Something like a dress diary: Aphrodite
I've been working on a costume for Aphrodite for an upcoming event, and it wasn't until last night that I realized where my muse was speaking to me from...
MUCHA! *duh*
So then I went and picked up my Mucha book (of course I have one) and found some details that I'm sure this costume needs:
a great arm band
a lovely take on the classical laurel wreath
This costume is coming entirely from stash, and was inspired by a lovely piece of hand dyed and painted silk that was gifted to me a verrrry long time ago. I always meant to use it as a scarf, but never finished it and so now here I am finally finding a time to use it.
Amongst the stash I found an amazing piece of purple charmeuse that is in the same color family as the scarf piece, and I've turned it into a long, demi-trained skirt that I should be able to dance in.
The belt is currently a wide metallic beaded ribbon that I think I picked up at this year's showgirl costume swap. The tone of the gold is a bit green but works when it's next to the gold outlines of the flowers in the fabric.
Here's a quickie phone pic of the way the costume currently looks:
and a few detail shots:
the painted flowers and the texture of the silk with the lovely dye job
the belt
MUCHA! *duh*
So then I went and picked up my Mucha book (of course I have one) and found some details that I'm sure this costume needs:
a great arm band
a lovely take on the classical laurel wreath
This costume is coming entirely from stash, and was inspired by a lovely piece of hand dyed and painted silk that was gifted to me a verrrry long time ago. I always meant to use it as a scarf, but never finished it and so now here I am finally finding a time to use it.
Amongst the stash I found an amazing piece of purple charmeuse that is in the same color family as the scarf piece, and I've turned it into a long, demi-trained skirt that I should be able to dance in.
The belt is currently a wide metallic beaded ribbon that I think I picked up at this year's showgirl costume swap. The tone of the gold is a bit green but works when it's next to the gold outlines of the flowers in the fabric.
Here's a quickie phone pic of the way the costume currently looks:
and a few detail shots:
the painted flowers and the texture of the silk with the lovely dye job
the belt