Murder Mystery this Saturday night!

The Murder Mystery takes place in the 1860s so I had to make sure my hoop dress was ready to go.  The last time I had worn this dress was last spring.  I had put a note on the outfit that the skirt and petticoat needed to be shortened.  In addition, I knew the bodice needed a little embellishment.

The front

I had already added 2 rows of dark blue grossgrain ribbon on the bottom of the skirt.  Anyhow, it now looks like:

I also shortened the petticoat and all is ready to go now.