Jane Austen's House

Despite several attempts to arrange to see some garments at Winchester Museum, I was unable to. Instead I visited Jane Austen's House at Chawton and I was able to look at some of the costumes worn in the 2009 BBC dramatisation of Austen's Emma.

I found this incredibly useful as I was able to look at how the costumes had been made from a theatrical point of view, for example, the fastenings at the back were poppers for ease. The style of the costumes also gave me some ideas as to the design of the top layer of muslin, with embroidery and lace edging.