The chintz short sack gown is finished! 🙂

The original is held by Dordrecht Museum. All I had to work from were @monalunasimone.bsky.social 's photos on IG (www.instagram.com/p/B8zVRL_FPjD).

Can't wait to wear mine to an event this year.

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The back is pleated.
Oh, the joys of working with a symmetrical pattern!
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Progress on my chintz short sack: making and attaching pleated strips of self fabric as trim.

Photo on the right is the extant gown held by Dordrecht Museum, taken by @monalunasimone.bsky.social.

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Done... but not done! I have finished building my chintz short sack gown, but the extant it is based on has some lovely trim, so that's coming next.

The "flap" in the robings will get fixed as I attach trimmings, and I might re-set the pleats over the hips...
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