DRAPING - BONED BODICE & CARTRIDGE PLEATED SKIRT
MOCK-UP
Cartridge pleats
DRAPING BODICE
Front panels
Center back panel
The two side panels together
The bodice was a 17th-century garment draping project taken from a period draping book. It is made from linen and canvas; the boning is zip ties.
The cartridge pleated skirt is 5 yards of muslin taken down to 27 inches.