Older Girls/Pre-Teens 18th Century Embroidered Felicity Gown - Custom, Made To Order (FABRIC INCLUDED

Older Girls/Pre-Teen 18th Century Embroidered Felicity Gown - Custom, Made To Order (FABRIC INCLUDED - Limited to 12 yards)

DESCRIPTION:

(Gown pictured is not my work. I've used as a place-marker only due to a high volume of inquiries. Due to my extremely busy commission schedule, I am not able to make "samples." When I am commissioned for the same gown, I will replace it with my own high-quality reproduction).

Made to Order: NOT READY TO SHIP. Must be custom made for each individual client.

This gorgeous 18th Century dress is patterned after costume worn in the 2005 film "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure. Includes: YOUR CHOICE of embroidery (front skirt edge and lower petticoat only) historically accurate bodice with front lacing and contrasting stomacher, overskirt sewn to the bodice, and petticoat. All hems are hand-sewn - NOT machine stitched. Overskirt is attached to the bodice. Bodice is structured - NOT two layers of fabric sewn together! Rather it is tailored with hair canvas. Fully lined bodice. This is NOT an inexpensive knock-off! - But an authentically styled garment, designed and constructed by a professional seamstress and historical costume designer with 30+ years of experience and a reputation for highly detailed, quality made historical reproductions.

NOTE: An authentic 18th Century style smock, corded petticoat, pocket panniers, and bumpads are needed to be worn underneath the gown, These items are NOT included in the price of the dress. If you do not own these proper underpinnings as described, you will need to add them to your budget, otherwise the gown absolutely will NOT drape properly.

CORSET REQUIREMENTS:

An authentically styled 18th Century corset is absolutely ESSENTIAL for the proper fit of an 18th Century gown. While my bodices are highly structured with tailoring in the inner-structure, ADDING BONING to the bodice proper in lieu of, or in place of, a proper pair of stays will ABSOLUTELY NOT provide you the necessary silhouette!!! Anyone who has done their research will tell you the same thing. Without actually stays it will NOT provide the same support! Therefore STAYS ARE A NECESSITY rather than an option. Without proper stays you risk a serious malfunction of the gown such as: burst seams or torn grommets for gowns that lace up. Additionally, a pair authentically styled pair of stays is necessary when creating the upper body cast, which I require in order to be able to draft a properly fitted gown to your exact measurements. The 18th Century silhouette flattens the breasts and smooths the entire torso. If you wear a Victorian or Civil War style "corset" it will not flatten the breast as needed for the 18th (and 16th) Century, and your custom gown from me will not fit properly. I pattern my 16th and 18th Century gowns to be HISTORICALLY ACCURATE, which means I follow the actual historical standards and practices for construction. These gowns are made to fit FLAT against the torso rather than to conform to the curve of the breast as you see in clothing for the 1800s and early 1900s. If you aren't wearing the proper 18th Century stays both during the making of the necessary cast, AND when you wear the gown, the front of the gown will NOT lay properly, i.e., it won't appear smooth and in can ride up in front. Therefore, it is imperative that you wear an 18th century style pair of stays underneath an 18th Century gown ONLY. The only exception to this is wearing 18th Century stays with a 16th Century gown. Both styles were similar in that they flatten the breast and push them upward to create the exquisite décolletage these eras were known for, and smooth out the torso. Many of my 16th Century clients wear a properly styled and fully-channeled pair stays made for 18th Century as a means of economics; rather than purchasing two separate corsets.

If you do not own a proper pair of stays you can add them to your order at the link below:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/479154734/handmade-18th-century-fully-boned-custom?ref=shop_home_active_61

FASHION FABRICS INCLUDED:

$240 - 10 yards of Dupioni Silk by Silk Baron, limited to 10 yards. If client wishes a higher-grade silk than dupioni, they must pay the difference.

Gown can also be made of historical cotton print without embroidery, but the same yardage and fabric budget applies.


SPECIALTY SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY DFT:
2 Yards cotton - Bodice Lining: $18.00
Up to 6 Yards Fusible cotton: $54.00
Industrial Hook and Eye tape - $5.00
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$77

SPECIALTY SUPPLIES: $77
FASHION FABRIC: $240
CONSTRUCTION LABOR $560
EMBROIDERY: $100.00
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TOTAL: $1,397.00

NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR CLIENTS: I am consistently booked out 12 to 15+ months at a time. Please contact me to check my availability before ordering. To be added to my schedule, I now require a 30% non-refundable deposit to hold a reservation. Client MUST choose their fabrics THREE months prior to their reservation date to allow for the purchase of swatches and to order fabric. If fabric is not included in your purchase, client will be responsible for their purchase and must be shipped to me and received no LESS than TWO months in advance of your reservation. Upper body cast is required wearing the appropriate corset. Tutorial will be provided. Cast must be received TWO months prior to your reservation. DO NOT use Duct tape. If you do, you will be required to create another one at your expense. if client has not complied with these requirements as specified, your reservation can be cancelled, and you will lose your deposit. Rescheduling is no longer guaranteed, due to abuses of my time and clients ghosting on their reservation. If a client has paid in full, rather than placed a deposit, and they do not follow the above guidelines or fail to respond to my messages in a timely fashion which causes a delay, their order will be placed on a permanent hold until requirements have been met. No refunds will be issued. Store credit only. To be rescheduled, client will be required to pay an additional 30% non-refundable deposit to compensate for my loss. Any client that ghosts on their reservation and is subsequently cancelled, future reservations with Designs From Time will not be accepted.

PLEASE NOTE: Any changes or additions to the design can affect the labor fees.

Available in the following women's sizes Only:

USA
2 (X-Small).
4 (X-Small/Small)
6 (Small).
8 (Medium).


LISTED TURN-AROUND TIMES ARE SUBJECTIVE: I accept (and fill) orders on a "First Come, First Served" basis, no matter if paid in full at the time of purchase, and regardless of allotted timeline listed for turn-around by Etsy. Etsy does not provide the 3 - 4-month option that I require for construction, so listed turnaround times are subjective.

**Handmade items will have small imperfections.

**No refunds. All Sales are final.

QUALITY STANDARDS: Each Designs From Time ensemble is created to meet my exacting standards, and I am a perfectionist! All my bodices - whether working class or noble - are CUSTOM DRAFTED to fit each individual client. My bodices are not cookie-cut patterns, nor do I approach my designs with a "one size fits most" concept using a commercial pattern source that you HOPE will fit. Rather than trying to make your body fit into a commercial pattern, I take the time and added effort to custom drape and draft a pattern to fit YOUR unique body. You may find reproduction clothing that is cheaper, but a bargain isn't a bargain if what you're buying is substandard workmanship. My designs are clothing NOT costume. They are among the sturdiest your money can buy. The quality you see pictured is the quality that you receive.

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IMPLIED AGREEMENT:

~ COMMUNICATION: Buyer agrees and acknowledges by the remittance of their 20% Non-Refundable Deposit, or payment in full at the time of purchase, that ALL communication with DFT, hereafter known as Seller, must remain through Etsy in order to abide by Etsy’s policies for Sellers. Buyer further agrees that once their order has been placed with DFT, a.k.a. Seller, Buyer will maintain REGULAR contact with DFT, i.e., including but not limited to, checking their Etsy messages on a regular basis throughout the duration their commission is listed on DFT’s schedule until such time as their commission has been completed, the balance paid, and the item(s) shipped.

~ UPPER BODY CASTS/MOCK-UPS: Buyer agrees and acknowledges by the remittance of their 20% Non-refundable deposit, or their Payment in full at the time of purchase, that they are responsible for creating an upper body cast from cellophane wrap and “Painter’s Tape” (NOT DUCT TAPE), which shall meet ALL the specifications in the instructional video and the PDF handout. Buyer agrees and understands that if their cast is NOT made correctly the fit of their garment CANNOT be guaranteed, and DFT will not be held liable. Furthermore, in the event that a muslin mock-up of the garment is necessary, the Buyer MUST have someone who is knowledgeable in fitting a toile (mock-up). If the mock-up is not correctly fitted, again, DFT, a.k.a. Seller, CANNOT guarantee a correct fit of the finished garment, and the Seller shall not be held liable by the Buyer.