Tea Lesson Gown (RETIRED)
Feb 7, 2010 8:10:25 GMT -5
Post by sussemaus on Feb 7, 2010 8:10:25 GMT -5
I received Felicity's Tea Lesson Gown and Straw Hat in February 2009.
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This set includes a one piece dress, a large straw hat and shoes that resemble slippers.
My overall first impression of this dress (not having seen the movie before i received it nor having read most of Felicity's stories) is that it is very cute. It has a lovely bright spring feeling to it.
The dress is one piece. The scarf is sewn onto the gown with the rosettes in the front
The scarf is attached to either side of the of the Velcro in the back. (it is soft Velcro)
The scarf is not attached all the way around the neck of dress. it has pre-indented folds that do stay in place. i have not had any trouble keeping the scarf in place while Felicity is wearing the dress. I have, however, accidentally stuck Lissie's arm through the hole several times and think that a small child yanking on it would present potential to tear.
This is a close up of the rosettes that hold the "scarf" in place and also the ribbon that ties the fake bodice together, it is sewn down.
This is a closeup of the flower stitching, ribbon and lace that lines the divide in the dress. The stitching in very well done. lovely in fact. the lace is very thing and probably not real lace. i do not know though i am definitely not a fabric expert.
This is the straw hat. As one can see it is quite large, but fits Lissie very well. It sits on top of her head (one could fit a mob cap very nicely underneath it). The ribbon that ties the hat on is pale yellow and is 18 1/4 inches or about 46 centimeters. It quite long and looks rather funny going down to Lissie's feet. I also think the ribbon is a bit big and out of scale for her width wise (1 1/2 inches or 4 centimeters).
There are 6 bows around the crown of the straw hat. 3 of them have rosettes stitched in the middle of them.
There ribbon stitched around the outside rim of the straw hat as well.
The shoes are slippers. They are the same color salmon pink as the rosettes and ribbon on the rest of the outfit. I really like the slippers. I have tried them on both with and without socks and find either works well. They also fit on PM feet quite well.
Overall Lissie look lovely in the gown and i give it an A-, the grade would be better, but i do not like that the pocket slits are missing, the gown is a bit short and the ribbon on the hat has odd proportions. Otherwise this gown is lovely and perfect for spring.
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This set includes a one piece dress, a large straw hat and shoes that resemble slippers.
My overall first impression of this dress (not having seen the movie before i received it nor having read most of Felicity's stories) is that it is very cute. It has a lovely bright spring feeling to it.
The dress is one piece. The scarf is sewn onto the gown with the rosettes in the front
The scarf is attached to either side of the of the Velcro in the back. (it is soft Velcro)
The scarf is not attached all the way around the neck of dress. it has pre-indented folds that do stay in place. i have not had any trouble keeping the scarf in place while Felicity is wearing the dress. I have, however, accidentally stuck Lissie's arm through the hole several times and think that a small child yanking on it would present potential to tear.
This is a close up of the rosettes that hold the "scarf" in place and also the ribbon that ties the fake bodice together, it is sewn down.
This is a closeup of the flower stitching, ribbon and lace that lines the divide in the dress. The stitching in very well done. lovely in fact. the lace is very thing and probably not real lace. i do not know though i am definitely not a fabric expert.
This is the straw hat. As one can see it is quite large, but fits Lissie very well. It sits on top of her head (one could fit a mob cap very nicely underneath it). The ribbon that ties the hat on is pale yellow and is 18 1/4 inches or about 46 centimeters. It quite long and looks rather funny going down to Lissie's feet. I also think the ribbon is a bit big and out of scale for her width wise (1 1/2 inches or 4 centimeters).
There are 6 bows around the crown of the straw hat. 3 of them have rosettes stitched in the middle of them.
There ribbon stitched around the outside rim of the straw hat as well.
The shoes are slippers. They are the same color salmon pink as the rosettes and ribbon on the rest of the outfit. I really like the slippers. I have tried them on both with and without socks and find either works well. They also fit on PM feet quite well.
Overall Lissie look lovely in the gown and i give it an A-, the grade would be better, but i do not like that the pocket slits are missing, the gown is a bit short and the ribbon on the hat has odd proportions. Otherwise this gown is lovely and perfect for spring.
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