All posts tagged: 1858

Rate the dress: pretty, pretty pink (or not) in 1858

This week I’ve finally gotten around to adding up last week’s score from the green tartan 1801 tunic dress – not that it was particularly hard, because the scores were so miserably low I didn’t have to do much adding.  The poor model’s highland flair and coloured gloves were quite raked over the coals – you compared them to a gardening apron and dishwashing gloves.  The outfit had only a few defenders, and some of those (Zach!) forgot to give it a rating, so the poor ensemble received a dismal 3.3 out of 10. Whatever the official rating, I think you guys need to know that that outfit has one very important fan.  I LOVE it, and as soon as I find the right tartan fabric, I’m going to make it.  And I bet I’ll be able to prove that that design looks completely spectacular in the flesh. This week I’m going from wacky tartan Regency to super sweet and girly mid-Victorian.  Extremely pink and frilly and feminine haven’t always gone over so well in …