Challenge accepted! But challenge accomplished?! Find out!

It's an era mash-up! After going down a rabbit hole on Pinterest, I just couldn't resist combining this Grace Kelly dress and an 18th-century style. Oh, and a 1880's Treadle Sewing Machine!
What do you think?!

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Thanks @KirileeCosplay for the Challenge!
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🍓💐Also, a HUGE thanks to my Mom for allowing me to use her beautiful roses and strawberries from her garden! Yes, those were home-grown!

=== Links I Mention ===
@bernadettebanner 18th Century Inspired Summer Dress:    • Making an 18th Century Inspired Summe...  
My Perspective Video:    • Pandemic Perspective –  Gained from 1...  

=== Books I Used ===
"How to Read a Dress" by Lydia Edwards - https://amzn.to/3nFnM78
"18th Century Dressmaking" by @AmericanDuchess1 - https://amzn.to/3kgvlPu
"Patterns of Fashion 1" by Janet Arnold - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/patt...
"Costume in Detail: 1730-1930" by Nancy Bradfield - https://amzn.to/2XAshVD

=== Tools I Use ===
The BEST Fabric Scissors: https://amzn.to/2VQ9Njg
Magnet Pin Collector: https://amzn.to/3tNpT9Z
Industrial Iron: https://amzn.to/3AgFFfW
Seam Roll: https://amzn.to/2XwM1JR

Lipstick - Bésame Cosmetics: Dusty Rose https://besamecosmetics.com/

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♡ Bella Mae

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Image Credit:
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; A. Augustus Healy Fund, 1934, accession # 2009.300.647, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Grace Kelly dress, Rear Window 1954, costume design: Edith Head, using under fair use (educational.)
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Music Credits:
"Barefoot Dancing" by Raymond Grouse
"Cotton" by Christophe Gorman
"This Was Fun" by Gavin Luke
"Belvedere Castle" by Million Eyes
"Bittersweet Waltz" by Sir Cubworth (YouTube Audio Library)
"Never Dull" by Breathing Tides
"Island Hopping" by Eneide
"The Hiding Game" by Arthur Benson
"Sophisticated Lady" by Golden Age Radio
(all from epidemicsound.com)