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…
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…
My sister had sent a list with all of her costume “needs” on it and one of the items they still needed was a dress for Jemima to wear to the beach. They wanted something “beachy”, but leaning more dress than a bathing suit. I happened to see this dress at a thrift store and…
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…
It’s always a major bummer when you begin digging through your stock costumes hunting for pieces you can adapt for your next show and you come up . . . empty. When you combine that with a large chorus . . . it’s well, just a lot of work. My sister is estimating she needs…
I had a friend contact me looking for 1800-ish historical looking nightwear for a production she was costuming in two weeks. I didn’t happen to have any in my “stash”, or at school, and it was two days before Thanksgiving, so I my response was “Sorry, I can’t help”. Of course . . . making…
This post is about the 5th Peasant Girl outfit I made for “Young Frankenstein”. I think this is my favorite one. This particular tablecloth was floral with a plaid border. I love the large print and the built-in detail created by the border–with no additional work on my part. I don’t use a lot…
Quick upcycle of a skirt & blouse to a colorful peasant costume.
This next costume is a quick & dirty costume that I made in less than 90 minutes one night–finishing shortly after midnight. I originally wasn’t going to post about it, but, I like how it turned out, and so I thought the idea was worth sharing. Please bear with the after-the-fact pictures. I think you…
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