fashion thoughts

[lauradi7dw]

I haven't done any sewing in a long time, and I often miss it. The combination of the centennial of Titanic's sinking and the popularity of Downton Abbey have made a number of people think about clothes from the 1910s. I have an old Simplicity pattern in the attic that was clearly meant to be a knock-off of one of the gowns Kate Winslet wore, and Reconstructing History is marketing a pattern for the correct undergarment
https://store.reconstructinghistory.com/rh1057-ladies-1910s-corset.html
but I don't think I have time to start an ambitious project (as opposed to some mending and hemming that I will do today). Still, I spent a while gazing at the coupon flyer from Joann's that came in the newspaper yesterday.

Modern gown commentary behind the cut

Golden Globe gowns I liked the best (pretty, plus I could actually imagine myself wearing them, in the unforeseen circumstance of a red carpet appearance):



Sarah Michelle Geller being convincing in a tie-dyed T-shirt gown



Frieda Pinto wearing a dress that looks homemade to me



I'm not sure what I think about Jessica Chastain's dress. It's tasteful, carefully fitted, doesn't show any chest (my preference), but despite the beading, it doesn't look like formalwear to me



excited addition several hours later - teen nominee wears vibram 5 fingers under her gown
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/golden-globes/star-odd-golden-globes-footwear-163022899.html

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it's the lines of the shoulder in that last dress that are catching your "maybe not formalwear" sensor. The first thing I think when looking at it is a tennis match. Lengthening the shoulder seam and adding cap sleeves, or shortening the shoulder seam and making more of a diagonal line upwards from bust to near-collar, would change the look completely.