Pictures and reflections of my final toille. Late 19th Cent.

Full length front shot. Overall my toille has a lovely sillhouette that really emphasises that of the era. The strong collar gives it that 'fierce' victorian look.

With the corset creating the correct shape underneathe, the toille sits well on top.

Full length back shot. Again this image shows how nicely it fits and sits over the undergarments. I think this jacket creates a beautiful shape and I feel very proud of it.

This image shows the front close up. From here you can see that the front doesnt quite match up. This is due to my model being slightly smaller than the mannequin. If this was a toille fitting, this would be changed for the top fabric.

Back close up. I think the belt really finishes the back off. I am also very pleased at how the collar sits on the back of the jacket. The stripe really emphasises the shape of the collar and is a nice finishing touch.

A close up of the sleeve and the collar. I am happy with the way that the collar sits on the shoulders however this is one of the aspects tht I think I could have benefitted with a little help. However, I still learnt a great deal from doing this on my own. I now know this for future reference.

A close up of the sleeve. I am happy with the sleeves yet I feel that they could have been bigger at the sleeve head. This would have been adjusted by just adding more fbric to the sleeve head so that more fabric would hae been gathered. Again I now know this for the future.

A close up of the belt. This is a really nice finishing touch.

Another close up of the collar.

Like I have sid before I am very proud of my collar!

This is the under skirt. I am really happy with the shape that is created.

Even though the shape is correct it should hold a bigger shape at the back. I was not able to do this as I was unable to get the correct peticoat and I was also running out of calico. I appreciate this is not a valid excuse and I have learnt my lesson-always have enough materials and always makesure you do enough planning so that this does not let you down at teh end.

Here you can see where I have had to be creative with the calico! Overall the shape is similar to that of the picture but because it does not have the bustle type shape to it I feel that it slightly lacks the inpact that it should have.