Burda Style For people who sew

Hi everybody!
I would really apreciate your help and opinion on this.
There is a costume party in about 2 weeks from now. The announcement says
“As it is the carnival period there will be dresscode: STRICTLY TANGO!!! From any period of tango history you prefer, women in elegant dresses and men in dark suits”

So what do you wear for tango that doesnt look like a modern night gown?
I checked that tango goes back to 1880s and was a hit at europe in the 1910s. I started looking on line for ideas and I found out that I particularly like the silhouetes of 1910 to 1914, they called Edwardians or Belle Epoque in France (or at least I think so!)

Costumes like these

or the one on the right
would be wonderfull, but I’ve never made such a thing, or drafted a pattern totaly on my own. It will take days and days to have it made. And I cant find a free download pattern.

I guess this
would be easier to make

but unless I look like her it will just be a dress.

Help me pleaaaaaaase.

Jan 28, 2010, 11.07 AM by bohemiannow

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  Jan 29, 2010, 01.35 AMby sew4my3

  Hello Bohemiannow! There is a member who specializes in this field and he might be able to help you. Just go to his studio and take a look at his wonderful creations here: http://www.burdastyle.com/profiles/RjBouvier/my_studio and then contact him on his wall here: http://www.burdastyle.com/profiles/RjBouvier/wall for help. Oh and his member name is: RjBouvier . Good luck and don’t forget to post what you come up with for the party!

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    Jan 29, 2010, 10.13 AMby bohemiannow

    Thank you!

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  Jan 29, 2010, 02.21 PMby ana555

  i found this pattern at laughing moon mercantile. i don’t know how much it costs. i’ve looked at the site but never bought from them. there is some patterns at the vintage pattern lending library .