After my last less-than-stellar blue outfit, I felt like I needed to make one more outfit in the same genre just to redeem myself in my own eyes. This would allow me to create some closure in my own brain and sleep at night. Seriously . . . costume induced insomnia is a real thing. During…
upcycle / Costume / alteration / Edwardian / steampunk / turn-of-the-century / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Now that I bit the bullet and finished up with “High School Musical” I will turn back to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. This has been a different experience for me since I am trying to create costumes for someone elses show without direct access to the other costumes, the cast, the set, or the “vision”…
And here we are . . . the last post for “High School Musical”. All good things must come to an end. This show was a lot of fun and a real crowd pleaser. It did have it’s challenges, and I found it was difficult in it’s own way to costume, mostly because I had…
You know how you feel when you’ve been looking for something FOREVER and you finally find it? J*A*C*K*P*O*T (Even though the ironic thing is . . .you’ve probably moved on and now don’t even need it?) Yep, that was me and Urquid Linens. I happened to be reading online reviews about a type of fabric…
I’ve been making Bombie Samba dresses today, and am waiting on a delivery of red lace (hopefully tomorrow!) . . . and I thought I could spend a bit of time finishing up “High School Musical”. There isn’t much hugely creative with any of this stuff, but I’ll share what I used and where I…
This project began with a lovely burgundy colored satin skirt with a small train. The waist was smaller than the majority of the cast members on my list, so I wanted to make the skirt larger. I began digging in my “pieces of things” box and found a leftover skirt from a previous project to use…
So . . I have been having the most fun creating 1900’s inspired outfits for the chorus of “Chitty Chitty Band Bang” starting with outdated women’s suits . . . some turn out better than others, but this first one I really like. These costumes are fairly quick to make, and best of all, they…
It’s always a major bummer when you begin digging through your stock costumes hunting for pieces you can adapt for your next show and you come up . . . empty. When you combine that with a large chorus . . . it’s well, just a lot of work. My sister is estimating she needs…
If you do an image search for Truly Scrumptious costumes you will most likely see either the ruffled white dress or the puppet costume. You may also see a few partial pictures of some of her other outfit: a pink suit, a peasant-themed outfit in Vulgaria, and this blue ensemble: Initially this outfit is covered…
Ms. Darbus was the character that I most enjoyed dressing in “High School Musical”. I really think the sky is the limit in terms of her wackiness and eccentricity. That said, it is important that she incorporates into the onstage “pictures” and that the costumer try to find some unifying themes to tie her look…
Gabriella Montez is the leading lady in “High School Musical”, and she, in contrast to most leading ladies, wants to be a part of the chorus. She has recently moved to a new school, and, having struggled with her identity at her old school, she just wants to sit back, get the feel of the…
I have a new project starting . . costumes for a production of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. My sister is costuming this show and was planning on renting costumes. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out for her, so instead, it’s into the sewing room. The show hasn’t been cast yet, but in the meantime, it seemed…
