Downton Abbey style dress

[Grant Fan]

Hey ladies I am looking for a gown to wear to my huabands Military ball I really like the dress below that Lady Mary wears in season 1 of Downton Abbey. I am not sure about the red only because in am a red head. But any vintage style gown would do I have a while to look but I just haven't found anything I really like yet. Any ideas where I could look?

 

[St. Louis]

Can you sew? Didn't Simplicity carry a line of Titanic era gown patterns a while back? If not Simplicity, then check out Sense and Sensibility. They have a pattern that would work pretty well. I can't imagine where you could get a reasonably priced version of such a gown. You might browse around ebay for a designer named Nataya, who did a lot of 'teens style designs. Good luck! Sounds like a lovely event.

 

[Grant Fan]

Thanks I will keep looking

 

[AmateisGal]

Check out The Victorian Trading Company. They have some really awesome dresses that are very close to what Lady Mary wears.

www.victoriantradingco.com

 

[AmateisGal]

Here are some that are close:

http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i21274.html

http://www.victoriantradingco.com/store/catalogimages/1a/i20801.html (Edwardian tea gown)

 

[Lily Powers]

Nataya has some designs you might like.

This one is pretty, but the styling and pose is rather cheesy.

ETA - The dresses in the links AmateisGal provided are Nataya. Great minds think alike!

 

[fortworthgal]

I second the vote for Victorian Trading Company. They also have great customer service - a while back I was looking at purchasing a bag from them, but the one picture in the catalog wasn't very good, so I emailed them asking some details about the bag. They pulled one from stock, took a ton of photos from all different angles & the interior, and emailed them to me. Really nice folks!

 

[AmateisGal]

I second the vote for Victorian Trading Company. They also have great customer service - a while back I was looking at purchasing a bag from them, but the one picture in the catalog wasn't very good, so I emailed them asking some details about the bag. They pulled one from stock, took a ton of photos from all different angles & the interior, and emailed them to me. Really nice folks!

Yes, I've had nothing but good experiences with them. I even visited their store in Kansas City. They have a lovely Victorian parlor where you can have parties and get-togethers. Their store is gorgeous.

 

[AmateisGal]

I LOVE Nataya's designs! Too pricey for me, but utterly gorgeous.

 

[ThesFlishThngs]

Nataya is pricey (she's also the designer for the majority of Victorian Trading Co.'s clothing), but you can find her stuff on sale if you search the web. I wore one of her designs to a friends Downton Abbey party, and received a number of compliments. Check ebay for her, and also do a web search for "Nataya sale", to see what comes up.

 

[Grant Fan]

Thanks for the help I will give them all a look

 

[epr25]

What about http://www.leluxeclothing.com/