I turned myself into Madame de Pompadour. Have you or do you want to make a Robe à la Française? Sack back gown? Saque Gown? Details on how to use both the American Duchess Guide to Eighteenth Century Dressmaking AND the American Duchess Simplicity Pattern 8578 to create a Robe à la Française of your own. I'm shortwaisted and short in general, so I give tips and mistakes to avoid for shortwaisted humans who want to make this dress. I show you how I make a mockup, fit it, fit the gown, problemsolve, modify the trim in the pattern to suit my own designs, sew with cats, and create my favorite historical costume of 2020!

This video is not sponsored by American Duchess or anyone else. American Duchess is a small business that supplies the costuming community with historical shoes, stockings, buckles, books, patterns, and research/knowledge, and I really appreciate their efforts and the pretty things they bring to us historical costumers.

Bell sound by Zapsplat.
Strawberry Shortcake copyright Iconix Brand Group
Great British Bake Off, Series 9 (2018), BBC
Marie Antoinette (2006) Directed by Sophia Coppola, Columbia Pictures

Books:
American Duchess Guide to Eighteenth Century Dressmaking by Lauren Stowell and Abby Cox
Patterns of Fashion 1 by Janet Arnold
Costume Close Up by Linda Baumgarten and John Watson with Florine Carr
Costume in Detail by Nancy Bradfield

Historical shoes, buckles, and stockings by American Duchess
Jewelry by In the Long Run Designs
Cimarron Silk by The Silk Baron

Thumbnail Cake Photo by Deva Williamson from Unsplash

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