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