Girl’s Civil War Reenactor dress w/ bonnet SUPERB

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Photos do not do this dress justice!! P lease see photos for description and measurements. This dress and bonnet are in superb condition. My daughter only wore this to two events. Made by a professional seamstress that specializes in period correct clothing. Additional Accessories listed separately. Bundle for special price ****APRON IS NOT INCLUDED *****

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hoeftish Measuring my daughter now… is the dress a 21.5” waist or the person’s measurment? Does it require period undergarments? A 9 yr old would probably wear pantaloons and not a hoop but I just want to make sure we have what we need!

Sep 19Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish it will accommodate a hoop breve we've used it with and without. My daughter had a very full petticoat and the bloomers that she wore during "day" events. I'll try to add another picture of her wearing it both ways if I can find them

Sep 20Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish breve was a typo... I meant BECAUSE

Sep 20Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish actually, the last several pics are of her wearing it with the hoop. The 21" is the dressmaker's waist measurement of the skirt.

Sep 20Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish ok, so I added a pic of another dress she had that was made to the same measurements and style. She wore an apron to cover the "practicality" aspect of the event we were at. But this is what it would look like without the hoop. If you wanted more volume without a hoop, I'd recommend a "corded petticoat". It's a cotton slip that has rows of thick cording sewn in around the bottom of the slip.

Sep 20Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish It causes the skirt to stand out a bit without being rigid like with a hoop - it's FAR more comfortable and practical for a younger girl and to be more period correct for daytime wear. I hope this isn't too elementary - I mean no offense, but I didn't know these things when we first started reenactment. If we can help in any way, just ask 😊

Sep 20Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish let me know if you need any further info

Sep 25Reply

hoeftish @thesmiths1996 not at all! We are just starting ourselves. This was really helpful! I’m going to measure her one more time but I think 21” is too small. I really want this to work! Know a period way to add an inch?

Sep 25Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish let me look at the waistband in the morning... it's possible that you could just move the button because there's usually extra length in the waistbands so that you can adjust with growth and the pintucks were actually put into those garments so you could take them out to to lengthen as the girls grow taller. Garments were intended to last a lot longer age span back then than we typically accommodate for now.

Sep 26Reply

thesmiths1996 @hoeftish Fabrics were expensive and nice dresses needed to be worn for a good while and even passed down. Anyway! I'll check the button placement and I'll also do a flat measurement in that waist band - that's much easier to compare to modern clothing and give an idea of a much better fit.

Sep 26Reply