Where it All Started – Living My Dream – Narnia Costume Replica
I was thirteen. I had a dream. That’s how it began.When watching the second The Chronicles of Narnia movie; Price Caspian, I fell in love with one of Susan’s many gowns. I don’t know why, but the gown that started my dream had a screen time of about 10 seconds. This wasn’t only the beginning […]
1860’s Work Dress – Civil War Era – Homespun Fabric from JoAnns
Yup, that’s right; I used fabric from JoAnns! There was an upcoming Civil War Reenactment in my area. I needed a work dress. I was at JoAnns. I made a purchase! Looking back, I wish I had chosen a larger checked fabric. From a distance, the dress looks, well to be honest, like mush! It’s […]
Ella’s Work Dress – Cinderella 2015 – Costume Study
“To be seen as we truly are, is the biggest risk we will ever take. Will we be enough as we really are?” ~ Cinderella As you may know, I’ve been interested in the costumes of Cinderella for over three years. In those years, I’ve done hours of research trying to find detail photos and […]
A Hollywood Worthy Gown – Edwardian Walking Dress
I am going to tell you a story. A story that I though I’d never tell. Not because it’s bad, but because I thought I’d never have this amazing experience. Three years ago I awoke. After completing my morning routine, I checked my inbox; an Etsy order awaited me! Briefly looking over the order, I […]
The Great Endeavor – Charity’s Traveling Outfit
– The Greatest Showman Costume Replicas – Visit my last post for Costume #1 explanation (which is Charity’s Pink Dress)! Costume #2: Traveling Outfit I love this outfit! I would totally wear it in real life…well, if I were brave enough! ~ Velvet Vest ~ Unfortunately, I didn’t get very many photos during the process….but […]
The Great Endeavor – Charity’s Pink Dress
– The Greatest Showman Costume Replicas – I did it again. I took a leap. I made a crazy decision. I made a decision based on a dream of a video. If you’re anything like me, you know this movie. Not only know it, but have watched it (maybe more than once!). Not only watched […]
The “Perfect” Cinderella Dress – Process & Finished
A few years back, I posted about the “perfect” Cinderella dress. I never posted finished photos, nor the process, mostly due to not taking enough photos. A year later, I was blessed to create a second, upgraded, Cinderella dress for a customer…this time I took photos! In order to create the bodice fabric, I glue […]
Side-By-Side Comparison – Belle’s Dress
Well, I just had to do it! During the Belle photoshoot, we tried to recreate a few of the Belle poses. Even through we did this, only a few actually worked out. But, unbeknownst to us, we captured some moments that looked like we planned them! Yes! Over half of these comparisons were unplanned! Here […]
Feathers & All – Replicating Belle’s Shoes
The Shoes Well, here goes another explanation of a crazy decision! BELOW: (these are the shoes from the movie) After seeing those two photos of Belle’s shoes, I was determined to find replicas, or more like, I needed to find shoes that had the same shapes so then I could paint them and add the […]
Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown – Step 4: The Bodice
Step 4: The Bodice “In the bodice there’s layers of net laid on each other to be like feathers.” Once I figured out what “layers of net” meant, I was on my way to success! By looking at up-close photos of the dress, I able to see the many details…the several layers of strips…the wavy […]