I would like to find a company who can make a red size 10 18th Century
Dress/Costume for my daughter

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Request for Question Clarification by grimace-ga on 29 Jul 2002 11:37 PDT

Hi junebug,

Where are you located?

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Request for Question Clarification by huntsman-ga on 29 Jul 2002 12:07 PDT

Junebug,

Some additional questions about the dress:

1. Do you have a specific dress in mind? 
2. Is there a description, picture, or even a pattern for the dress? 
3. Do you have a specific fabric in mind?
4. For what purpose will the dress be worn? Is it a stage costume?
5. Exactly when do you need the dress?

Thanks,
Huntsman

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Clarification of Question by junebug51-ga on 31 Jul 2002 16:07 PDT

I am located in Cleveland, Ohio.  Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by leli-ga on 16 Aug 2002 01:32 PDT

Would your daughter be willing to have the dress made in another part
of the US without any personal fittings?
Or would you be interested in purchasing a historically authentic
pattern and having the dress made up locally?

It would be helpful if you could clarify the regional significance you
wish to have your dress be.  18th Century Europe wore much different
clothing than did the rest of the world.  If you are looking for a
colonial style,
http://www.anothertyme.com/Heart-n-Horn/colonial_clothes.htm
sells a red colonial 18th century dress in your daughter’s size.
http://www.fairygodmother.co.uk/displaylists.asp?grp=18th+Century
carries dresses from every historic era, including the 18th century. 
The costume designer might take special requests.  The dresses
displayed on the website are beautiful, in my opinion.

I suggest that you try Google or Google catalogs searching “red 18th
century dress”
When I duplicated this search, I found many people who were willing to
custom sew a red 18th century dress.  I also found some costume shops
that sold them pre-made.  It all really depends on what you want.  If
all else fails, visit the fabric section of your local Wal-Mart and
peruse the costume pattern catalogs they put out for people to look
at.  McCall’s has some wonderful patterns that are fairly easy to
duplicate.  You might find a sewing talent you never knew you had! 
Good luck!

Although not a personally-tailored one, I noticed that my local Disney
store just put out a red 18th Century Dress costume for Halloween and
it is absolutely beautiful, made from velvet and lace.   I can't
figure out if it is supposed to be a certain Disney Character costume
or not, as I have never seen it before, but it is beautiful,
nonetheless, and when I saw it I immediately thought of you!   It
definitely is not the stereotypical costume and looks like a dress
that may have been worn in the 18th century.  You might wish to check
them out, if you have one nearby.

Cheers,
dexterpexter