Fall unclassified dresses1850 Aunt Blue Fall unclassified dresses

Inspiration to this design I found from a museum collections. 
The original design is green and white with wide stripes and from the first time I saw this design, I thought that this design will make an eye-catching  early 1850s dress. 



The name is freely borrowed from on of  Elsa Beskows books;
Tant Grön, tant Brun och tant Gredelin
Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lilac. ... But this one is a blue one :-)

Elsa Beskow was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children’s books.
Born Elsa Maartman on February 1874, in Stockholm, Sweden, She was known for her contributions to children’s literature. She studied Art Education at Konstfack in Stockholm.