Dressing Gown
Lord what woman wouldn't want to sleep in this gown?! I sure would! With all it's ribbons and scalloped edges, it is undoubtedly a vintage piece.
It also has a satin ribbon on one side of the bodice which it lacks on the opposite side, which is why this gown is  only shot from one side though the entire "Heart of the Ocean" scene.
This gown also has a multilayered train which seems to surround the entire gown.
This gown is shorter in the front than it is in the back, which makes it a dressing or night gown meaning she would have slept in this multilayered mega-frilly thing, since the fashion of the day dicatated nothing less!
This gown does have, as was the standard of the period an empire waist creating the shape of the time, with the waistline arriving just under the bust. A two inch wide matching silk ribbon is underneath the waistline seam.
The bodice also has split sleeves, which begins at the sholder seam of the bodice. This makes the top of the sleeve open to the edge of the armhole, and was likely bound so the raw edges would not be shown.
The sleeve is also gathered slightly into the armhole. The sleeves fabric is pin tucked to the center split  It is also pin tucked at the sholder seam and also on the armhole, which was very common during this period. The sleeve was also edged with a three inch wide lace. The underdress of the dressing gown had a u-shaped neckline at the top of the bust. The neckline is bordered by a one-forth silk ribbon that weaves thoughout the lace's edge. The ribbin ties in a large bow in the center of the bust. The neckline of the overdress is more V-shaped also tying in the front with another silk ribbon which arrives slightly beneath the bust-line, the neckline also graced with flounced lace. This top layer is also made of hand lace.
The skirt of the Rose's dressing gown begins just below the bust of the empire waist. This type of waistline was commonplace and fashionable at the time. The skirt has an open center front falling to the floor becoming a small train of lace.
This skirt has two basic features, them being rows of lace and pin tucks. Lace edges the vertical center opening and continues to the train. A row of lace is also, in the area of the knee is horizontal to the skirt's opening, which is different from the vertical lace.
Each panel in the front of the skirt also has ten rows of pin tucks, which are tiny tucks in the fabric laying next to each other, like stiched pleats. These pin tucks begin at the waistline and continue to the bottom of the skirt, this was a very common feature of ladies nightwear of the time.
The back of the dressing gown features an instert lace bow at the thigh, which is followed by three graduating rows of lace, which are approximately eight or nine inchs in height, with the lace being no wider than the bow.
The train of this gown, I find totally beathtaking and beautiful, with the lace train circling the entire gown, altough it is unclear weither it's lace was machine or hand made.
If you are in need of a reproduction of Rose's Dressing Gown, all I can say is good luck! You might want to try Movie Costumes, but it is my understanding that even they are hesitant to reproduce this gown and probably for nowhere less than one thousand dollars!
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NOTICE: In the above photo you can see Rose's Butterfly Comb, slightly to the lower right of her reflection, which she would wear two days later!