This is not a printed pattern. This is a digital download of the sewing pattern 110 Victorian Sporting Costume.
Please note you can get this pattern printed in black and white for about $2-3 per A0 page if you shop for a good price or use an online copy shop.​You will receive several files. In letter size you will receive a "how to print" file, the front and back cover, and instructions. You will also receive quite a few pattern files. First you will receive the entire pattern printed in color solid lines in 10 A0 files. Then you will receive the following files with black dashed lines that are size selectable by layers: The whole pattern in 10 pages, just View A Basque in 3 pages, just View A Bloomers in 2 pages, Just View B Basque in 3 pages, just View B Bloomers in 3 pages, just the skirt in 3 pages, and just the leggings in 1 page. This means you can print the whole pattern in just the size(s) you want, or just one garment in just the size(s) you want. It is like getting 7 Patterns in one. You can tile just the garment you want in just the size you want and print it on your home printer by using the "layer" and "poster" options in Acrobat or Foxit PDF Reader. The A0 pages are meant to be printed on a wide format printer/plotter at a print shop. For those who cannot or do not want to install a free PDF Reader, tiled pattern pieces are also included in letter and A4 size. However you cannot change the page size, select only one garment, or use the size layer option in the tiled pages.
Pattern #110
Ladies' 1890's Sporting Costumes with Leggings, 2 Bodices, 2 Bloomers, Skirt, and Leggings
Misses Sizes 4 - 28 All Sizes Included and selectable
View A Ladies' Bicycle Costume is a copy of a period 1890's pattern. It includes a double breasted Basque with collar and revers (lapels), Leg O'Mutton sleeves, pleated back, and belt. The skirt has double box pleats in front and back, with roomy bloomers underneath. The bloomers blouse over the Ieggings and are made of same or similar as the Basque.  A dickey with a high collar goes View B Basque under the Basque. The Leggings are a copy of a vintage Fabric 45" pair. View B Basque is a representation of a hunting Basque depicted in Harper's Bazar. The front is double breasted and has a wrap around high collar. The back, sleeves and belt are the same as View A. View B bloomers are a copy of a vintage pair of Turkish bloomers in the author's collection.  The main pattern pieces are a copy of an extant Cosmopolitan 1890s sewing pattern for a Bicycle Costume.