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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This is the second Bombie Samba dress I made for the “backup dancers”. I was continuing with the theme of black dress and red ruffles. For this outfit, I began with a black sequin peplum top. The sleeveless top had a scoop neck, a zip back and an almost-circle peplum. My first step was to…
This Production is using five couples in addition to the Baron and Baroness for the Bombie Samba routine. I believe the guys are wearing black tux outfits. My instructions were to continue the red/black theme, and to give the girls hi-low skirts to accommodate the choreography. I opted to dress all the chorus dancers in…
Do you know that sense of excitement when you walk into a thrift store . . . and you see THE DRESS . . . hanging RIGHT THERE . . . and you sort of nonchalantly sidle over to it . . . not wanting to show too much interest in case some runs in…
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