About four years ago I finally finished the Swabian gown. It is a rather heavy cotton velvet and, while the skirt fits great, I was afraid to attach the top to it because it fits rather tightly and I was afraid I’d never be able to get it off again once the top and bottom were attached. So I wore it once, for about an hour, and then I went back to camp to change into something else because I was so over heated. By the time the winter events rolled around it no longer fit me. So I was looking for something in the closet, tried it on, and as long as I had it on, I had some photos snapped of me in it.