Embroidered Linen Day Dress

c. 1805 

An Upcycled Regency Day Dress

This gown was created from an embroidered linen curtain that I found for a song on Facebook Marketplace. The fully hand-sewn gown was created from a pattern in Regency Women's Dress: Techniques and Patterns 1800–1830 by Cassidy Percoco.

The gown was accompanied with a red wool 18th-century style cloak and a matching beret and reticule.

Watch the making of this dress!

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This ensemble features a standard shift (18th-century style) and an underpetticoat. The corset was created from the RedThreaded long Regency Stays with a straight wooden busk. Then another petticoat and finally the gown!

I accessorized with silk stockings and boots from American Duchess, a matching velvet beret and reticule, and a red wool 18th-century cape.