In the production of “Cinderella” that my sister is costuming, the Director determined that each of the Stepsisters and the Stepmother should have their own identifying color. These are not particularly easy-to-find colors and include lime green and bright orange. It is one thing to find/make one costume in a crazy color, but, to have…
My sister is involved with a youth production of the Broadway version of “Cinderella” this spring . . . so my mind has been full of transforming dresses (although they are renting theirs), armor, wacky stepsister dresses, and of course, how to outfit a chorus in ballgowns on a budget. I have been digging through…
Serena is one of the three “main” Delta Nu’s, and arguably the “leader”. She is a cheerleader, and traditionally is dressed in a cheerleader uniform until her appearance in “Legally Blonde Remix”. She is confident, bouncy and very self-assured. She has no problem jumping around and acting like a stereotypical cheerleader (and quite possibly…
“We’re doing ‘Legally Blonde’” announced the Director. Oh my heart smiled! How easy can THAT be? Contemporary clothes! Piece of cake! Elle wears PINK. Find a few pink outfits and we are GOOD.TO.GO. Well, in reality, Elle does wear pink. Elle actually wears A LOT of pink. Do you know how many shades of…
Corsets are perhaps one of the most identifiable “period” garments. They come in various shapes & forms and go by various names. They can go up over the shoulders, or simply go around the waist. They may extend down over the hips. They may stop under the bust, push the bust up, or squish the…
Homecoming Week! Good vs. Evil! Freshman/Sophomores dress as the “Good” . . .Juniors and Seniors represent the “Evil”. At first I thought Malificent . . but . . . after Googling “Evil Characters” or something like that, I found the Evil Queen from Snow White. Who wouldn’t want to walk around offering bites of an…
A couple of weeks ago it was that annual rite of summer for band kids: MARCHING BAND CAMP WEEK. If you haven’t been in a marching band . . that means long days in the August heat learning music, learning drills, marching and sweating. To make things a little more fun this year, each day…
Medieval? Renaissance? Elizabethan? Tudor? This is where you start to see the difference between the “just wanna have fun” crowd, and the true historical re-enactment crowd. If you “google” search “Medieval costume” you get pictures of all of the above, wrapped up with some fantasy (wings, anyone?), Southern Belle & modern Prom . . . .which…
I am almost done working my way through the costuming of “Beauty and the Beast”. Sewing and blogging have sort of taken back-seats to some other goings-on in my life . . gardening, moving kids to-and-from college & apartments, WORK, trying to move my sewing area, and some other volunteer commitments. I have a whole…
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…
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