Naergi's Costuming Site

Note: In case you’re looking for a good fabric to make this dress, have a look at this fabric on Spoonflower. It’s not perfect – after all, it’s all printed and therefore doesn’t have the ‚velvet stripes‘ – but at least it has the correct width of the stripes (approximately 1/2 inch) and is black […]

When I found this evening dress on the web: it was crystal clear for me that I just had to make it; though it was, of course, an almost insane task. Please follow me to the planning stage, which, for this gown, took almost two years until now and is still going on.

When making the corset, I was mainly influenced by this beautiful original corset which was offered in an Ebay auction: I didn’t buy this corset, because I have to admit that I didn’t find that particular Ebay auction – those pictures were sent to me by a friend, and I am almost sure that he […]

The dress diary of an Italian Renaissance dress that was not inspired by ‚Ever After‘ (In progress, that’s why the below shown navigation doesn’t completely work yet) When looking at dresses in Italian Renaissance paintings, I found this one here particularly interesting: Detail from „The Visitation“ by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1485 Navigation for this site: The […]

If you want to create something like this: then the planning has to be excessive. Addition made at a later point of time: Sometimes, the planning can be excessive, yet it still doesn’t work… this costume’s diary is a perfect example. I will explain that at a later point of time in this diary. First, […]

~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Padmé Amidala’s „Water“ gown from „Star Wars“, Episode 3 or: A crossover of several, not-at-all everyday movie costumes can result in an everyday dress I *so* fell in love with that gown – but as always, I of course had absolutely no […]

Mission name: The ‚Vampire‘ or ‚Worth apprentice‘ gown (read below for explanation) Some years ago, when I acquired the ‚Fashion‘ book by the Kyoto costume institute, I was right away captured by one particular gown. It was not exactly my favorite shape – the ‚extreme‘ bustle of the Victorian era; it wasn’t at all my […]

– Edited to add: During to a flood that hit my house, the fabrics and partially completed costume parts were destroyed. So until I decide to actually redo everything with new fabrics, the pages for this gown only serve as a documentation and memory of what I made; not as a dress diary. Alright… this […]

– Edited to add: During to a flood that hit my house, the fabrics and partially completed costume parts were destroyed. So until I decide to actually redo everything with new fabrics, the pages for this gown only serve as a documentation and memory of what I made; not as a dress diary. Studying the […]

Making of the bodice Well, not much to say… I’ve just started making it with the ‚Lady’s wardrobe‘ patterns by Margo Anderson. Here are a few pictures of the first test fitting: Back of the bodice lining, pinned together. It’s a bit too long – which I did intentionally, so I will have a longer […]