Amanda Gallant
@chateaudecabbage.bsky.social
* Illustrator * sewist * historical nerd *
Documenting my journey to the Fêtes Galantes 2025 at Château de Versailles and all of the shenanigans that will occur along the way.
Documenting my journey to the Fêtes Galantes 2025 at Château de Versailles and all of the shenanigans that will occur along the way.
What’s your Sunday look like? This is mine. #staymaking #18thcenturydress #historicalfashion #17thcenturydress
March 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
What’s your Sunday look like? This is mine. #staymaking #18thcenturydress #historicalfashion #17thcenturydress
Playing around with the sample yards of silk I purchased to see how they play in the light… and a shot of the pretty shape of the back of the bodice (my sixth mockup!) I prefer the taffeta, I think (on the right side)… what do y’all think? #historicalcostuming #fetesgalantes
March 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Playing around with the sample yards of silk I purchased to see how they play in the light… and a shot of the pretty shape of the back of the bodice (my sixth mockup!) I prefer the taffeta, I think (on the right side)… what do y’all think? #historicalcostuming #fetesgalantes
Do sketches from last year’s #swordtober count?
February 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Do sketches from last year’s #swordtober count?
Last night, I took mock-up number 3 of my robe de cour experimenting and decided to chop it up to create a new pattern that reflected an earlier smoothed stays bodice. I’m insane. #sewingexperiments #historicalcostuming #18thcentury #17thcentury
February 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Last night, I took mock-up number 3 of my robe de cour experimenting and decided to chop it up to create a new pattern that reflected an earlier smoothed stays bodice. I’m insane. #sewingexperiments #historicalcostuming #18thcentury #17thcentury
I’ve finally resumed working on my robe de cour mockups… alterations have been made, tabs have been added. Also, check out the tallest candles in all the land! Hehe #18thcentury #18thcenturycostuming #fêtesgalantes
February 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I’ve finally resumed working on my robe de cour mockups… alterations have been made, tabs have been added. Also, check out the tallest candles in all the land! Hehe #18thcentury #18thcenturycostuming #fêtesgalantes
Behold! A line drawing I made based on #MauriceSendak 's Really Rosie book illustrations. I saw the exhibit in Denver this past weekend and it was so incredible. I cried. The Nutcracker section was my favorite. I grew up dancing and adoring that rendition! #sketch #18thcentury
February 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Behold! A line drawing I made based on #MauriceSendak 's Really Rosie book illustrations. I saw the exhibit in Denver this past weekend and it was so incredible. I cried. The Nutcracker section was my favorite. I grew up dancing and adoring that rendition! #sketch #18thcentury
January 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Yesterday, I played around with a base pattern for my robe de cour bodice... and then I drew all over it, pinned it, tweaked it until it looked like the monstrosity in the first picture and now I've harvested the first bodice's bones and mockup two is forthcoming! #historicalcostume #robedecour
January 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yesterday, I played around with a base pattern for my robe de cour bodice... and then I drew all over it, pinned it, tweaked it until it looked like the monstrosity in the first picture and now I've harvested the first bodice's bones and mockup two is forthcoming! #historicalcostume #robedecour
Look at what just showed up on my doorstep!!! Eeee! I'm thrilled! I've had Patterns of Fashion 1 for literal decades but 5 and 6 are now in my clutches and I can't wait to dive in! #patternsoffashion #historicaldress #historicaleuropeandress
January 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Look at what just showed up on my doorstep!!! Eeee! I'm thrilled! I've had Patterns of Fashion 1 for literal decades but 5 and 6 are now in my clutches and I can't wait to dive in! #patternsoffashion #historicaldress #historicaleuropeandress
Does anyone know what this type of hairstyle is called? I love it. All of these paintings are late 17th century. There's a similar 18th century style called the Hedgehog but this isn't quite that. #historicalhair #17thcentury #historicaldress #historicalcostume #europeanhistory
January 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Does anyone know what this type of hairstyle is called? I love it. All of these paintings are late 17th century. There's a similar 18th century style called the Hedgehog but this isn't quite that. #historicalhair #17thcentury #historicaldress #historicalcostume #europeanhistory
The absolute chokehold Orlando has on me. Costume design by Sandy Powell. #orlandofilm #sandypowell #historicalcostume #tildaswinton #mother
January 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The absolute chokehold Orlando has on me. Costume design by Sandy Powell. #orlandofilm #sandypowell #historicalcostume #tildaswinton #mother