I made View B with slight modifications. It’s a very easy pattern; the pieces go together perfectly and the fit required minimum adjustment. This was made as a fantasy gown to represent Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queen. The peplum was put on a separate waistband and cut with a curved line to suggest butterfly wings. With the corset, chemise, skirt, and peplum all separate, there are now 4 pieces that can be combined to create several different gowns. In fact, the corset and skirt are going to be worn as a ball gown.
Rated 5 out of 5
Shawn –
It’s not accurate in the least, but with a few changes, it is very nice. The corset portion of the bodice should be elongated unless you are very short-waisted. It is very short as-is. The bodice is fully lined and boned with twill tape channels sewn to the lining. The gown is more flattering when the waist tabs/short flounce-skirt are removed. Just finish the edges of the corset as you would any other finished seam. The peplum shown in View B can also be removed and, instead, just sew the sleeves into the arm-hole opening like a blouse. With these changes, this can pass for Renaissance at a faire after eliminating the skirt’s zipper. The pattern runs large in the bodice.
Monique –
I made View B with slight modifications. It’s a very easy pattern; the pieces go together perfectly and the fit required minimum adjustment. This was made as a fantasy gown to represent Edmund Spenser’s Faerie Queen. The peplum was put on a separate waistband and cut with a curved line to suggest butterfly wings. With the corset, chemise, skirt, and peplum all separate, there are now 4 pieces that can be combined to create several different gowns. In fact, the corset and skirt are going to be worn as a ball gown.
Shawn –
It’s not accurate in the least, but with a few changes, it is very nice. The corset portion of the bodice should be elongated unless you are very short-waisted. It is very short as-is. The bodice is fully lined and boned with twill tape channels sewn to the lining. The gown is more flattering when the waist tabs/short flounce-skirt are removed. Just finish the edges of the corset as you would any other finished seam. The peplum shown in View B can also be removed and, instead, just sew the sleeves into the arm-hole opening like a blouse. With these changes, this can pass for Renaissance at a faire after eliminating the skirt’s zipper. The pattern runs large in the bodice.