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At Ca'Zen (Palazzo Zeno), in the Parrocchia di Sta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venezia. It's the last day of Carnevale, and with us being in the year 1797 it's the last daylight of the last carnevale (The French forbid it afterwards)Picture by Andrea SchlΓ€fli
Dress & model: yours truly
Shawl: borrowed of K. Schmitt for the event (it's an original)
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Thank you! Sorry for the late reply
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I so much agree with you. Far too many people think 'ah a white dress with short puffy sleeves' and so grab a bedsheet and run something up. That is why I was impressed with the fact that you have carefully researched your layers.
I've not seen that particular fashion plate before- just love the headdress! There are just so many styles in the fashion plates, such a shame so few of the copy dresses etc survived.
Here are a few of the outfits I have made and wear - there is only one white dress and that now has coloured decoration at the hem.
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This dress gets very splattered with dirt but as it is men's shirt-weight cotton, it could be sewn on the machine on the inside, washes in the machine and irons beautifully. Muslin takes a bit more care.
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Lovely to see that you have researched the correct hair-style too. This is something that people can sometimes forget.
Do you need a petticoat and underdress? I do not know anything about Italian fashions, but in France the body of the fashionable lady could be seen under the light muslins and the shape of the leg (and sometimes the garter) showed as she walked. The English were not so extreme. What did Italian fashions dictate?
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The inspiration was actually this plate here:
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Crossover wrap-front gown with long sleeves.
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Thank you 
I understand hairstyle as part of the outfit as much as everything else, so there is no way to go around. And it's not that much work to research, there are so many sources: Paintings, miniatures, fashion plates! I once stumbled over the description "Coiffure Γ la dentelle" - hairdo with lace, and since then whenever I am unsure how to wear my hair - a piece of antique lace always helps
It depends on the style. In the late 90ies some very daring ladies preferred to reveal more than others, the poufy soft look with many layers works as well. And not every lady was able to forgoe her virtue and her good reputation, not everyone was a ThΓ©rΓ©sia Tallien.
I'll add you a link to the pinterest board of fashionplates of the Year 6 (aka 1797).
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As soon as we start understanding that trends and style existed back then as much as they do today, and rather "live" inside our clothing than "wear a costume", the personal style and taste developes, until one has a very distinctive look (as we do with our today's wardrobe).
Plus we need to combine the information from fashion plates like the Costume Parisien with paintings of the era, original garments and inventory lists, and suddenly an era what has a "simple" look (the highwaisted look. You know. Jane Austen Style... Argh...), develops so many nuances that one is absolutely able to express onself in as many facettes as one wishes to
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Thank you! It's actually many layers of dresses:
- linnen shirt
- short stays and cotton muslin petticoat
- a cotton dress based on an extant dress from around 1796
- a long sleeved cotton wrap-around dress.
Plus the shawl, stockings, headscarf and shoes
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You two make a good combination, her taking the pictures, and you with the dresses.
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