Fashioning Nostalgia: May 2020
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Lately I’ve also been watching loads of Downton Abbey and Boardwalk Empire as well as anticipating the release of Baz Luhrmann’s The nice Gatsby, so I knew that I simply had to make a costume. Luckily I had an occasion developing that I might truly wear it to: The Gin Mill Social at Slide Bar in Darlinghurst. The occasion is principally a dinner accompanied by a Jazz band, cabaret/burlesque performers, magicians and actors all dressed up to create a prohibition fashion ambiance. So, I decided to go all out with a beaded flapper dress and, as I couldn’t discover any dress patterns that I appreciated, I decided to draft my own and make the gown fully from scratch. I took my design inspiration from a couple of different locations. Firstly the shape of the top of the costume, with its plunging again, was taken from a 1930 dress that I had beforehand made (see here). Inspiration for the skirt of the dress was taken from a number of completely different places but mainly the exquisite reproduction new look dresses by Leluxe Clothing and extant dresses in museum collections and at auction homes.
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The beading of the costume was inspired by this vintage gown. I can’t remember the place I discovered the image, I comprehend it was off someone’s web site or weblog, nevertheless it was a vintage piece that that they had inherited or bought. Initially I used to be going to go for a gold below gown, however I went to my local fabric retailer and ended up discovering this lovely crinkled silver-purple coloured satin fabric. I did also purchase an olive-gold coloured satin as well, however decided to ultimately go together with the former as it suited my pores and skin tone a bit better and seemed more attention-grabbing. The over-gown is made from a delicate polyester tulle netting. After I lower out all of the pieces it was just a matter of putting them together. I made the under-dress first and beaded most of the over-net earlier than I sewed them together. To help information me with the beading on the over dress I used the sewing machine to sew the fundamental sample into the net. This is the nice thing about utilizing baking paper you'll be able to sew it onto the net utilizing the sewing machine and then just rip it off, leaving the design in the web.
If you are ever going to bead something I undoubtedly recommend investing in an embroidery hoop to keep the fabric taut. After the higher part of the costume was full I still wanted so as to add the underside ‘flaps’. To do with I just sewed two items of net to the underside and then minimize them into 10 flaps. I used the zig-zag stitch on the sewing machine to complete off the edges which had been then beaded over. All up the venture took me a couple of month to finish.The beading was positively more arduous than I anticipated, nevertheless I simply used to come house after work and do some beading every evening whereas watching the information and other Tv so it wasn't too unhealthy. If I ever get around to it I would go back re-do the underneath dress as it ended up being a tad too brief, and I might additionally add some more beading on the flaps of the skirt to make them 'pop' a bit extra. That being mentioned I don't assume I'll do it again for some time!
I'm completely satisfied to place away the beading needle and embroidery hoop for now. A few days before the occasion I rapidly whipped up the headdress and I’m glad I did! I based mostly the design for the headdress off one which the character Rose wears in Downton Abbey. I additionally came throughout a vintage instance on pinterest. I quickly sketched the design on a bit of paper, then I got a little bit of cardboard and cut out the design. After that I covered the cardboard in the identical fabric from my underneath-gown and then placed the mesh internet over the top. Then I beaded it and connected a bit of black elastic. For the evening I pin curled my hair the evening earlier than in a plain setting pattern with the curls going through towards the back of the head. I then sectioned off the hair in order that the top layer of hair went over the black elastic band of the headpiece. Then I pinned my hair below to make it look brief and styled the curls.
