I'm doing the view with the more fitted sleeves and buttons down the front, in a black and red waffle weave cotton. I'll use my hand knit lace collar, simple undersleeves (probaly just cuffs), a crochet bonnet I made ages ago from a period pattern, and one of my knit shawls. It should work out rather well and not take much more than a weekend.
I did pull out the pieces today, and I ask you, in what crazy insane world does one need 9 inches of ease around the bust?! What the hell? NINE inches? I know this is a gathered front bodice, but the under bodice has 9 inches of ease. I suspect they want you to pad out the bust as they do in some of the other Civil War patterns but still, this seems insane. I think it'll work out without too much altering if a cut out the front that fit my bust reasonably and a back that fits my waist reasonably, then I can fiddle.
Nine inches of ease. WTF?
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