Update: Purple Regency Dress Finished!! . . . or is it??

Dun, dun, dun!!

On Sunday, I headed off to the "Jane Austen themed tea", held at the LOVELY "French Estate" in Orange, CA.  Being me, of course I finished my outfit that morning!  :)

Lovely glamour shot by my friend, Trudy!

Dreaming of Mr. Darcy!!  Or Mr. Knight!!  Mmmmmmm.

My friend Nancy and I in one of the rooms at the house.  Doesn't she look lovely?

The tea was fun, with games, and LOTS of food.  I had thought when purchasing tickets that it was a "costumed" tea, meaning that we show up in costume, and get served tea.  Instead, it ended up being a "potluck" tea, with costumes encouraged, but not required, and food, plates, cups, etc. supplied by those attending.  The food was fantastic, but the tea arrangements left something to be desired.  :(

Once I tried my dress on for the first time, of course I immediately noticed what was wrong with it.  Even though I lengthened it two inches, it was still four inches off of the ground!  And something I hadn't noticed when making my mockups- I think my bust is lower than the standard, since the edge of the bodice hits me about 1.5" above where my short stays end.

Well, and the points of the sleeves are off, but that's usual, and can be easily fixed.  :)

I was pondering for the past few days: do I keep the whole think, and try to sell it?  Or do I rip it apart, save the skirt lining (which can be a few inches shorter) and sleeves, and cut out new everything else?  I think I'm going to end up taking it all apart, since I have more fabric, and MAYBE making a new skirt with the fashion fabric.  Since I need to lengthen the bodice, maybe that will give it enough length.  We shall see!!