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wow, that was quick
Sorry for the Atonement overdose. I can't stop thinking of the dress.
Faviana has come up with a prom dress copy of the Atonent green dress. It'll be available in January 2008.
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atonement dress video
Atonement received seven Golden Globe nominations including Best Drama and Best Actress in Drama.
Msn.com has a short video of the Atonement green dress. They mention, too, how fragile the dress is. -
green dress from Atonement
Just google 'atonement green dress' and you'll know what is the movie gown of the year. I loved the film and I'm currently reading the book.
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disappearance and comeback
Duh, it's been over a year now. I've been away from LJ and partly away from sewing as well. Life is just too busy nowadays. Anyway, I've been reading my friends page and visiting, of course, the excellent Costumer's Guide, so I'm not totally out of all that is going on in the costuming scene ( Read more... ) -
the rest of the UK photos
I've finally uploaded the rest of the costume photos from my UK trip (scroll down for the new stuff). The new photos are from the Museum of London and the Bath Museum of Costume. Here are some better quality highlights:
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Natalie Portman Poses in Givenchy
Ok, that's it. The long black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's just moved up on my to-do list.
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web page updates
I've uploaded an updated version of the Titanic Jump dress research page - though it's still not finished. Sorry it took so long! I've also made some progress with the gown itself: I sewed the beaded bodice parts together. All the seams are backed with black plain weave tape to prevent stretching. Now I'm contemplating whether I should interface ( Read more... ) -
the ultimate 18th century costume movie fabric
Dangerous Liaisons and Valmont are two of my favourite costume films. They're both based on the same novel and released in 1989, though Dangerous Liaisons got most of the media attention at that time. A while ago I noted that they used the same fabric for Cecile de Volanges' dresses in both films. The first two caps are from Valmont, the next two ( Read more... )
