18th Century Children's Costume

Earlier this week I had a lot of fun making this dress. I got a call from my aunt and 5-year-old cousin that they wanted to order a 'pink princess dress' for Halloween. My cousin also specifically told me that she wanted it 'glittery and sparkly'. So....for a while I didn't have any great inspiration. Then the next day when I was in the kitchen chopping garlic for pesto, the inspiration struck me to do it in an 18th c. style. 

Of course, not really any of the construction is historical. But, I think it is fun (on occasion) to try and capture the 'look' of the time period without actually going to all the trouble. I really enjoyed doing that when I costumed our homeschool drama group.

I even got sis to let me put this crazy wig on her for photos. *grin*

I really like the way it turned out. The double layer skirt gives it a nice fullness, and the vintage gold sequin trim provides plenty of 'sparkly'. Now - I'm off to make another Red Riding Hood Cape....