this year, the reproductions

It’s at LACMA. It was being restored for display in a travelling exhibit but I’ve not been able to figure out where/when. But LACMA is a place I’ve wanted to go for a long time. The blue satin mantua is one reason πŸ™‚ Anyway, lots of room for interpretation based on patterning in the 1930s,…

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Upstage gown draping

Well also my Magic Flame inspired bodice πŸ™‚ This is my Magic Flame inspired gown, I may actually have enough to make both gowns, but hey. I’ve been using 1920s appropriate fabrics (silk charmeuse lining, silk velvet shell) and techniques (which are just weird, really weird. I have an entire post dedicated in my mind…

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