16th Century Dress (and a poodle)

Wohoo, just a few weeks of sewing and it's finished! This is my 16th century (inspired) dress I made. Oh, and my little standart poodle, who's 9 weeks old. I got little Anton this morning

I'm doing this (and a second dress I do for my mother) for a music group playing music from before 1700. It's not completely accurate for I use cheap fabrics for not seen parts and a sewing machine for unseen seams. I also do not really follow any pattern but my own which I took from paintings, my imagination and my needs as a musician. Most of the gowns of thaid period were not built for working in them...

Here's the wip:
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I taught myself sewing, I never had lessons, so I really, really apreciate every critique or advise!



My mother's dress:
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