasons unknown. But nevertheless, this dress could have been used as a wedding dress in that during the late 19th Century, the use of white as THE wedding dress color was not a rigid convention; a wedding dress was often a bride’s best dress and was meant for wear long after the wedding. Moreover, the idea that one would have a specific dress to be worn only on the wedding day and then put away was also not the norm and in fact, was simply not feasible for most people, not to mention that it was viewed as wasteful. The idea of the one-use wedding dress would start to develop towards the end of the 19th Century but only by the very rich. For a more complete discussion of wedding dresses, check these posts HERE, HERE, and HERE. Ultimately, this dress presents a classic late 1870s/early 1880s day look and works for a variety of social occasions.😁

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