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 #2
I’m continuing in my exploration on different ways to upcycle thrifted garments and lines to create the peasant/villager outfits for an upcoming production of “Fiddler on the Roof”. I am continuing to work with combining different patterns and textures, and hoping to end up with an Eastern European feel. In my first costume, I ended…
Dressing Baroness Bomburst: Simple Costume Plot & Costume #1
Baroness Bomburst is a great character to costume. There are few preconceived standards (Belle she is not), and there are so many ways to play her that the possibilities are wide open. My instructions were red and black (with possibly some gray) and OVER-THE-TOP . . . think “Capitol City”. Since Vulgaria is an imaginary…
From Prom dress to Pixie: A Tinkerbelle (Fairy) upcycle
Several weeks ago my local Goodwill had a really nice bright neon green Prom dress with a lovely tulle skirt in stock. I looked at it multiple times, but each time, I walked away. It was in great shape, but WHAT could I do with neon green???? About the time I had the inspiration to…
A Prince Jacket: an Upcycle
I recently saw a youth summer production of “Little Mermaid” and I was inspired by some of the fun costumes that I saw. Of course, once I see some costumes and get inspired, then I have to try to make some myself! The base garment I used for this upcycle was a vintage woman’s…
The Prince is Giving a Ball: Blue & Pink dress with ruffle trim (plus size)
I am finally getting close to the end of the ball gowns . . . if I counted correctly, this is the 20th post. In addition to the dresses that were upcycled, there were a number that were useable “as is”, particularly some late 1980’s taffeta Prom dresses. There were a few that other…
The Prince is Giving a Ball: Purple dress with Velvet insert (Plus size upcycle)
When I am out thrift store shopping if I come across a great garment in a plus size I am pretty excited ,and I have a low threshold for picking things up for my stash. These finds are typically infrequent, in part because the people wearing vintage clothes were often smaller than many people today…
The Prince is Giving a Ball: Damask Overdress
As word of our production spread, and a few teaser photos were posted on Facebook . . . donations of dresses started coming in. I would walk in to the costume room and a new one would be hanging there . . . someone would show up at my door . . . . a…
The Prince is Giving a Ball: Pink Dotted Swiss
This upcycle was another project that was happening in the last few days before the show. I always like to arrange my mental calendar so that I have a pocket of “free” time where I can fix costumes that either don’t fit the cast member, or just don’t fit in with the other costumes. …
“Is Marriage Still on the Table” (Cinderella): Wedding Wear #6
This is my last quicky wedding wear costume to blog about. I saved this one for last because it is my least favorite dress. I thought the colors would blend together, but, they really didn’t. There are components of it that I really like, so I think it is worth describing, but it just didn’t “click”. […]
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