1860's ball gown

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Here is a link that might be helpful. Good luck!

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Okay so the reason for the expense: a lot of material goes into it. Also the many layers of the outfit. I do mostly 17th and 18th century clothing, but you still have undergarments which include hoopskirts, multiple underskirts, possibly corset work along with the chemise worn. This is only the under layer. Then you have the outer layer which is a top and another 1-2 skirts.
When you order things like reenactment clothing, the people you buy from usually do things the way it was done in that time. So that means a lot of hand sewing which is a very long process.
It is very much worth the money to own something like that, but it will not come cheaply! If you think you can, there are a lot of patterns and videos to watch to create your own.

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