Marie Antoinette inspired rose dress

The design and making of this dress were done by me for an internship project at Natalie Burton's company, Dressmakers. With her guidance, I was able to create this 5 piece look. I made bloomers, panniers, a corset, a skirt, and a pug purse. I layered and stitched fabric over a stuffed animal pug and added paint, d rings, a purse chain, and a collar with an embroidered tag. The purse was meant to represent Marie's dog mops from Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" film. I wanted to highlight Marie Antoinette's love of flowers with an emphasis on roses. I use rose pockets on the bloomers, floral fabrics within the corset and the skirt, and the upside down rose shape of the skirt to communicate this theme. I chose my color scheme to match with the aesthetic of the film, my personal style, and colors that would be found in a garden. The design choices are meant to pay homage to historical trends but with a modern and stylistic touch. I made a design, took measurements, used and made patterns, draped the fabric(for the skirt), used a mannequin for sizing, sewed and serged everything, and modeled for the photoshoot.