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| Spectacular Bex Blanchard and myself. |
For the 2014 event I wanted to do something icy and imperious. Go for the drama and lean toward the old school faerie tale queen look.
I rummaged through the vintage Scottish buffet in which I keep a goodly amount of my fabrics and decided on a cross-grained blue/violet taffeta and a green/black taffeta. I also utilized a gorgeous blue/green raw silk I'd previously used as curtains but which, after years in a south facing window, had begun to crack and frey in spots.
I did a little bit of preliminary sketches but eventually decided to start draping and see where inspiration took me.
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| Hand-sewing eyelets is a pain, but it gets the best results. |
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| mid-production fitting session |
Standing collar is attached along with the addition of an integrated crinoline underskirt and bead embellishments.
Lastly, I constructed the crown based on a tudor french hood pattern.
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