At long last, after wearing my piemontaise to a wonderful candlelit dinner, I wore it to Costume College and have pictures that show mo...

A piemontaise was a fashionable gown of the 1780s. It was similar to a sacque in that it had pleats from the shoulder to the hem, but unli...

The bodice of a robe a la piemontaise, one of the many variations of high fashion dress in the 1780s with pleats from the shoulder, loose ov...

Cuffs were popular on late 18th century dresses, and are extremely easy to make. Some cuffs were gathered, some tacked down in a pleasing ...