Me too! Now go and live without guilt! *hee hee* I was just telling a friend, I think this approach is even more true in earlier periods, where is less evidence (extent garments, primary sources, pics) of what was really done. It has to be more common sense than strict documentation.
The real trick is getting into the minds of our forebears and come up with solutions that fit their thinking process. I always find it valuable when I go back to a previous era in fashion. When I go forward again I have a much better understanding of where the dressmakers were coming from. I could never have made the Bee Robe like I did if I hadn't known the 1780s robe anglaise so well. It's constructed so similarly. I also noticed the dress that went under it made a lot more sense after I'd been making 18th century gowns than before. The style had changed, but not the technology.
Makes me want to explore the 17th century a bit more to help with my understanding of 18th!
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The real trick is getting into the minds of our forebears and come up with solutions that fit their thinking process. I always find it valuable when I go back to a previous era in fashion. When I go forward again I have a much better understanding of where the dressmakers were coming from. I could never have made the Bee Robe like I did if I hadn't known the 1780s robe anglaise so well. It's constructed so similarly. I also noticed the dress that went under it made a lot more sense after I'd been making 18th century gowns than before. The style had changed, but not the technology.
Makes me want to explore the 17th century a bit more to help with my understanding of 18th!