Gray & Peach Edwardian Costume Part 1 (Meet Me in St. Louis)
Peach turn-of-the-century blouse DIY upcycled from man’s shirt and doily.
Peach turn-of-the-century blouse DIY upcycled from man’s shirt and doily.
Ideas on how to make a ruffled turn-of-the-century inspired skirt from a bed skirt.
Example of upcycling a man’s dress shirt and a doily to make an Edwardian blouse.
Overview of constructing an upcycled Turn-of-the-Century young woman’s costume for stage use.
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…
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…
I was in the middle of making assorted Fun Fair costumes, and I had already made a number of the two piece jacket/skirt ensembles that I have previously blogged about, so . . . I was getting bored. One of my favorite “personal challenge” games is to find something inspirational at a thrift store, and…
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…
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”…
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…