Georgian Riding Habit

Inspired by a painting of an unknown women in a blue mid- C18th riding habit. To represent the mysterious Madame de Malves in Diderot’s Comedie Francaise - Est il Bon? Est il Mechant? This costume features a tailored waistcoat and embellished velvet jacket with skirt, shirt, hooped petticoat, cravat and tricorn hat.

Photographer: Terry Crouch

Performer : Eileen Crouch

Performance: Theatre

Costume maker: Poppy Hillman-Crouch

Prop: Mid C18th flintlock musket used in Pirates of the Caribbean (own collection)

Skills- Tailoring, pattern cutting, hat making, embellishment, fitting