Rissana

Here is Rissana. She wears a simple tunic with trousers. A linen sash is the only accessory.

Korean Influenced Ballgown

A new formal dress for Cora! This one is a little different than some of the others because I was researching historical Korean costume before I drew it. Hence, it has some slightly korean ideas going on, but I like how it turned out.

Dress for Amelia

Here's a cowl-necked, sweater dress for Amelia.

Afternoon Dress, Margaret Hale

I'm sorry for the un-anticipated neglect of the blog this week! A couple things happened that kept me too busy or emotionally occupied to think about adding a new dress.

Here is a afternoon gown for Margaret Hale. I think this is one of my favorites of her's. I know I already said she was finished, but you won't mind if every now and then she has a cameo appearance, will you?

Research

I did a bunch of research yesterday, looking for dresses for Jane. I found a new site that I hadn't seen before that has an awesome gallery of vintage clothes from 1750-1930. It's an Italian site (google translator works well! lol) and the photos and dresses are gorgeous! It's Abiti Antichi.

I also found a few fashion plates I really liked. Jane will have a few dresses based off of these:

Here is Jane again, this time wearing a simple (which we've all come to expect from Jane) day gown. Perhaps this is like the one she hurridly puts on in the middle of the night after being awoken by strange laughter... and then saving her employer's life froma bed of flames.

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I am in the process of creating a site where all the dresses and finished PDF's will be listed. This will make it easier for all of you to look at the different gowns, and instigate a transition from a multi-weekly updated blog to a sporadically updated gallery/portfolio of my paper dolls. I'll keep you updated on progress, my current plan is to make the switch in Spring. Updates will continue as normal for the time being until then!

Here is Cora sporting a half-cape which should go nicely over any dress. It is not a formal capelet, but one for casual visits or walks through the hills.