Pictured here at Chateau de Pys in 2013, this redingote is made of a striped rayon/mystery fabric, fitted out with velvet batwing collar and cuffs painstakingly hand-edged in silk ribbon. It’s paired with the same black silk petticoat I wear with a lot of my 18th-century outfits. I added a simple black fichu to fill in the low neckline, since many of the period images show a bouffant, pigeon-breasted look created with a large fichu.
I think this is my favorite of all the costumes you’ve posted that you wore in France. There is something so chic and fabulous about it plus I love teh stripes!
Thank you! I figure I’ll wear it again a lot, including at CoCo.
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I think this is my favorite of all the costumes you’ve posted that you wore in France. There is something so chic and fabulous about it plus I love teh stripes!
Thank you! I figure I’ll wear it again a lot, including at CoCo.