tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post8587912568911607730..comments2024-03-28T03:18:55.278-04:00Comments on All The Pretty Dresses: Wonderful Blue Plaid/Checkered Post- American Civil War DressIsabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-33870662496837596422013-08-06T13:22:55.222-04:002013-08-06T13:22:55.222-04:00The dresses from the 1850's were remade in the...The dresses from the 1850's were remade in the 1860's to fit the latest fashions a bit better. The sleeve style here is actually more in tune with 1861-1863 (gathered at the cuff, cut to mid lower arm, but still wide at the cuff) but the waistline is very much 1866. The war ruined the economy on both sides of the war - forcing many ladies to make due with what they had. <br /><br />http://www.bartoscollection.com/fpcivilwarera.html<br /><br />Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-24402777118819751782013-08-06T12:50:58.090-04:002013-08-06T12:50:58.090-04:00I thought the fan-front bodice was an 1850s thing?...I thought the fan-front bodice was an 1850s thing? And the sleeve style too?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745132814193825447noreply@blogger.com