Greetings,
Well my readers I finally completed my Snow White Costume.
In between costume orders and general studio madness.
Here it is! Er.....a few images at least.
You can see many more pictures and info over at the costume site page... by clicking this little link...
This one reminds me of the magical forest......or some such thing.
Thanks for reading and looking at my "Inspired by Snow White" costume!!
Have a Magical Day!
Greetings,
I just returned from seeing "The Raven" today. I thought it 'twas an entertaining well done adaption of Poe's classic tales all rolled into one.
This has always been my favorite of his works so I simply had to see it.
As Poe's tale "The Raven" was published in 1845 I assumed we would at least get a couple of pretty dresses from the ladies in the movie.
The costumes did not disappoint!
The Costume Designer was Carlo Poggioli. Who also did the designs for Van Helsing, Season of the Witch, Cold Mountain, Brothers Grimm..etc...
He brought that perfect blend of dark romantic into the costumes.
Emily Hamilton was the main lady of this gothic victorian tale.
Thus, I decided to just focus on her costumes for this post.
*A little Phantom of the Opera-ish don't you think?*
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, .....
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore....
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore-
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."- The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (a few lines, not the complete tale)
I wasn't able to find stills of all her costumes...but here are few. From what I can recall I think she wore 5 gowns and then lovely victorian undergarments.
The men's costumes were excellent as well! Lots of thought went behind each look. Poe had an awesome black wool circle cloak with a high collar.
Now I want to create a gown for a masquerade! Oh what fun it would be. I love the off the shoulder gowns and long gloves...just stunning.
Thank you for reading. Have a magical day!
Greetings,
Things are very busy in the sewing room this week, but I wanted to share a quick sneak peak of one of the new costumes...
Padme's Nightgown!
Actually it is more of a sneak peak of the supplies...but you can see the pretty colors at least.
The inspiration is from Episode 3 of Star Wars.
Padme wears this as her "lounge/sleepwear" personally I think it would be really uncomfortable to sleep in, (Padme' must not minding sleeping on pearls!) but this gown could easily be worn as a lovely evening dress. Or to sleep in of course...whatever you so choose.
It has been such a nice change to work with that gorgeous shade of steal blue fabric.
I shall be updating the website soon with more costumes!
Lots of Pirates, Stars Wars and the like...
I just got a little behind in my updating.
Thanks for reading,
Greetings!
So I am doing something a bit crazy.
In between customer costumes and contracted costume work...
...I am going to try and make a Snow White Costume! Let's hope I can actually accomplish it....who needs sleep right?
If you would like to see my full picture filled costume research post click here...
I liked this picture above, so I wanted to included it here. The dark atmosphere is so fairytale. Not to mention they both have awesome costumes.
Snow White's costume is durable, pretty and totally ready for action.
You can see the construction of the actual dresses in the clip above.
"Lips red as blood, hair black as night....
....Bring me your heart, my dear, dear Snow White"
ok last moving image...promise. It just captures so much more detail then still images.
Want to see my supplies?....
....... The fabrics are WAY prettier in real life. The camera didn't want to capture the brilliance of them today. Although I should have set up better lighting, but whatever.
All I have left to find are the perfect metal studs for accenting the sleeves and neckline. As well as boning for the bodice...,but I might just have enough in my stash.
This is the picture I was going off of for the fabric colors. It seems to be the least "photo-shopped". The editing can totally ruin the effect of the real fabrics. erg. So it can be hard to capture the "real fabric colors" ...however, I think this image is pretty good.
I just need to find some good boots. Hmmm...I have some brown leather ones that lace up the front. So if I don't have time to buy new ones those will work.
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Anyone interested in a "Snow White" makeup and hair tutorial post?
I really like how her hair is just long, layered and messy. (but still pretty)
Her makeup is a classic "no-makeup" makeup look. With stained berry red lips, pale skin and long dark lashes.
I hear tell that Benefit will be offering a "Snow White" themed kit coming on April 17th. So I will be keeping an eye out for that.
Also, if you want to read the movie book it will be released on the 17th as well. (this fairytale geek has it on pre-order..shhh...)
Thanks for reading! More updates to come....
Have a magical day,
P.S.
Check out this extra long trailer... if you want to see more movie details. Ah! It just looks so cool, but that is my personal taste.
I am always a fan of a good darker version of one of my favorite fairy tales. ;) The Queen looks absolutely amazing. I was really impressed with the design for the magic mirror as well. My hat is off to the concept artists!!
Greetings,
Batman is my favorite Super Hero. So I am very much looking forward to the 3rd installment in Christopher Nolan's epic batman trilogy. Not to mention the costumes are always spot on perfect.
View the movie trailer here....
If you want to catch my first "Cat Woman" post, please visit it here.
"I love the costume because everything has a purpose, nothing is in place for fantasy’s sake, and that’s the case with everything in Christopher Nolan’s Gotham City."
- Anne Hathaway, Talks Catwoman Interview
Selina Kyle/Cat Woman Fashion
Her "under cover" look appears to be very elegant and almost Audrey Hepburn inspired. With a modern edge..not quite 60's, but definitely a retro feel.
The black leather gloves are hot and those shoes are awesome. Wonder what designer did those. hmmm....
I am lovin' her lace mask and red lips look. This combination isn't exactly unique, but that is ok. It works very nicely with her whole style and color scheme.
Classic pearl earrings and red nails complete the look. I do like the shape of the mask...rather pretty. I would have expected the "cat eye" pointed lace mask, but I like this too.
The Cat Suit!
ok, I have noticed lots of hate and lots of love for her cat suit on the blog world.
I personally really like it. It actually looks practical. (well other than those shoes...but hey, she has to have heels...it is Catwoman) The over all design is sleek and elegant.
The design of the suit plays with elements from the classic "cat woman look" but still keeps her covered enough to fly about roof tops at night without being seen.
I do like that she has long hair. That looks great with the contrast of the all black costume.
Are those ears I see as well? She had to have some kind of cat accent.
It appears that the heels on her boots are steel. Nice touch. Maybe they are sharp...that would be super cool. Knife blade heels?
Oh, here is a shot of the gown she is most likely wearing with that lace mask. At least that is my guess. Sort of goes with the rest of the outfit. Maybe?
So what are your thoughts?
Yay or Nay on the New Catwoman look?
I am working on a cat woman mask/makeup look so keep an eye out for that if you like that kind of thing.....
Thanks for reading!
Greetings everyone,
So I have been keeping an eye out on the new movie
"Snow White and the Huntsman". movie info here
You can see my other post about the costumes over here....
The costumes are looking fantastic!(but of course they would be....Thanks Colleen Atwood!)
I am really tempted to add her costume to my "costume wish list".
It would be really fun to wear to go see the movie...yeah, I do stuff like that.
The nice thing is I wouldn't have to do anything to my hair! Her hair style appears to be long and sort of wavy messy...I already get called a vampire, so the white skin is all good to go. lol.
The main reason for dressing up as Snow would be the costume.
Her costume appears to have leather like leggings too...
....A light blue under tunic/blouse and of course that lace up bodice with the "classic snow white sleeves"....love it.
The bodice fabric appears to be a suede maybe? I need to look at the pictures a bit more to actually figured that out. Any thoughts? Looks like it could possibly be boned as well...that would make sense. The sleeves are classic stripes with silk ribbon binding and what appears to be gold studs?
I am guessing the blue blouse/tunic is a silk linen...or some such thing. Lots of detail at the neckline.The fitted sleeves lace up the arm...so cool!
It is fun when movie costumes are layered in detail.
However, it does cause a problem when trying to recreate a look.
Here is what Colleen has to say....source here
Oh you can kind of see the boots here....
*Not the best picture, but you can see the costume at least.
Anyway....I saw these images and thought this costume was kind of my style. Just add a sword...or two and the look is complete.
Oh,...and a cape. I think Snow White should have a cape. A velvet one.
So what say you?
Should I go for a Snow White Inspired look?
The movie comes out on June 1st so that would give me a little bit of time.
Thanks for reading and have a magical day!
P.S. as a side note, Kirsten Stewart is not my favorite choice for Snow White...but, we shall make do with what we get I suppose.....I wish they could have found an actress that looked like a young Liv Tyler! Now she would have made a perfect Snow. More about that in the comments if you like...
*Heads up, this post is full of "sewing talk".....if you aren't into that this might be rather long for you*
Greetings,
So. I have been on the hunt for a good leather jacket for a while.
Everything I wanted was too expensive ($600 and up....) apparently I have good taste. lol. I just can't justify that kind of money on a jacket right now.
I love black leather.
However, I wear black....very often. So the black clothes + black jacket might be a bit harsh. (Not that I would mind looking like someone from the Matrix)...I just wanted something a little less harsh, for wearing with my "normal" clothes.
~ The Inspiration ~
Thus, I decided on Mystique's Gray Leather Jacket from X-men First Class.
This jacket had everything I wanted. A bit of a retro vibe with a sophisticated "Super Hero Chic" twist. The trench style is perfect with a fitted waist and shorter length.
This way I can wear my black skirts and boots...with a jacket that has a bit more "color". Actually I would copy her whole look...but with a longer skirt of course....and dark brown hair, but whatever. You get the idea.
* side note: I really liked the fact that the Jennifer Lawrence who plays Raven/Mystique isn't some skin and bones little thing. She actually is shaped like a real girl! She is even the same height as me...kind of fun. Anyway...back on topic.
~ The Construction ~
Pattern Design....
ok, I got a bit lazy on this one.
I didn't want to start from scratch! lol. I would rather just find a similar pattern and alter it. (it isn't like I am making a pirate dress or something...) I figured there would be some kind of pattern out there to use as a starting point.
After a really long search I found this pattern. (apparently Trench Coat patterns are harder to find than I thought!)
- (these are designer patterns that come with no instructions or pictures...and you can only buy 1 size at a time) Being this was a European pattern you have to do everything by centimeters. I was in between size 42 and 44 so I decided to go with the 44 (which is USA 36 in) I figured I can make it fit me just how I want anyway. I just bought the pattern so it isn't here yet. :)
Alterations for Design:
What I need to change on the pattern....
You might be wondering...."why would use that pattern if you are going to change it so much?"
Well...the base of the pattern is perfect. I haven't used that company before and I wanted to try something new. The reviews on this pattern company look really good.
I can also use this pattern for a lot more coats! The length would be pretty for a new winter coat.
I will be working on a drawing of the coat, but I haven't finished that yet. I will post it on my next update of this project.
At least this jacket will match my school shirt too.....
~ The Leather and Fabric ~
Yeah! Leather...I love sewing with leather. I know...it is a dead animal, but it makes an awesome jacket. I have used it a number of times, but not on anything that wasn't "historical" or "pirate-ish".
So this will my first "modern" leather jacket. Exciting isn't it?
The leather hide I am going to use is called Slat. You can see it here...
The leather company I really like...and highly recommend is over here Great service and really nice leather.
I need to get some buttons, but that shall be the easy part. Maybe some cool metal ones with an "X" like design? Not sure yet....
For the lining...I think I want to use a dark gray silk of some kind. I shall just have to go and feel all the silky linings until I find one I like.
I shall post pictures once the leather arrives!
Thanks for reading!
Any questions or comments just let me know.
Greetings,
So with 2012 underway I wanted to share a little list with you.
I have had a checklist going of costumes I would like to recreate for myself this year. Now, everything is completely subject to change of course. Nothing is set in stone.
I forced myself to only pick 10 costumes from my giant wish list.....however...knowing me, I shall probably change things around and make something else too. Or....three and completely leave out one on the list. No idea. We shall see....
~ Brielle's 2012 Costume Sewing Wish List ~
"Movie Inspired Costumes"
1. Arwen Coronation Gown (and shoes)
I actually just finished this costume! It has been in the process of being made for....years, but at least we can check it off the list.
Would you like to see some sneak peaks of please click here...or the real thing here
If I had my way I would love to recreate every single one of Arwen's Costumes....but alas....time does not allow..and one can only afford so much silk velvet.
2. Sim's Gypsy Costume
This costume is from the new Sherlock Holmes Movie "Game of Shadows".
Sim wears it when she is going to be attacked by the Russian and first meeting Holmes. Love that whole chase scene...and the music. You can read my research for that costume here As a true sherlock purest, no...they didn't do everything right, but the costumes are great in this movie!
3. Costume Re-Make: Elena's Dancing Dress
ok. So, I made this costume....back in, 2006?...2007? I think it was. However, my skills have improved and now the costume is too big for me. So I am going to remake the bodice completely and keep the orginal skirt I made. That is easy to take in..etc.
So excited! This is one of my very favorite movies. LOVE it....
At least I have a corset,....and the puffy slip...oh and the leather boots!
4. Oliva Dunham's Jacket(s)
I suppose it isn't a "real" costume, but a garment.
However I have been wanting to make a really nice fitted black jacket like Oliva's for over a year now. So I need to get that done. Just a classic fitted jacket to accent the waist and be worn with just about everything. I figured I might as well copy hers.
Olivia is from the tv show Fringe. You can check out my post about that here
5. Victorian Gown (and corset, etc...)
My wardrobe is lacking a true Victorian Gown. I am so excited about this one! I found a sketch I drew in the college library 2 years back...(completely forgot about it) and have decided to make it.
So I am re-drawing it and working with that idea. It isn't really based upon anything other than my own mind, but... I have placed some Victorian Gown pictures that capture the mood of what I am thinking.... what say you?
6. Anna Valerious's Riding Costume
This Costume is from the 2004 version of Van Helsing.
Ok, I know...I know, it isn't like the real classic Dracula book..and the classic Van Helsing didn't look anything like Hugh Jackman. However...for all the hollywood glam and slightly cheesy lines..I like this movie anyway. And the costumes. Well. Those are awesome.
Sort of goes with my Victorian Gown up there.....and I have the sword!
7. Elena's Black Bodice and Brown Skirt...
I could wear this in real life....right? LOVE all her costumes in Mask of Zorro.
You can't see the skirt in these images, but it is a very pretty brown silk with black velvet ribbon around the bottom. Worn with black leather boots...of course!
I actually got my hair cut like this. Not that it really looks like hers..but hey, a girl can dream.
8. Elizabeth Bennet's Brown Linen Dress.
This costume of mine is actually...um...mostly done. I have it pretty much finished, but the dress turned out too big. So I have been avoiding seam ripping it out so I can make it smaller, but I MUST make time for it. (one should not avoid her seam ripper...)
I actually like all of her costumes in this movie. I simply picked the brown one because I had some brown linen. :)
I figured I should have at least one "Jane Austen" dress in my collection.
9. Blair Williams Jacket (Terminator Salvation)
I really love this jacket. The style is great. Styled with the v-neck blue tee and necklaces it gives sort of a cool look..I could wear it with one of my organic skirts too.
10. Cora Munro Costume (Last of the Mohican's)
This has been on the "to make list" for a long while now. I think it would be so much fun to go do a photo shoot at a historic fort!...I just need a good pistol. Hmm...and tomahawk. Easy enough.
Just have to find some striped skirt fabric...and make the corset too.
I really want this one to though.....
11. Blood Red Arwen Dress
So I might have to do another Arwen dress too...just because.
_______ Total Wish List item....er....Dream List? _______
1. Zam Wessel Costume
Star Wars Fans, I want to try and make this costume. Princess Leia is my favorite lady in Star Wars....however, she doesn't have any costumes that are extra special or that stand out to me.
So I decided to go with this costume because I have always liked it....
2. Quorra (Tron)
Wouldn't this be so much fun? I just don't currently have the money to make it yet.....
but I do have some boots! However...I don't want to cut them up to put lights in them...so I better find a less pricey pair to create some light ups... I like that her costume has a leather skirt too. Or...should I say, digital leather? o.O
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Anything you think I should make?
I am totally open to ideas....
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See it isn't too massive of a list,...is it?
Everything could change.
I only work on my own stuff on the weekends, but I figured this was a start!
Customers are always first. :)
Thanks for reading!
Suilaid! Im gelir ceni ad lín.
This post is best read while listening to this music
Here I am with the 4th installment of my Arwen dress making of.
You can read all my other posts about this dress here
I have recieved many comments and emails asking how my Arwen Dress was coming along......and if I haven't finished it yet, why was it taking me so long?
Well, the very simple reason is....
I only work on this dress when I am not doing customer orders.
So, maybe on Saturday evenings or Sunday afternoons. Maybe.
The beading was also taking me a rather long time to complete and then I ran out of beads! Thankfully, the store where I purchased them was able to custom order more for me. So I could complete the neckline...it would have been rather tragic to have only half of my neckline beaded!
Well, with all that to say....... I have a little something to show you.
Yes, yes...I do. A small sneak peak....
This is a costume I have wanted for many years and it is hard to belive I finally finished it!
The poor un-finished dress has been sitting in a box for a long time, but no more!
Once I slipped those elven slippers on...It felt like I was trying on a wedding dress....so much fun! It totally makes me feel like an elf. :)...or a princess.
I still do not have a crown yet, but we shall see what comes of that.
I am just so happy this gown is done.
Maybe I have elvish blood or something...I could wear these all of my days.
More pictures coming soon!!!
Have a magical day...
P.S.
I have had many comments and e-mails from ladies asking "could you please post tons of pictures of this dress when you finish?"...and yes, I shall try.
Currently the weather is far to bad to step out of doors in such a gown, but I shall model it for you all when the weather gets better. In the mean time my kind dress form Jean Grey shall do the job for me, she is my body double. ;)
Greetings!
Someone e-mailed me just yesterday asking if I had finished my Mad Hatter Hat....and yes! I have.
I also make a Mad Hatter coat....I better get those pictures posted soon as well.
Here is what the Mad Hatter's looked like in Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland".
Another shot of the full hat...so you can see how tall it is.....
I shall also post about it over at the costume site on my Alice Costumes page, but I wanted to share it here first. So if you want to see it on the website click here
I do still need to get some hat pins, but that can wait for now...and I also need to sew some pink thread on the peacock feather, but alas....moving on.
Now, my hat is not identical in every way to the original one from the movie, but as with all my costumes it is simply "movie inspired"
So here are a few pictures of my Mad Hatter Hat....
This was my first "real" hat to construct. I have done some hats for theater productions..etc...but not to this level of detail. The base was first created from layers of hat buckrum then I built it up with felted wool and other random bits of notions.
All the fabrics are real silk. Rather wonderland don't you think?
The fabric for the outer part of the hat was something I dyed.. It is 100% silk (actually it was a lovely shade of light gold when I started..) but in order for it to become a proper Mad Hatter Hat...well, it needed to be green-ish.
The Scarf/Sash tied around this tall hat is also 100% silk, in a lovely rosy shade rather similar to the movie I thought.
I then painted daisy flowers around the bottom in a similar fashion to the movie hat.
I decided to stitch up the back of my hat to sort of look like "lacing" simply because I thought it was a fun whimsical touch.
The lining for the hat is a dark brown silk with gold dots on it. The movie one is brown and red dots, but I couldn't find one like that...but I thought the golden dots still matched nicely. :)
Here are a few closer up shots of the stiching. I wanted to make it rather...."Mad Hatter" style so I whipstiched the edges together with this lovely thread woven from diffrent strands of color.
My brother made this awesome hat stand for me. Looks perfect with the hat I think.
And last but not least.... two more shots of the complete hat.
I was trying to make the display look similar to a Disneyland window display on MainStreet...so it sort of looks like that, a little bit...just need some disney magic.
Thanks for looking at my hat!
Greetings,
I was so excited about this I simply had to share it with you.
Ok, so I have been on the hunt for the Star Wars "Costuming a Galaxy" book by Trisha Biggar for...oh...years. There were only 2,500 copies printed of this book. Trisha Biggar designed the book to showcase her amazing work on Star Wars. However, I couldn't ever find it in my price range....until...now! (somehow I missed out on it when the book was published in 2005)
I found an amazing deal on the collectors edition of "Costuming a Galaxy".
The edition was number 1977. Hahha, isn't that cool? Not only is this copy still in the thousands, but it was the same year that Star Wars came out! Way too fun.
The box is 100% silk with the Naboo Crest on the front and of course all kinds of perfect silk details. Once you open the box...it gets even better!
*Click on the pics if you want a larger view.
Up close shots of the silk case for the books. Golden silk sleeve hooks on the side.
This box is really big. The book is huge!! So everything is very nicely packaged.
ok...cue the Darth Vader theme song. .....
That's right my friends.
I have in my hand an actual scrap of fabric from Darth Vader's cape!
More fabric love!
Check it out, it is like a kids "touch and feel" book, for costume fans of all kinds. An actual fabric swatch from Obi Wan's cloak...and some from Anakin's robe. Let's not forget a ton from Padme...and Zam Wesell...oh yeah.
There are many more swatches in the book, but I only choose a few for this.
A Wookie Belt Buckle!!! An actual prop from the movie. Used on an extra.
Some shots from the Book. Darth Vader and Darth Maul. Enough said.
Padme's Celebration Costume and keira knightley's handmaiden costume too!
Someday.....I will have this costume. Comic Con here I come!
Do you think it would be ok if I had a long dark ponytail sticking out the back of her helmet?
Ok, second to last picture....
ALL of the Star Wars costumes are in this book.
However, I won't load the whole blog up with the pictures...as much as I would like to. ;) In the back of the book they have lots of pages that are small images of each outfit for easy reference.
The digital costumes are in another book that also came in this set. Very nice.
There is also a section on "costume construction" fabrics...etc... Love.
So there is a little glimpse of what was inside my "star wars box" today.
Fun times.
Thanks for reading! and may the force be with you....
Greetings!
Just wanted to do a quick update.
For those of you who asked about the Susan Gown it is now live on the website! Check it out here.
That dress. lol. It was a process in making it. However, it 'twas finished about...oh, a year ago. But I had yet to get it online because once the gown was done, something happened and the cuffs had been ruined. So I stuffed it on the back of the costume rack and forgot all about it. However, my Mom was most kind and fixed the cuffs for me. So you can see it here online.
I have also had a number of people ask if this Narnia gown was for a customer.
Um, no. Actually this dress was one I made because I happend to have this blue and gold fabric lying around and had no idea what to create with it. But then I saw the Prince Caspian movie a while back and it seemed perfect for Susan's dress.
Red Riding Hoods!
Good news for you, another cloak is going out to a fellow red cape wearing lady.
Always good to have more capes in the world. Red ones especially are great for snowy days.
Just be careful of walking in the woods alone! It can be most dangerous I hear.
Aren't they fun all lined up? It reminds me of a movie set... with multiple copies of everything, only...if it was a movie we would have more copies....and a cooler storage area. But never mind.
More red cape love on my website here or on the blog here
On a final Note. Gypsy costume news.
I will be working like a crazy little Mad Hatter this week trying to make and complete a gypy costume inspired by the gypsy lady in the up coming Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows Movie.
You can read more about this costume on my re-search page here.
Yes. That comes out on the 16th. No, I haven't started on it yet.....shhhhh.
I am off to the sewing room. See you all in a week or so when I resurface.
Have a magical day!
P.S. Anyone else going to see Game of Shadows in theaters? I hear a rumor that the Hobbit Trailer might be playing along with that. However, it might have been moved to the Tin-Tin movie. Have to check with Weta about that.
P.S.2
I also wanted to give a shout out to Fidelia's Sewing Blog over here she has an adorable little princess dress up right now.
Greetings,
hear ye hear year Narnia Fans!
A gown is currently in the studio that appears to be from another realm.
A realm we can travel to by way of a magic wardrobe....
This gowns reminds me of one worn by a Queen on her last visit to Narnia.
I quickly took a picture of it to share....
Look Familiar? ..........
I do believe that the gown I have in my studio must be from a telmarine sewing shop!
More Coming Soon! Stay tuned for updates.
Greetings,
You might recall my "Cowboys and Aliens" costume post over here
Well, I finally got around to getting some pictures snapped of my Ella Inspired Costume.
I will be featuring more pictures over on the costume site, but for now here are a few sneak peaks for people that asked about it.
My inspired by version was created from a 1860's reproduction fabric I found. So that was kind of fun. Also again...mine is inspired by Ella's. It isn't exact, but I thought it still captured a very similar look to her costume. Her dress had little pink flowers, where as mine has dark tan. I actually prefer the dark tan for me.
Oh yes...the Wrist Blaster!
I was on the hunt for how to make one of these inexpensively and came across the Slurpee Cups made by 7-11 stores during the month of August. I grabbed my cup off of ebay.
I cut the cuff off of the cup. Then because it was rather large, I made a foam insert covered with leather and stuck that inside the cuff. Now it first my smaller sized wrist just fine. Perfect for blasting Aliens! ;)
oh! The best part of this slurpee cup is that it lights up! How cool is that?
Defiantly the best $7.99 I have spent in a really long time. I do wish it didn't have the on/off switch, but you can't really see it anyway...and for the price, I didn't care. ;)
Thanks for reading! I shall be posting more pictures soon.
Greetings,
There has been a lot of "buzz" about the new Snow White movies in the costume world...
On one side you have Snow White and the Huntsman...and the other, Mirror, Mirror
Each movie has its own little story line, one seems to be a more dark fantasy and the other appears to be a light hearted (cheesy?) comedy.
Costumes for the "Huntsmen" are designed by Colleen Atwood.
Costumes for the "Mirror Mirror" are designed by Eiko Ishioka
However, what I noticed out of the 2 trailers the most...was the queens.
What queen shall you be voting for?
I personally...really like the look of Charlize Theron's queen the best. Amazing costume work and her overall look is just perfect. Love it. The Raven theme also stole the show for me, being I realy like ravens and her gown is highly accented with feathers and bird like elements...and the collar! LOVE.
Julia Roberts...has a fun fantasy costume that reminds me of a 1960's childeren's fairytale book. So for its over all theme the costume designer did a nice job. Lots of warm colors and fun fabrics.
Of course we can not forget the Snow White's.
Kristen Stewart is not my favorite actress. at all. However, I am hoping she can pull this off. Because I would have never picked her as Snow White.
I really like her over all look here. Colleen Atwood added touches that are classic Snow White (with the puffed sleeves etc...) but added a cool "ranger" like twist to her costume that I think makes a perfect combination. I am seeing alot of "Alice in Wonderland elements here..." but I think it shall be a fun movie.
Lily Collins does make a cute little Snow White.
Again, following that 1960's style fairy tale. (with the bright colors and comedy style lines) her gown is very pretty though. Looks perfect for a little girl princess. The amount of silk used in this movie is incredible! She appears to have LOTS of costume changes in this film. So that is fun.
Before we leave... here are a few shots of the guys as well.
Um....the pictures speak for themselves, no?
So...my favorites here are on the huntsman's side, but to be fair they didn't give the "mirror mirror" prince much of a chance going up against Chris Hemsworth and Sam Clafin.
The Huntsman's costumes look perfect. A bit Aragorn-ish, but with more green and brown tones. I am hoping we get to see more of the Prince's costumes soon...however his battle ready look is very classic as well.
What say you?
What Evil Queen's movie is your favorite so far?
Greetings,
I know a few of my kind readers have sent messages and emails wondering what I am currently working on.
So I thought I'd do a little update of what is going on in the studio after that Halloween madness.
I am still in the process of editing and posting new costumes. So keep checking the costume site if you are looking for new garments that we created this Halloween. I also post more updates on the facebook page.
Customers orders are coming in the for the winter season as well.
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However, I am in the process of working on my...
"Knife-Throwing Gypsy Costume" inspired by the new Sherlock Holmes Movie.
*this image above is from the poster, Watson is on the left. I just cropped it.
You can read my first post about this gypy costume here....
The gypsy lady is played by Noomi Rapace and I think her name in the movie is Sim.
I was doing this research and just saving it in a folder, but I thought I would share it here...just in case someone else out there may perhaps be looking for it as well.
First off...the trailer is here. I recommend watching that and then reading further.
I stop framed the shots of her the best I could. It is a fast trailer, so getting perfect images was not easy. Thus a few are bit blurred. However you can still make out details.
You can see the swirling color of the costume here, from when she is flipping upside down.
Here is a close up of the skirt and knife in one scene of the stills from the trailer.
I just did some quick writing on it so you can see the skirt details I am talking about. From what I can see the skirt is made up of stripes of colored fabrics. Similar to a gypsy crazy quilt.
Does it look like there is a metal/leather band for her knives to slide into? Not sure just yet to what to do for that.
At least I get to use some of my gypsy/pirate rings I have a habit of collecting...and wearing.
This is another shot of her throwing. a little blurry, but you can see the details.You can see the sheer-ness of the silk sleeves rather well here.
Her make up is pretty. I like the fact that the makeup artist went for a classic gypy look that could have been achieved with cosmetics from the Victorian era.
You can also see the sleeves a little better in the above image. The stripes are a cool look. However, when I was watching the trailer and saw this image below,...you can clearly see that the top of the sleeves are not attached to the bodice. Because there is an "off the shoulder" effect going on.
See what I mean? I lightened the image so the contrast was better. So I am going to make my sleeves like that. With more of an off the shoulder look permanently.
I am doing complete sketches of this costume in full detail, but I won't be sharing those yet...
This is such a fun costume for me to do. I have always wanted to be a gypsy and having throwing knives. So I was rather happy when I saw her in the trailer. The colors of the costume are also some of my favorites... ah! so much fun.
The costume items I will be sewing/making to create this look are...
1. Victorian style Corset (in an ivory silk so I can wear it with my ella dress also)
2. Full skirted gypsy petticoat
3. Victorian short bloomers...I am thinking of making them in purple silk?
4. Gypy Bodice in black with stars.
5. Gypsy strip patchwork skirt
Here is the corset!
I used a corset pattern I hadn't tried before. I didn't take a back picture because the dress form is actually a little bit bigger than me, so the lacing does close completely on the dress form. *dress forms are always lacking at that "squish" factor. ;)
Although I like this corset because it reminds me of the one Elena wears in Mask of Zorro.
Once I finish more items for this costume I shall post another update.
For now... I shall leave you with an awesome picture I found.
Thanks for reading!
*Update! You can see more pictures of my elven cloaks here*
Suiliad! (Greetings in the tongue of the elves)
Turns out that last night my cousins and I took a journey to Middle Earth. It 'twas a bit of a last minute/surprise birthday present for my cousin who is having her sweet sixteen as well.
There was a concert of The Fellowship of the Ring scheduled in our city and it looked like so much fun we could not pass it up.
Of course this meant dressing up as well......
We certainly could not travel without our "Fellowship" capes. So being I am part elf I was able to obtain 3 elven cloaks for our journey.
We decided to keep our other garments more modern. So our capes were more of the costumes.
Here is what I wore....simple black dress, evenstar and Elven Cloak!
This cloak is so much fun to wear...it swishes and swirls just like the movie cloaks.
Upon arriving at the event we soon noticed that many other LOTR fans had come from all over. "Tis one of the nice things about attending slightly "geeky" events is that everyone likes the same thing.... or at least can appreciate seeing and hearing the beautifully composed music for "The Fellowship of the Ring".
Here are a few pictures for you to get a little glimpse of how it looked...
The huge screen was placed above the orchestra and they played live music for the film. I was so surprised that they played the whole movie (well the shorter edited version)..
The music was amazing. I had so much fun just watching everyone play the instruments, the violinists were insane! Lots of fast playing and perfect timing.
During intermission we found that there was a display of items from the movie. Of course the 3 of us ran out there to see. We were greeted by a very impressive Lurtz statue/wearing the real costume. Wow, that guys was really tall.
A ringwraith was also in attendance, a fact I was most pleased about. I have always like the ringwraiths.
I ran out of space on my camera card. ah! So I don't have as many pictures of the props as I would like. However, you can see some of the cool stuff below.
I love swords. alot. so the fact that there were many LOTR swords there, I was super excited. It was odd though that only one Legolas knife was on the table. The shards of Narsil looked pretty awesome. I think I need those for my collection.
Here is another shot of the swords...and the backs of our capes!
Over all we had an amazingly fun time traveling to Middle Earth.
Thanks for reading!
Greetings!
This is going to be my first post in my new fall series.
My plan is to put together some outfits that are inspired by various looks and costumes worn in movies/tv shows that I enjoy. Perhaps some tips as well as to how to incorporate these looks into your fall wardrobe.
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Fall Fashion Inspired by Costumes: Fringe Edition
ok... if you don't know me in real life you might not know about my sci-fi obssession side.
Well I really like the fashion style that the costume designer Jenni Gullett and Marie Abma created for Olivia Dunham's look in the Fox tv show Fringe. They did a good job as a team putting together the costumes.
*on a side note, Jenni Gullett was also the Costume Designer for X-files!!! I thought that was pretty cool that she did Fringe and X-files. Scully always had nice outfits and perfect hair.*
This post is much better if you read it while listening to this.
I know most people probably don't notice these things , but I have a habit of looking at costume details...even in modern looks.
I thought it would be fun to create a couple fashion looks inspired by Fringe that you can recreate in your own fall wardrobe.
So I have put together 2 outfits from my own closet. I didn't have a budget to buy anything so I thought I would be creative! :)
The first look is for our side of the universe, and the second outfit is for the alternate universe.
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Outfit 1: Our Universe Fashion
Olivia's outfits for "Our Side" of the universe are classic and simple.
Her usual look is a white , light blue shirt or gray shirt. Nice gray pants, a fitted black blazer and simple black heeled boots. If it is a colder day it appears that she wears either a black trench or a gray wool double breasted trench. Accessories with the colder weather coats are her gray scarf and black hat. Simple, yes and still elegant.
Hairstyle is straight and a nice shade of blonde. If she is not wearing it down it appears that she is always wearing a ponytail or a french braid.
I don't have a white or light blue button up shirt so I went for a more "inspired by look" of her outfits. Here is what I came up with...
From my closet...
Black Belted Trench: old navy
For this look I would style my hair straight or put it in a simple braid or updo.
Sorry, my dress form can't model pants well. So I just left those out of the picture, but you get the idea.
All I need now is an F.B.I badge and a good gun.
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Outfit 2: Alternate Universe Fashion
For Olivia's Alternation Universe outfits she has a bit more color and an edgier look.
She usually wears one of her leather jackets, a colored long sleeved t-shirt , gray pants and of course her signature black leather belt.
Her hair style for this Universe is a lovely shade of red and cut in a layered style with a blunt bang. She appears to mostly wear it down, or in a low pony tail.
my closet items...
Black Vegan Leather Jacket: free people
This look would be best accessorised with a gun, but I figured we can leave it plain for now. ;) I would also add some smokey eye liner to my makeup as well for "the other universe" outfit.
Ready to add a touch of Fringe Fashion to your everyday look?
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P.S.
For the guys out there who read my blog, Peter has a cool style too! His jackets are awesome actually. I know his jacket from Season 2 (episode 1, etc...) was from the Triumph company.
They don't carry the same one that Peter wore (why I don't know!) but this is pretty close.
A classic fitting black leather motorcycle jacket would also work for his look. Just keep it simple with a simple gray shirt and dark wash jeans. Don't forget to grab a weapon to hunt down shapeshifters though.
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The new season (Season 4) for Fringe will start the 23rd on Fox!
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More Fashion inspired by costumes coming soon!
Have a request? Leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts...I would be happy to take custom requests for fashion looks.
Thanks for Reading!
Greetings!
Word on the Gotham street is there is a new cat woman out and about.
Greetings,
This morning I happened to see that one of the news stories online was the First Look at Anne Hathaway as the New Cat Woman. Of course we don’t get to see much, but at least there is a bit of her costume.
Cat Woman is one of my favorite super heroes… (Or should I say super villains?) My list of favorite super hero's is rather long so I shall refrain from naming them all.
The other 2 batman movies by Christopher Nolan have been so awesome. I have no doubt that the final installment of the Batman Trilogy will be just as epic. Pretty hard to top the Dark Knight though...I mean, the Joker was the best villian ever.
At first, I will admit I had my doubts of Anne Hathaway as Cat Woman… all I could picture were her silly chick flick movies or the White Queen. However, I really like the way she is looking for this one.
What do you think of her look?
The costume looks to be more realistic and stealthy then some cat woman costumes. It appears that she must be a pretty good thief to manage to steal Batman’s bike.
Her name in the new movie will be Selina Kyle a.k.a Cat Woman. I am happy that they gave her long hair though; I have always pictured Cat Woman with long dark hair.
I am really hoping that she might have some more "cat like" items in her costume. Maybe some ears? claws? Perhaps she gets are more Cat Like costume along the way.
Check out this cool behind the scene picture, it appears to be Anne’s stunt double? But at least we can get another good shot of the costume.
What say you about her Cat Woman look?
I really like it. I think that by the time July 2012 rolls around I shall need to have a Cat Woman costume in my closet. Her goggles/mask is very cool as well, I am guessing they are stealthy heat seeking/x a ray vision goggles.
Anyway, I shall keep an eye out for more updates.
If anyone else has more pictures that I don't here, please feel free to share. :)
Read the yahoo News Article Here
Oh! If you haven't seen the teaser trailer yet, go check that out right Here
Thanks for reading!... and remember to not be too serious.
Greetings!
I have been trying to decide for about 4 months what kind of costume I should create for the premier of Sherlock Holmes: a game of shadows.
I very much enjoyed the first movie and would love to recreate one of Adler's dresses for myself...however, upon watching the recently released trailer for the sequel I find myself perhaps wanting that gypsy costume.
Check out the Trailer HERE
The style of that costume is much more "me" so to speak and not to mention that black bodice looks like so much fun to wear. I also have a habit of wanting to recreate costumes worn by ladies with dark hair like mine, so I shall probably go with the gypsy look.
I love how the whole costume is a bit messy and dirty. I also own a couple pairs of boots like hers and I would guess being a gypsy she would have a few knives stashed in there as well.
I think this costume will be right up my alley.
Although, I might make a Adler style corset to wear with it anyway. That victorian style is so elegant and classic.
"oh how I have missed you Holmes....."
What say you? Should I go for the gypsy costume?
Greetings,
I have always liked red capes. They are a classic timeless garment that have been worn by men and woman from ancient days and through out many times in history.
I don't think capes have every gone out of style. I wear capes all throughout autumn and winter...we need to bring this look back ladies!
My inbox has recently been flooded with e-mails inquiring about Red Riding Hood's Cape from the new movie that was released in March of this year. I like the way that the costume designer Cindy Evans created a new fantasy look. The costumes were fantasy, part historical and a little dash of dramatic. Anyway, on with the cape.
The original movie cape appears to be made out of a raw silk fabric and probably lined with something similar. Maybe the lining is linen? Or a type of linen/silk? None the less, I could not find anything that looked just like that raw silk that was in my budget. 10 yards of raw silk does not come cheap. So I settled on a high quality woven red wool that was from a wool company in hollywood actually. I liked the deep red color.
I also noticed that the hem of the cape is very worn, ragged and frayed. The whole cape as homespun lived in look. LOVE that. I prefer the worn lived in costumes.
However, upon doing a bit more research I noticed that the lining in the movie cape is a bit darker. So I will need to go hunt some of that down. I'll find something....hopefully.
Now, on for the sketches. I am going to draft the pattern out, so I don't have any notes about that. I have to have some secrets right? ;)
This is more of my rough concepts really, but I just needed to get my research down on paper.
More updates coming soon. Thanks for reading!
Greetings,
Today I wanted to share one of the movie "treasures" I have in my sewing room.
I happened to find some fabric about 2 years back that is the same or at least very close to identical to the fabric that was used in creating Nancy's "ballgown" from the Disney Movie Enchanted.
The gown and glass slippers are very fun and fairytale like. I am not a fan of her hair style, but none the less the gown is still lovely. Anyone know where to find purple glass slippers?
I requested a sample from the LA silktrading co and they sent me a swatch of it in lots of colors! Sadly you can no longer get samples of it on the website.
What do you think? Is it the real deal? Looks identical to me.
Movie Fabric My Fabric Swatch
Here is a shot of the other colors that the fabric was made in. You can also see the pattern better on the ivory and deep orange samples.
The blue and gold silk fabric is labeled as "posey embroidery stripe - item color is Twilight" The fabric is 100% silk and it feels so pretty and smooth. I wish I had a whole bolt of it!
Thanks for reading!
P.S. Would you be interested in seeing other "costume treasures" I have in my sewing room?
