Another Dress Gone…:(
1770s Sack Back
These clients gowns do end up sitting in our lives for a while and therefore we grow quite fond of them. However, this is a goodbye to a beautiful (totally chosen by the client!) sack back 
gown, or Robe a la Francais, that went out in the post this morning.
The image she wanted to replicate was a painting by George David Matthieu and dated c.1774. It’s of Sophia Freidericke of Mecklenburg and I think she’s holding a precious mobile phone case in her hand – or lol, that’s what it looks like!
Key details of the gown are:
- Gathered Tulle Cuffs and Furbelow Trim
- Teal silk
- Pink Striped Silk bows
- Sack Back
We also went beyond what we could see and created a furbelow swathed petticoat – all in all, really very pretty!
And here’s a couple of images of our version of this painting.
This is the gown prior to putting the ribbon detail on.
One of the bows being made…
Now with the bows attached
And the final view
