


Sacque Back Gown and Caraco Jacket
INTERMEDIATE
By Thimbles and Acorns
Available in four sizes designed to fit American Girl®, Götz®, Kidz n Cats®, A Girl for All Time®. and Other Similarly Sized Dolls.
The Sacque-Back Gown, as it was commonly known in England and the American Colonies, originated in France as the robe à la française as an undress fashion. Undress meant that they were informal articles of clothing that were presentable enough to wear inside one’s home while entertaining, but not something one would wear in public. It’s most notable feature was the box pleats which fell loose from the shoulder to the hem. At its most informal, this gown was unfitted in both the front and back and called a contouche, or robe battante. The style was not limited to gowns, but also carried over into shortened jacket forms that were called caracos or pet en l’air. The jackets were originally knee length, but shortened to just above the hips as the century progressed. Toward the middle of the 18th century, the Sacque-Back had emerged as one of the most fashionable gowns, and by the 1770s, it was second only to court dress in its formality. As these gowns gained popularity, the artist Antoine Watteau captured their elegance in many of his paintings which later led to them being referred to as Watteau Gowns. As an added bonus, the sleeves from Thimbles and Acorns patterns labeled with a letter “E” beneath the pattern number can be used interchangeably, making even more design possibilities.
This pattern is available exclusively through Pixie Faire. To purchase, click here or on the picture.
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Putting on an 18th Century Petticoat



Hi.I wanted this pattern for my AGAT Doll .It stated above that it came in 4 sizes and so I clicked on the above link which took me to the page on Pixie Faire for “A Girl for All Time” clothes page.I assumed that the other sizes were included in the pattern as it had stated that it was available in the 4 sizes above and since it was on the “A Girl for ALL Time” clothes page,I assumed that it was included.But after I had purchased the pattern but upon opening it,the pattern only shows for an 18inch American doll.I am very disappointed as with the cost of the currency exchange the pattern cost around the $16.00.And being that I am not a one for resizing the pattern I feel I am now have wasted my money.