I was really excited to spend lots of time working on and finally completing this dress during the summer of 2020.
At that time, there was no option of finding a fabulous indoor place to take photos, so I had to make do with the outdoors. Don’t get me wrong, I have lovely photos from that short outing, but they didn’t have as much background ambiance as I was hoping to find, someday.
But last year, I had the opportunity to actually wear this dress for an activity! And I was able to convince friends to take oodles of photos so I could better document the dress in appropriate surroundings for its reception status. So now, I present many photos of this dress.
There are dramatic back views, of course.
And front views showing the bust, waist, hip dimensions I worked very hard at in the patterning stages. This is created/augmented with padding. You can read more about that in this past post.
There are also views trying to show both the front and back. A side front view, if you will. This also captures the hat very well. I wrote a detailed post about making it, which you can read here.
And a few more sitting photos, as well. These are great for showing off the train and the layers that support it (this is my past post about constructing the skirt and this is about the balayeuse that supports the skirt, if you’d like to know more).
It was hard to choose favorites! I’m very pleased to have so many photos that capture the glory of this dress in an appropriate location.
The Quintessential Clothes Pen 
I loved this dress the minute you showed it the first time!
Aw! Thanks! It was super exciting to wear it again!
Amazing! The photos really do capture all of your hard work. I’m so glad you found the perfect interior setting.
Jennie from theuglydame.blogspot.com
Thanks, Jennie! It was fun to post in different ways and from different directions to capture all of the details on this one. I’m sure you understand that! 🙂
So very beautiful! Thank you for sharing all that you do.
Thank you, Carol! So glad you enjoy it. Thanks for commenting!
Beautiful and amazing! Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos!
Thank you!! 🙂
Dear Quinn,
The color, the design, the fit! It’s gorgeous and museum-worthy.
The hat, too. The front view has a tiara-like effect that’s beautiful.
Very best,
Natalie in KY
That is very high praise! Thank you, Natalie! I love the effect of the hat, too! 🙂
Always just perfection! I have read this several times, study the photographs, go to the links on the various pieces of this project. I learn so much from you. (And you set the bar very high.) Little by little, I’m gaining confidence and enjoying my hobby more. Thank you for all the detail photos. It helps understand all the nuances you do.
Thanks so much for sharing all of those details, Helen. It’s very inspiring to know the various ways that others find inspiration here on the blog. So glad to hear that you are gaining confidence and enjoyment!
My favorite is the one with the mirror. They are all beautiful!
Yay! It’s hard for me to choose… Thank you, Margaret!
My favorite is the one with the mirror. They are all beautiful!