My "style"

A few years back there were discussions amongst us historic costuming people about what makes our work stylistically obviously us (well each of us). It turns out what was true then of me is still true and is true of all the recreations and original garments I have made.
Bold colours and pleats.

Pleats. Pleats!!!!! Not subtle ones like in the back of my Cleves gown but fully kilted I AM PLEATED skirts.

Mina? PLEATS
Braunchweig? PLEATS!
Wishing dress? I CHOOSE THE AUSSIE FULLY PLEATED STYLE!!!! (I don’t even know that there is another production that does that).
Then there was the fully pleated skirt for the grey day dress and Portrait of a Lady inspired outfit. Also my Green “absinthe” dress (skirt of it anyway- still have to make the bodice).
And now the inch wide pleats of the hem of the Hannibal gown. With all the ribbon.

Now though if it isn’t pleated it’s painted on and if it’s not painted on it’s armour. So that’s my thing. Still generally bold solid colours or neutrals. Texture. And I really do have a decided lack of bell shaped skirts- the ones I do have are not hooped as well. I prefer drapery. So I am desperate to do something 1930s Hollywood.

My “style”

A few years back there were discussions amongst us historic costuming people about what makes our work stylistically obviously us (well each of us). It turns out what was true then of me is still true and is true of all the recreations and original garments I have made.
Bold colours and pleats.

Pleats. Pleats!!!!! Not subtle ones like in the back of my Cleves gown but fully kilted I AM PLEATED skirts.

Mina? PLEATS
Braunchweig? PLEATS!
Wishing dress? I CHOOSE THE AUSSIE FULLY PLEATED STYLE!!!! (I don’t even know that there is another production that does that).
Then there was the fully pleated skirt for the grey day dress and Portrait of a Lady inspired outfit. Also my Green “absinthe” dress (skirt of it anyway- still have to make the bodice).
And now the inch wide pleats of the hem of the Hannibal gown. With all the ribbon.

Now though if it isn’t pleated it’s painted on and if it’s not painted on it’s armour. So that’s my thing. Still generally bold solid colours or neutrals. Texture. And I really do have a decided lack of bell shaped skirts- the ones I do have are not hooped as well. I prefer drapery. So I am desperate to do something 1930s Hollywood.

Nyreen supplies

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These will be thinned and barely misted over the painted pieces. They are transluscent so should hopefully just tint the base 🙂

Hemming

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One width of fabric pleats down to just 50cm- about 18″. Sigh, I just have to hope I have enough thread.
Many more rows of ribbon too….

Sigh

I was in so much pain yesterday I took the whole day off and slept. Enforced sleep, because that pain was not ignorable.I think there is still enough activity for my specialist to see but it is really frustrating when you have weeks of pain and then the one time you can be seen you have an easement.

Well done body. RA really is a troll/bully.

I know some of the pain was from activity so I can point that out as well.

Needy

Someone spent the evening meowing and pushing things over and now he has invaded and abandoned my…

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My “style”

neimhaille:

A few years back there were discussions amongst us historic costuming people about what makes our work stylistically obviously us (well each of us). It turns out what was true then of me is still true and is true of all the recreations and original…

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This Hannibal costume is so me and yet not me at the same time 😉 I think that’s one of the reasons I didn’t do it for the ‘06 Auckland comp. Having done the sparkle and sing thing once I didn’t want to be seen as a one trick pony when it was actually not really in my groove zone. There were other reasons, but I do wish I’d done the Carlotta costume. Ummm.. same scene, same character but played by another character… (Christine and Carlotta both play Elissa but for some reason in the movie it doesn’t look like it at all…. darned Sisi gown…. which is another musical costume I want to do- original vs Takarazuka style, though I’m in love with their productions* )

I really would have loved to have wandered around with a plush doggie and fake crying everywhere. I still have the basics of the corset. I think I killed the pattern. And I have the orange feathers.

*Rose of Versaille and League of Galactic Heroes especially for the fantastically OTT Euro-Historic mix. Do not I repeat do not let me get ideas about that Marie Antoinette gown because a group would be insane. And it would have to be a group.

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See? Really really want. Want want want want want.

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My "style"

A few years back there were discussions amongst us historic costuming people about what makes our work stylistically obviously us (well each of us). It turns out what was true then of me is still true and is true of all the recreations and original…

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My “style”

A few years back there were discussions amongst us historic costuming people about what makes our work stylistically obviously us (well each of us). It turns out what was true then of me is still true and is true of all the recreations and original…

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Nyreen supplies

These will be thinned and barely misted over the painted pieces. They are transluscent so should…

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