Naergi's Costuming Site

The cloak from Sleepy Hollow is a garment which is constructed quite simply, given that you do some historical research, know a little about how fabrics drape and don’t mind handling massive amounts of fabrics. The embroidery on the original cloak is very beautiful but probably machine made, and if you would own an embroidery […]

~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars, Episode 2: Padmés Dinner dress (aka Fireside dress) Pictures of the original costume – the last picture also shows the feather cape. Note: In case you’d like to reproduce Padmé’s Dinner dress (or Fireside gown, as it’s also called) and […]

~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars – Original Trilogy – Leia Classic While this costume, made in Silk Crepe de chine, was not too demanding to make (and was therefore not really too interesting for me), I still decided to make it – though not for […]

~Please also have a look at my other Star Wars costume reproductions! ~ Star Wars – Coruscant- or Packing dress I’ve made this costume from: – changeant, dark grey Dupioni silk (skirt) – black rayon velvet (vest) – light grey silk crepe de chine (sleeves). The embroidery was adorned with real turquoise cabochons, beads and […]

Morgaine – Mists of Avalon – Bloodred gown I’ve made this gown from silk velvet which I have dyed myself to this beautiful, garnet red color. Neckline and undersleeves were made of finest silk netting. All trims are machine embroidered and adorned with Swarovski Rhinestones in four different colors. The gown was completely lined with […]

This was made as a wedding dress from beaded silk chiffon, which I have boiled to remove the silver lining from the beading (to achieve an effect more closely to the original dress, which was beaded with clear beads), and silk satin. The belt is hand- and machine embroidered. Below are also some pictures of […]

This was made as a wedding dress in larger size from a commercial McCalls’s pattern, using ivory silk taffeta, golden, crushed brocade (sleeve lining) and heavily bullion beaded borders. In case you should have the idea – no, this is neither ‚medieval‘, nor ‚Tudor‘, nor ‚Elizabethan‘, nor anything else that would be remotely historical. It’s […]

I always liked this gown from ‚The Patriot‘: And I also had this fabric at hand: Fabric shown at its full width of 133cm / 52 inch from both sides. For my project I will use the more blue side, to be seen in the top image. Now – I’ve had so much of the […]

Dress diary for ‚Queen Maeve‘ (in case you missed the description click here) 10th of March, 2006 Bought the velvet for the cloak. It was on sale at EUR8 / ~$10 and is a beautiful, silvergrey, thick rayon velvet. I’ll of course have to dye it, but it was so beautiful that I *knew* nothing […]

Queen Maeve / Medb from J. P. Leyendecker’s illustration Recommended music to listen to while reading this page, to put you in a mood likely to mine: In Extremo – „Liam“ Schandmaul – „Teufelsweib“ (I’m seriously thinking abut making some kind of music video with the finished costume) Navigation for this page: Introduction & historical […]