The first outfit of Elizabeth's that we see in the first scene, this blue spencer is seen throughout the miniseries. It is always paired with a white dress, but there are two different bonnets that are worn with this spencer. I would say that this spencer seems to be worn during cooler summer days/warmer autumn days.
Front/Partial Side View: There seem to be three parts to the sleeve: the main. long sleeve, a shorter sleeve that goes on top, and lastly the zig-zag decoration that goes on top of the short sleeve.
Back Views: Looks similar to how Regency era dresses look in the back with the back piece.
Close up of the front: I included this picture so you could see the buttons that were hidden behind the bonnet ribbon.
It's funny how Georgiana and Elizabeth almost match in that scene!
ReplyDeleteLove the sleeves. :) Very nice colour as well.
ReplyDeleteLovely post! This is the outfit which I recreated for the Jane Austen Festival in Bath back in 2009. I did a near replica of the movie costume, and you can see pictures here: http://www.edelweisspatterns.com/blog/?p=1175
ReplyDeleteAnd you're right, Melissa! I think they intentionally had the two girls were very similar outftits.
Happy sewing!
Katrina
I love all Elizabeth's dresses and so on, but this is my favourite spencer. The bonnet she wears in the first scene matches it beautifully!!
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