Navigation for this costume: Introduction – Materials – Smock – Farthingale – Petticoat – Bodice – Skirtings – Rolled Sleeves – Overskirt – Forepart – Ruffs – Partlet and Sleeves – Jewelry making: Headdress; Necklace; Pelican Jewel; Sleeveband; Girdle; Wristbands; Fan – Finished gown – Funny Comments – Miss Starkie – Quiz The strange sleeves […]
My Costumes
Blue „Phantom“ gown
Well, what can I say except state the obvious: If it’s blue, it’s gotta be MINE. That was always so and hopefully will remain this way. No wonder that, when I stumbled over the umpteenth picture of the ‚blue wishing gown‘ from ‚Phantom of the Opera‘ on the net, at some point of time I […]
Rainbow Portrait gown
The „Rainbow“ portrait dress reproduction diary To me, this is the most beautiful portrait of Elizabeth that exists; it radiates an ethereal and eternal beauty that is just breathtaking. No planning or material collecting yet. Again – Margo’s pattern; this time I would have to modify it plus make my own pattern for the coat, […]
Jewelry making
Navigation for this costume: Introduction – Materials – Smock – Farthingale – Petticoat – Bodice – Skirtings – Rolled Sleeves – Overskirt – Forepart – Ruffs – Partlet and Sleeves – Jewelry making: Headdress; Necklace; Pelican Jewel; Sleeveband; Girdle; Wristbands; Fan – Finished gown – Funny Comments – Miss Starkie – Quiz The jewelry making […]
Smock
Navigation for this costume: Introduction – Materials – Smock – Farthingale – Petticoat – Bodice – Skirtings – Rolled Sleeves – Overskirt – Forepart – Ruffs – Partlet and Sleeves – Jewelry making: Headdress; Necklace; Pelican Jewel; Sleeveband; Girdle; Wristbands; Fan – Finished gown – Funny Comments – Miss Starkie – Quiz Thus, my lad, […]
Planning
As I have already mentioned on the index page, I wanted a mix between the various stage versions of this costume. To be exact, I wanted those things…: The waterfall drape of the US gown. My lining color would be dark blue velvet; I’m contemplating to use ‚black-blue‘ – black velvet with a blue shimmer. […]
Planning
As always, the planning starts with the list of items I have to make to create a copy of the original gown, plus some ideas and thoughts I have how to make them The bodice Oopsie! Embroidered flowers. *Lots* of them. Probably on natural colored linen. Uhmmm… I’m still thinking about how to make that… […]
Materials
Navigation for this costume: Introduction – Materials – Smock – Farthingale – Petticoat – Bodice – Skirtings – Rolled Sleeves – Overskirt – Forepart – Ruffs – Partlet and Sleeves – Jewelry making: Headdress; Necklace; Pelican Jewel; Sleeveband; Girdle; Wristbands; Fan – Finished gown – Funny Comments – Miss Starkie – Quiz Nevertheless, when looking […]
Wristbands
Navigation for this costume: Introduction – Materials – Smock – Farthingale – Petticoat – Bodice – Skirtings – Rolled Sleeves – Overskirt – Forepart – Ruffs – Partlet and Sleeves – Jewelry making: Headdress; Necklace; Pelican Jewel; Sleeveband; Girdle; Wristbands; Fan – Finished gown – Funny Comments – Miss Starkie – Quiz Elizabeth wears some […]
Skirt
All my plans changed when I was allowed to examine and take the pattern from the original Hamburg version of the gown. As I now had a pattern that would work, I, of course, worked with it 😉 Here’s my skirt making. Remember that you can always visit the above linked site of the original […]