Ruffled Turn-of-the-Century Inspired Skirt (Meet Me in St Louis)
Ideas on how to make a ruffled turn-of-the-century inspired skirt from a bed skirt.
Pattern Testing: Turn-of-the-Century costumes; Pink Ensemble (Meet Me in St Louis)
Overview of constructing an upcycled Turn-of-the-Century young woman’s costume for stage use.
Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant costume #3 (navy blue)
My last project began with a woman’s blouse that was already fitted through the body, and I liked the shape of that shirt (see Fiddler on the Roof: Peasant Costume #2). So, for this project, I wanted to do a little remodeling with the shirt. I also liked the look of the blouse worn outside the…
Brown & Black Dress, Turn of the Century-ish: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
This is my last post about “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”. The show will be performed next weekend, and the costumes are set and ready to go. Now that I am done writing up these posts, projects will probably start coming a little slower and with a more eclectic inspiration. I have a long list…
Blue Edwardian-inspired “Fun Fair” Costume: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
This project began with the need for a costume in a specific size. I didn’t have anything good for a base dress in my stash, so I went on a quick thrift-store run. I did not have anything specific in mind other than I thought I would like to start with a dress. I found…
Purple Jumper: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
I needed to make a few more costumes for the chorus to wear to the Fun Fair, and so I searched images on the internet looking for turn-of-the-century fashion for inspiration. I found several pictures that showed a jumper look: The nice thing about these looks, especially the one on the far right, is that…
Bombie Samba #5: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
When I began making dresses for this production, between the Baroness and the Samba, I KNEW I had a perfect dress to use for pieces: This dress has been in my stash a long time . . . I bought it when my kids were in middle school, and were still excited about dressing up…
Candy Shop/Toot Sweet Girls: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
One of the most memorable songs (at least for myself and my sisters) from the 1960’s movie “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” was the “Toot Sweet” song. This is a grand, frolicking piece with a very singable chorus, and of course, the added joy of the dogs storming the Candy Shop at the end is…
Bombie Samba #4: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The fourth Bombie Samba chorus dress was embellished using organza table runners from Tableclothfactory.com. The table runners are 14″ wide and 108″ long, which makes them a great size for creating ruffles. The really nice thing about them is that all the edges come pre-finished, which makes the project really zip along. I began with a black…
Bombie Samba #3: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The third Bombie Samba back-up dancer dress began with another one of those “gotta buy it” perfect base dresses. This is probably a late 80’s/early 90’s black taffeta ruffled party dress. It has a boned bodice, a reasonably modest neckline, and a stretchy back which is great for flexible sizing. It has three tiers of…
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