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This costume was made for Robert who married Chelsea on July 2nd this year. Wanting this to be a truly magical day and one to remember Robert decided to go for a French Revolution inspired outfit. The attire he commissioned from myself consists of coat, waistcoat, jabot and breeches. The coat was made from beige suiting wool, being a summer wedding and in the hope that the weather will be good we opted for the suiting wool as a cooler option, if we had chosen linen there was a high chance it would crease. The coat has large dupion silk cuffs and it was decorated with a dusky pink trim. Originally when I purchased the trim it had sequins down the entire length, but it was the perfect colour and therefore I set to removing every sequin. The coat was lined with a two tone shimmering gold/dusky pink lining and decorated with gold metal buttons.
The waistcoat was made from pale gold dupion silk and decorated with gold braid. It is fully lined and has pockets for a handkerchief, just in case. The back of the waistcoat is laced for adjustment with matt cream ribbon.
The breeches were made from a beautiful cream wool and are fully lined. They were decorated with gold metal buttons and buckles and lace at the back for adjustment.
The jabot was made from 100% linen and a delicate lace. There are several layers of lace gathered onto the linen collar. The collar fastens at the back with a linen button.
This costume was a pleasure to work on. All the best to Robert and Chelsea for your future married life together.
