Reproduction 1890s Yellow Cycling
Reproduction 1890s Yellow Cycling
Reproduction 1890s cycling outfit with cotton yellow gold shirtwaist, gray/black split skirt, and gaiters for an 1890s riding group meet up at Costume College 2025 Saturday day. The shirtwaist and gaiters needed a lot of mockups and/or fitting. The netting in the upper sleeves worked for a while, but then ended up slightly deflated.
1894 Gold Shirtwaist
Yellow with small white dot printed cotton has front yoke, large puffed sleeves with upper lined in netting, gathers into
a waistband with a peplum, and buttons up the front.
Pattern: Truly Victorian TV494 1894 Shirtwaists
Modifications:
- Size H Front
- Size G Back
- Size F Sleeve stitch elbow to wrist 1" seams
- Raise armhole up 1"
- Shortened sleeve
- Took out some center front blousing which looked more like early Edwardian
- And a bunch more adjustments to the upper yoke and width. Still not quite perfect.
Split Skirt
Split skirt buttons up front on sides and front to look like a skirt in front and is split in back. Side seam pockets. Unbutton front center for cycling. Printed black cotton to mimic wool or other bottomweights and still be lightweight for summer.
Pattern: Truly Victorian TV299 1901 Split Skirt
Modifications include:
- Size J
- Shortened 2"
- Made waistband to waist size 33"
- Lowered crotch 3/8".
- Took in side darts to fit waistband.
- Added hidden pockets to side darts.
- Added interfacing to waistband, button flaps, and front buttonhole facing because of thinner fabric
Gaiters
White cotton twill with self covered buttons, silver polyester satin lining, and black elastic on instep.
Pattern: Laughing Moon B7 Men's and Ladies' Gaiters or Spatterdashes . Took several mock ups and fittings to get custom fit for short legs with small ankles and wide calves.
Completed: ~July 2025
Tags: #1930s #CostumeCollege #Crocker #ArtMix #beachpajamas