Steff Von Schweetz

This design of Vileplume was inspired by Edwardian tea dresses; so I kept that in mind when choosing fabrics and creating the pieces and silhouette. 

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The top is silk. I loved that it had floral details already on it. The pattern was based off one I already had. The sleeves have an elastic gather and the back has a keyhole opening that buttons.

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The blue and purple pieces are a rayon/silk. The purple top was draped and gathered and has a mock-button closure. The blue underskirt is separate and has a yolk with zipper closure. There are 100+ flowers on the blue tier that were hand stitched on in a flowing pattern.

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The petticoat was bought and modified from a bridal hoop skirt. The boning was taken out and keep the skirt from being too structured or bulky.

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Sash is a red cotton with a mock bow in the back.

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The hat was made from scratch using a historical pattern as reference. Buckram and wire were used as a base and it was covered in the matching red cotton. The white dots are appliqued on using a satin stitch. The rim of the hat has bias tap which was hand stitched on. The floral on the top was glued in place.

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Gloves were made from scratch using stretch suede. They have mock-buttons up the sides.

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Accessories were bought.