over-complicating costumes since forever ago
Right now I am working on two velvet gowns inspired directly from two that were used for film of the late 1920s, these are very representative of a style worn through the 1920s. I have endeavoured to credit the design or wardrobe team where possible. Vilma Banky in The magic Flame (1927, uncredited designer), and…
For the Very Vintage Day Out I wound up in a fluffy Robe de Style so thought I should update with how I made it, and proof it was a very common shape! I spent days going through every issue of Les Modes de la Femme de France There were hoops in most years, if not…
Comparing the sizes of my current hoops with the ones for my Marie Antoinette gown! Robe de Style, Reinettes, Mari Antoinette. This gown may even get close to Maleficent for projects that eat my workroom. Now that is a project I can tackle again while working on hoop things. That train will have the…
I need to get it in to the menu though! Robe de Style I HAVE ALL THE EXCITE FOR MY MARIE ANTOINETTE!!!
So many… oy! But I’m about to organise them by type to make it easier to show people in person how they work and are freaking easy compare to other styles And then Katherine posts about the Robe de Style: http://koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com/1490965.html View Post