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Irish Dress

The "Irish Dress" generally consists of a boned, supportive bodice and a skirt pleated onto the bodice at the waist, with lacing up the front. I've placed this style in the Fantasy section, since it seems to be a product of the Renaissance Festivals, not actual history.

That said, this is a very comfortable style, it looks great on lots of body types. I've made a ton of these - these are pictures of a few of my favorites.

The first Irish Dress shown is my own, done in light blue cotton twill with black lacing grommets at the shoulders and front. This was thrown together for a 'Day of Wrong' costume, where our group all went as Disney Princesses. I was Belle, and chose to add a few different touches to the costume. The Irish Dress is paired with a white linen apron, square-necked shift and ruffled partlet.

The second and third dresses shown were made for my friend Shani - the green and black one was for her wedding, and the plaid one was made with the leftover fabric from her husband's kilt fabric. Both dresses have a more sweetheart neckline as opposed to the square neckline in my "'Belle" dress, and have bias binding and piping along the edges.