Fast forward 9 years . . . Yes, nine years and a brief “retirement” from costuming and I am finally back on track for making this gown, and it’s going to get done in the next month. Instead of being for me, it is part extravagant birthday present and part reciprocity for proofreading a novel I am writing for a friend and co-worker [Yes, I am a victim of NANOWRI disorder.}
Also since so much time has passed, I’ve been able to rethink some things about construction and linings and stuff, and by luck, my friends at Reconstructing History have taken the time and inclination to create a pattern for the EOT gown so now I don’t have to spend hours swearing while drafting patterns from the scale graphs in Patterns of Fashion.
Wish me luck as I’m changing body type gears from a BBW Californian to a very buxom, petite European import.