Re-sketch the plate to give you an idea of all involved. Looks like the entire dress is from one fabric. Some fancy cut trim on the skirt topped with a roll or band.
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A pleated bertha collar around the neckline.
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Puffed sleeves at the top, then a smaller puff, and finally a long, tight lower sleeve. Initially, stick with only what is visible in the plate. Now grab your plate, some paper, and pencils and let’s start the dissection.
#Sketch fashion plates full
Now before you say “duh!” let me tell you: just because you can see a full skirt and puffed sleeves, you’ll find loads more details than on first glance. I use this method a great deal when reproducing a fashion plate.Ģ nd: T ake time to look at the details & each section of the garmentīefore you can reproduce a fashion plate, you have to know what it looks like. If the plate is 5″ high on paper and you stand at 5’4″, you can then break this down into sections, like neck to waist, waist to knees and knees to hem, to proportionally calculate how long pieces of the garment will be when on a real person. And remember you won’t ever look like the ideal of the time.Īlso, before you begin, measure yourself and the fashion plate and figure proportions between them. Work with as many mockups as you need to allow for the tweaking that always comes with reproductions. So, make sure to allow for adjustments when constructing the design. Not exactly easy when dealing with a detailed, multi-layered bustle overskirt! But it worked, as you can tell. But then I had to work out a plan to scale down the design so that my dress still mimicked the plate. In 2008 when I absorbed myself in reproducing the Godey’s July 1876 plate, I discovered, much to my dismay and education, that I am about 6″ shorter between my waist and knees than the drawing. Jennifer’s 1876 reproduction gown from a Godey’s Lady’s Book fashion plateġ st: Accept that you don’t look like the fashion plate Somehow at the end of it, we’re left with a beautiful garment – even if it doesn’t resemble the original design at all.īefore starting your reproduction, study these considerations to keep you on track. Of course, loads of details go into the production of the chosen plate design, many of which we stumble through. We analyze, scrutinize, ponder, decide, and create.
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But as our glossy Vogues and In-Styles present runway fashion today that you rarely see on your friends, plate sketches from the past gave the contemporary woman (and us) the dream to chase after. True, a drawing from a century or two ago was the epitome of fashion that was presented to ladies of the time. But there’s just something about a historical fashion plate that pushes you to bring it to life. Using original existing garments as inspiration for replication is wonderful. Print 1895 Fashion Plate: L’Art et la Mode N☄7