Scottish Renaissance Costume

    I made this costume for the Renaissance festival this last year. I wanted a Scottish style with warm colors and I wanted it to be comfortable (After all, I was going to be wearing it all day). :D

I've had the brown fabric for forever, and the plaid just showed up one day in a bag of fabric that no one wanted. I love when that happens. :D I designed it myself, but found a pattern and used it for the bodice.

Front:

Side:

Back:

I left the edge frayed after I washed it, I thought it looked good. 

Here's the buttons I used for the gather on the skirt and the skirt closure on the top (Not pictured)

Have a great day!

 

Lady Pirate Costume

Good morning,

This costume I put together a week or so ago.

 I was needing a pirate, but didn't have the right fabric to make another tunic, so I grabbed a tunic I made wow ummm...last spring maybe? And the leather belt/sash thing for my Lucy Voyage of the Dawn Treader costume, a brown belt that was just hanging in my closet, a cape I made for my character (Fidelia) to wear in the movie, and a hat one of my friends gave me. I love how the look turned out, almost like it was supposed to go together. :P I love when that happens. :D

The cuffs:

Playing with the effects on Photobucket a little... 

What has been your best experience with a "Throw together costume"?

Have a great weekend!

Grecian Princess Gown

Hello everyone,
I originally made this costume for my movie, as a coronation gown for my character, but as it is historically inspired I will title it as such. :)

I used white silk essence from Joanns for the gown.

I think it looks also like something Galadriel would have in her wardrobe. :)

It is princess-seamed and laces in the back with a thin white ribbon.

A picture of the sleeves: (Or wings, whatever you wish to call them)

Farewell for now my friends!

Fidelia's Travelling Gown

Hello everyone!

~*~I got my first dress form today! My parents and grandparents got it for me for my birthday. :D I'm very happy with it. x) ~*~

This costume I designed and drafted. It is the last costume my character (Fidelia) wears in the movie, it could be called her "Farewell" gown as well. I made it out of some cool textured gold fabric that I found at a yard-sale.

~Pieces~
~A white under-dress
~A gold split-skirt over-dress
~A gold fabric belt

The design is slightly inspired by Eowyn's Shield Maiden gown (The under-dress part) and Arwen's rose-colored dress (The over-dress part):

The sleeves are split down the side/back:

For the lacing a did a simple "Big 'X' Little 'x'" pattern:

Until next time, 

Fidelia's white dress and red corset

Hello everyone,

This costume is one I designed (I drafted the dress myself and altered a pattern for the corset). This is the first costume my character (Fidelia) wears in the movie, and fits her personality perfectly I think. Simple, like her time-period (White flowing dress) but with her rather fiery personality incorporated  into that time ( The bright red corset and boots). Anyways, here it is...

Pieces:
White dress
Bright red corset
Pirate boots
And a belt (Not pictured)

The bottom of the corset comes to a graceful point in the middle, giving it a little more pirate-style.

The dress is slightly longer in the back.  I also purposefully gave this dress a large hem, to make it heavier at the bottom, thus allowing it to drape properly.

The sleeves are draw-string at the bottom, giving it a renaissance look to it, while also giving it some versatility.

I made the dress out of some heavy-ish soft white linen.

In the next picture you can see a little of the aging I gave it. (It will get more through the making of the movie)

Without the boots and the corset, and the sleeves undone, it makes a nice night-gown.

Farewell for now,