Dressing Ella is a huge part of “Cinderella”. One of the first decisions that needs to be made, before just about anything else, what to do about the Transforming Costumes. Broadway Cinderella has three major and one minor transformation costume–and three of those belong to Ella. Ella transforms from her peasant outfit to her white…
Charlotte’s Banquet dress was one of those costumes that sort of took on a life of its own. When I started I did not have a clear vision, and I certainly didn’t expect it to turn out like it did. I love the dress, but, it was probably a little too much compared to the…
The theme for dressing Charlotte in this show was “more”, and her Ball Gown needed to be reflective of that. On the flip side, it also needed to be in line with the rest of the cast, and not obnoxious in a distasteful way. We began with this Prom dress: The dress was a strapless,…
Charlotte’s first appearance in the musical is returning from shopping and handing her package to Ella to be carried in to the house. We found some tiny boxes for her and Gabrielle to carry and tied them with bows to match their dresses. Charlotte’s hair is discussed here. She wears a little pillbox hat that we…
Toward the end, as I was running short of time, sleeve puffs became one of my favored “quick fix” additions to Prom dresses. Some of the dresses also were really just fine as-is, and didn’t need major overhauls. As community members saw some “sneak peak” posts on social media and heard about what we we…
What would YOU wear to cover your ball gown when going to the ball? Well, a voluminous, flowy cape of course! Knowing it would take a TON of fabric to make a floor length cape to cover a ball gown, and having a real dislike of doing more work than I need to . .…
One of the last dresses I had donated was a lovely lemon yellow Prom dress. The dress had a very thin halter top strap. The bodice was covered with a layer of mesh tulle embroidered with sequins and beads. The top layer of tulle had some beading and sequins. The dress had a side zip.…
My second dress for the wedding was amazingly quick and easy. I began with a pale tan sheath-style dress, with an almost-corset look top. I took a pair of lace curtains and stitched them together. I measured the skirt length, and folded the top edge of the curtains over at that length. I ran a…
The musical of “Cinderella” (Broadway version) ends with a grand wedding. The Broadway production has a wonderful finale full of pomp & circumstance, and the entire cast is dressed in their wedding finest. These costumes are in shades of whites & soft neutrals. Obviously, we have neither the funds, the time nor the logistics to…
I have been having a really fun time making ballgowns (it would be MORE fun if I weren’t quite so pressured for time lol). The intellectual and creative challenge of being given a dress and “told” to create something is rather addictive. I have likened it to non-sewers as similar to the Food Challenge shows…
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