Light green regency dress

Another upcoming event with three days' programme, requiring therefore an adequate number of dresses. For summer. In Italy. Fabric as light as possible. I bought a very nice, sheer cotton/poly-mixture some time ago which was now turned into the intended short-sleeved, non-iron day-dress.

The skirt is a bit less wide than my usual regency dresses, with only a small train but still full enough to billow nicely in a gust of wind or when running.

Picture by Marcus A.

The bodice follows a pattern I have already tried and lost again in the course of moving twice, so had to design it anew. The fabric being so nice and sheer, it's gathered all around (front a bit more than the back) over a smooth lining (following my push-up-pattern). The neckline is moderate, to be worn with or without a fichù. Simple, richly puffed sleeves, the lining closes with hooks and eyes, the bodice with little buttons at the back.

Picture by Roberto Fusconi

A cream satin ribbon has now been added as a sash to round things off nicely.