(All studio photos created and edited by by Sylvie Kirkman of Little Noise Photography, please do not redistribute without her permission)
All location photos at Whakapapa Ski Field, on Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand.
(Photos by Beyond Cosplay Photography, with Starfirephoenix as Anna) (Solo photo by Duckworth Industries)
(Photo by Martin Studer) (photo by Alison Humphrey)
Status: Wearable
Year finished: 2015
To Do: Finished- make a new cape for public events, cut and drill thousands of sequins!
Updates since last photo: n/a
Inspiration: the moment Elsa transforms her appearance and the utter freedom she expresses at that moment. The gown seems to be extra magical, extra vibrant in that moment.
I did fall in love with Let if Go like any good light weight belter (okay, soprano who wants to be a mezzo). It literally felt like a diva’s breakthrough moment and my first thought was #WWMD? What Would Mackie Do?
Bob Mackie is a designer of the most amazing beaded gowns for real life divas, singers who inspire millions around the world with their passion and talent.
Now as a not-really-diva but a performer and specifically musical theatre performer I loved the idea of making a costume that was both a recognised gown of doom and be personally self referential.
The costume itself is made of many diverse parts and my blog here certainly shows how long it has taken to go from research, through development to the final ensemble.
So I have created subpages for each main element with materials a bought and processes used.
Sequin research and development
5 yards 3mm micro mini sequins polyester spandex in “White”- AB coated so looks pink, not silver- exotic-fabrics
5 yards stretch charmeause satin, royal blue- Spotlight
5 yards fine bridal tulle
1 yard white stretch fusible interfacing- Spotlight
4 spools pale blue domestic overlocking/serger thread
274 yard spools polyester machine thread- Gutermann (col. 714)
164 yard spool polyester machine thread- Mettler metrosene plus (col. 0790)- may be known as Seralon
plastic boning- high quality solid white boning in two widths
metal and cotton zip
iDye Poly in turquoise, blue, and kelley green- Jacquard
The bodice decorations
288 8x10mm Rectangle AB sew on rhinestone- SunflowerJewelryBox
30+ 13x18mm AB sew on Rhinestone- fashionbeads2013
100 6x18mm AB sew on rhinestonel- fashionbeads2013
144 Swarovski 4mm xilion lochrose AB round sew on rhinestones- crystal-wholesale
324 Swarovski 5mm xilion lochrose clear round sew on rhinestones- crystal-wholesale
144 8x10mm Rectangle AB sew on rhinestones hnyzc2011
7mm beads, twisted bugle turquoise (P 773859)- Gutermann
7mm straight aqua bugle beads (P 773840)- Gutermann
50spearl “Balger”* Cord- Kreinik (*now possibly 32C Pearl)
(I tested many sequin options which have a separate page.)
7 yards crystal diamond tulle, white- Spotlight
5 yards white glitter snow tulle- Spotlight (also known as spider tulle)
6 yards HeatnBond lite- therm.o.web
164 yard spool polyester machine thread- Mettler metrosene plus (col. 0790)- may be known as Seralon
blue iDye poly- Jacquard
The shoes
Silver wedge jelly shoes, (Goldenseller)
The wig and make up
24″ wavy ash blonde lace front wig- Wigfashion
primer, colour correcting and flash correcting
pale pink blush
pearlescent lilac eyeshadow
interference red eyeshadow
dark brown eyeliner pencil
black eyeliner, liquid
black eyeliner- pencil
stayput liquid lipstain
pink-purple lipgloss
The photos below show the dress before bodice reshaping and jewel applications. The cape is not my work in the images below.
