Ye Olde costume year in review

[gwendolyngrey]

All right.  Wow.  A new year already.  Doesn't feel any different from the old one yet, but perhaps lots of exciting and wonderful things will happen... one never can tell how a year will turn out.  At least it'll be different from 2009.  I hope.

There's not much point in summarizing what I did throughout the year (besides graduating... finally), so I'd better just stick to the annual costume review.

This is what I had predicted (and hoped) last year that I'd accomplish in 2009.

~ 1810 'little white dress' and spencer  [check!]
~1830 blue stripey dress and hat  [check! but no hat]
~ mid 19th cen. corset  [check!]
~ 1840 navy voile dress and bonnet  [check! but no bonnet]
~ Mary Beale 17th cen. dress  [ah, no]
~ Victorian bathing suit  [nope]
~ Star Wars Imperial Officers (for myself and my sister)  [not this either]
~ 1860's sheer dress  [sort of... it wasn't sheer, but I made a summery day dress]

I started off pretty strongly with the stuff for my senior show, but sort of tapered off after May.  

- 1810 white drop-front dress
- 1810 blue velvet spencer


- 1830 silk day dress
- 1830 corded petticoat and ruffled "bustle"


- Laughing Moon victorian corset


- 1840 voile day dress


- 1860s ball-gown


- 1860s Not-Cold Mountain dress


- Straw regency bonnet


- Black denim jacket for my brother


- 1860s brown wool paletot


- Dress pants for my sister
Alas, no photos.

- Black and gold party/cocktail sheath dress
I decided night before last that I wanted a new dress, and since I had some fabric remaining from the King's costume a year ago I whipped something up in time for New Year's Eve.  Didn't get great pictures of the dress, but it's a fairly basic sheath with a high, wide neckline in front and dipping pretty low in the back.  You can't tell here, but it's actually quite sparkly.



As for next year, well, my recent resolve to not spend any money on fabric kind of kills half of my ideas, but I do have fabric and plans for a couple things.  Nearly everything I'll probably make is 1812, including a cotton print work dress, long-sleeved voile dress, and blue silk evening dress... I also had grand plans for a steampunk outfit, but since I can't get new fabric for it I'll have to improvise with what I've got on hand.  I am also resolved to make myself more "real clothes", as I have a bunch of fashion fabric that's completely inappropriate for historical stuff anyway.

Comments

[jenthompson.livejournal.com]

I am madly in love with your 1830's and 40's dresses. Those are SO GORGEOUS!

[myladyswardrobe.livejournal.com]

Same here!!

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Those dresses are pretty much my favorite pieces ever... I just wish there were more 1830 events so I could actually get some wear out of that one!

[myladyswardrobe.livejournal.com]

How did you make that lovely edging on your Straw Regency Bonnet? Its so pretty.

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

I didn't actually make it! It's a trim that I found in the decorator/upholstery trim section at the fabric shop I work it, and is made of raffia-wrapped wire. I was really excited to find it since it matched the straw for the bonnet perfectly and the wire gave the bonnet brim some much needed stability.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

I adore every one of your costumes! You're so talented!

[idlewild-grey.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that's really sweet of you say!

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

You look perfect in each one--lovely!