Marie Antoinette dress

Made a small amount of progress on the Marie Anntoinette dress, i found 5 metres of a lovely blue silk fabric on ebay

As per usual the photograph doesnt do the fabric justice and the shade doesnt quite look right but it really is very close to the colour of the real thing i think.
I also found an antique broach which looks very much like the belt clasp that she is wearing on the red velvet belt

Its possibly a bit too small, but i think it will suffice :) Looking forward to starting making this although it will be a while before i can start, early may at the earliest.