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| Victorian Court Dress |
"Elizabeth of Austria" |
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 This gown of ivory lace satin and tulle was inspired by a painting of
Elizabeth of Austria by Franz Russ, (c.1860).
It is an example of classic Victorian court dress - a triple layered lace skirt, scattered with mother-of-pearl sequins, worn over petticoats and a crinoline hoop.
The velvet train is edged with appliquéd details in gold. The corseted bodice is encrusted with intricate beaded patterns in crystals, sequins, pearls and facetted stones. |
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| The original gown, as shown, was hooked at the back and worn over a seperate mid-victorian shaped corset. It was made as a theatre costume - designed to 'read' at a distance. (The original, including the crinoline frame is held at the studio and can be viewed). This gown works well as a wedding gown - with or without the train. It can be constructed in a variety of fabrics and costs vary accordingly - from the richest silk duchesse satins with silk tulle and antique laces and metallic lace to edge the train; or alternatively modern laces and mixed fibre satins, with nylon tulle are just as effective, as shown.
| The original gown, as shown, was hooked at the back and worn over a seperate mid-victorian shaped corset. It was made as a theatre costume - designed to 'read' at a distance. (The original, including the crinoline frame is held at the studio and can be viewed). This gown works well as a wedding gown - with or without the train. It can be constructed in a variety of fabrics and costs vary accordingly - from the richest silk duchesse satins with silk tulle and antique laces and metallic lace to edge the train; or alternatively modern laces and mixed fibre satins, with nylon tulle are just as effective, as shown.
Costs are very variable, depending on the fabrics and laces chosen at consultation. Alternative colourways are endless - see two possibilities in cream, green and gold and white, silver and blue.
From (approx.) £2500 - £4000 |
Copyright © 1988 Theresa Blake. All Rights Reserved.
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