1600s dresses

Step back in time with our collection of elegant 1600s dresses. Discover top ideas to recreate the timeless fashion of the 17th century and add a touch of historical charm to your wardrobe.
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I have always had a fondness for Dutch paintings from the 1650's and the 1660's. My favorite is Ter Borch, but Gabriël Metsu has painted my favorite dress and that became the dress my project was mainly based on. I also found the 1660's bodice pattern and construction notes on the book Seventeenth-Century Women's Dress Patterns: Book 2 extremely useful. The dress is completely hand sewn from duchess silk satin, linen canvas, mid weight linen and a finer white linen using linen and silk…

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