I'm extraordinarily proud of two costumes I've done, Lady Celia, from The Curious Sofa, and my selkie.
For Lady Celia I actually drew the fleur de lis pattern for the fabric of the caftan and managed to engineer a that crazy maggot like turban that balances precariously off the back of my head.
For the Selkie, I was inspired by the African Elizabethan in The Costume-Makers Art. I did traditional Irish out of the materials a sea creature would have access to upon coming to shore--the underskirt is decorated with old fishing net set with seashells and tumbled glass. The edges of the overskirt have a garland of seaweeds, complete with snails and such living on it--and I did seaweed research to make convincing looking kelps. Someday I may actually finish the cape/skin, which looks like a skinned out fur seal. I even called the Marine Mammal Center so that when I carved the claws I had the correct number on the flippers.
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For Lady Celia I actually drew the fleur de lis pattern for the fabric of the caftan and managed to engineer a that crazy maggot like turban that balances precariously off the back of my head.
For the Selkie, I was inspired by the African Elizabethan in The Costume-Makers Art. I did traditional Irish out of the materials a sea creature would have access to upon coming to shore--the underskirt is decorated with old fishing net set with seashells and tumbled glass. The edges of the overskirt have a garland of seaweeds, complete with snails and such living on it--and I did seaweed research to make convincing looking kelps. Someday I may actually finish the cape/skin, which looks like a skinned out fur seal. I even called the Marine Mammal Center so that when I carved the claws I had the correct number on the flippers.
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