Pet-en-l’aire and petticoat
Having finally finished my 1780s pet-en-l’aire I was eager to do a photoshoot in it, but I delayed it for a few days so that I could do one more quick project: make a 1780s walking length muslin petticoat to go with it. I’m so pleased that I took the time to complete the ensemble! The pet ruffles (particularly the little twists at the front ends) are just delighting me, and the petticoat is much better with the outfit than the old long one I’d paired it with before. For the photoshoot Madame O and I got dressed up in our respective yellow pet-en-l’aires and headed out to a park for end-of-day photos. It’s been a very dry summer in New Zealand, and the whole country is in varying stages of drought, so the photos are ochre when they would usually be green. It didn’t look much like our usual vision of pretend 18th century Europe, so we just pretended we were in Provence. Unfortunately we didn’t see a single other person at the …