Yes, I got into Regency costuming so that I could attend fancy balls. I'm not ashamed.
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Cheers! |
Caution: This is a picture-intensive post.
The Battle of Craney Island Bicentennial
Victory Ball was held at
Harbor's Edge Retirement Community, just outside Fort Norfolk. I wore my finally-finished
apron-front gown under my
sheer ballgown from my first
Regency ball, and Brian the Engineer wore his dinner dress blues uniform.
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Pinning on our cockades. Yes, I got a bit of sun during the day. :p |
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Me and Brian the Engineer. Doesn't he clean up nice? |
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Check out that cheese spread! |
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So many pretty dresses! |
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Mmmmmm... Champagne! |
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We were graced with the presence of Mrs. Madison! |
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She gave a short speech welcoming us to the ball. |
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We sang Hail Columbia, which was the unofficial national anthem in 1813. |
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Stacy Weissner, chair of the Victory Ball Subcommittee, also said a few words of welcome. |
And the dancing began:
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Our Dance Master, who taught us the dances and called out the figures |
We had the run of the whole first floor of the building, so after some dancing Brian and I wandered and found some photo ops.
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Hey look, it's Napoleon! |
And some delicious food!
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Devine Comedy provided beautiful period music. |
You can even hear the music in this short
video I took of the dancing.
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My hair held up rather nicely. :) |
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Shoe shot! |
These girls had such pretty hair:
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As with all good things, eventually the ball must come to an end. |
Bonus dress pics:
I'm a big fan of this uniform...
This was the best couple shot I could get with my self-timer.
All in all, I'd say the evening was a success!
You look wonderful! (And Brian-the-Gentleman-Engineer does as well.) I'm still crushing on the petal sleeves on your over-dress.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think I like the white-on-white effect even better. :)
DeleteI love the petal sleeves too. The are really pretty and a little different from the other gowns at the event. The white-on-white effect is lovely and looks "effortless". Thanks for sharing your photos! Looks like a really fun event. :) And you both looked terrific.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm so glad now that I went ahead and made my sheer gown as a separate dress, as I've gotten much more wear out of both it and the blue day dress than I would have otherwise. :)
DeleteWow looks like a great event! Love to see any 1812-13 and interesting to see what is being done down in the states. Your dress and hair look great!
ReplyDeleteIt really was a fantastic evening! And thanks!
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