Ok people, talk to me about...

[lovetriangle]

What is it?
Ok, they call it a gilet, so it's a vest under a jacket, I'm assuming. But a vest with big-ol' lapels?

I'm assuming it's over a corset, petticoat, fluffy bum roll, and skirt...

More pix of a repro here.

I'm still not 100% on board with the chemise dress thang so I might lean more towards something like this. I still get to have really big hair... :-)

Comments

[love3angle.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm, you'd do a zone-front approach? I am guessing from the original Kyoto pix that it is 2 garments, a jack t & vest, since the jacket doesn't look like it fastens closed in any way.

Thanks for the collar tip - I hate collars! LOL!

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

I hate collars too :)

I'd definitely do a zone front approach. Even though it may not be the way the original is done, it is a plausible period constrution. And anyway, I wouldn't want to mess with making the collar on two separate pieces each time I wore it. I would much rather tack the two collars together (probably at the little part where they meet) and be done with it!

Also, I think it would be easier to get to hang right, because the outer jacket flap thing (I'm so techincal) would have a really firm base in being sewn in the side back seam. That way it would just flop into the right position.

[love3angle.livejournal.com]

Very good point. The back of the jacket is snug and wouldn't stay that way if it were separate. I knew I kept you around for a reason... ;-p

[demode.livejournal.com]

Yeah - my hunch is that the two items are sewed as one. I doubt the vest has a back.