Drop Waist 1950’s Look Upcycle Dress One of the most common styles of bridesmaid dress readily available at thrift stores is the strapless, wrapped-look bodice, with a floor length, flared skirt. There are variations on this theme . . how the wrap look is done, how flared the skirt is, the shape of the bodice…
One of the things I enjoy the most about doing costumes for my high school shows is working with the kids. They never cease to amaze me, and they are SO.MUCH.FUN. This year for “Grease” I decided to dress Vince Fontaine in a zebra jacket (the original costume plot calls for a pink zebra jacket…
This is a tale of two dresses . . and one curtain. Here is the beginning of the tale: The first dress is a two piece blue long ensemble with a button back. The second dress is a one piece blue satin strapless dress with front pleating. The third item is a very long, somewhat faded,…
I have been wanting to do a “start-from-the-beginning” post and had been trying to decide what sort of costume to create. I have lots of ideas rattling around in my head, it was just a direction of picking a direction to go 🙂 I got inspiration from a comment my sister made on on of…
Every once in a while you come across a really lucky find. Something that makes me pretty excited is finding matching garments at a thrift store. Occasionally they show up together, and other times they will show up separately. I know that sounds crazy . . but . . there is one thrift store that I…
Rizzo is the Bad Girl of “Grease”, who eventually shows a soft heart inside her tough exterior. The costume plot in the back of the script “Grease: A New 50’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Musical’, published by Samuel French, Inc., indicates that Rizzo wears “Black prom dress, black heels” (p. 80) for the Big Dance Scene.…
This dress was upcycled for a performance of “Phantom of the Opera”. The cast member who wore this had a walk on, and then sat in the opera box with Raoul. I do not have pictures of the original dress . . . .but this simple upcycle consisted strictly of adding decorations to the dress.…
In the musical “Grease” Johnny Casino is a 1950’s rock-star who comes to town to sing at the big Dance Contest. In the costume plot in the Samuel French script (Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, 1972) he is described as wearing “Geranium pink slacks with dark pink stripes on the…
This post is about an “Anna” inspired costume I created last fall. I made this costume in about 8 hours over the course of two days. I was lucky enough to have the base dresses & trims in my “stash”. Most of the time came from cutting out and ironing on the dress “embroidery” designs.…
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