capes for christmas

[annachronism0_0]

I recently forced my boyfriend into costuming for an anime convention, and suprise, he's found that he absolutely loves it :) a trip to camden market later, and he's wearing tight silk pants, a frock coat and a lace poet shirt to work on 'dress down friday'....but we think that that particular outfit is missing something, and whilst it may be more

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[textileowl]

The easiest would be a full-circle cape, which you can simply draw onto the backside of your fabric and then sew to a lining.

http://www.reddawn.net/costume/oldcloak.htm

This website has a fairly easy to understand outline of how to do so.

[textileowl]

http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/makingem/Patterns/Cloaks.htm

here also, seems to be a multitude of beginnings where you can adjust to lengths and different styles.

[jilder]

....he's wearing tight silk pants, a frock coat and a lace poet shirt to work on 'dress down friday'...

Ooooh, my kingdom for a picture...

[annachronism0_0]

his supervisors sent an email around the building telling everyone they 'just had to come and look at this'.... far as i know, nobody in the crowd thought to take a picture! i wouldn't be suprised, though, he's a bit of a poseur, as if you couldn't already tell- his more 'daily' wear is leopard print, strangely, but he is in a band..

[jilder]

Well, pfft, if he's in a band he can wear anything he damn well wants, eh?

[annachronism0_0]

just like the rest of us can...

[ne]

The cape you are describing sounds a bit like the capes the three musketeers wore.
Most capes/cloaks are off the same pattern with just a slight alteration smile, at least that's the way I've done them.

There is also this...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Henry_William_Paget00a.jpg

Or this...
http://www.patternsoftime.com/proddetail.asp?prod=WN111
http://www.patternsoftime.com/products.asp?cat=27

[lux_alexander]

The item that you're talking about in that first link is called a Pelisse, it's a particular type of Dolman favoured in military uniforms (especially cavalry) during the early 19th century. While very dashing (I adore the look myself,) it was rarely if ever seen on men when not part of a military uniform. Also, that's a lot of work for a first project (they were usually very intricately detailed and lined in fur.)

[annachronism0_0]

i KNEW i knew the name in the back of my head somewhere, thank you! i think it would be pushing it a bit to say that he looks disciplined enough to be in the 19th century cavalry, but he does carry a modern-ish ceremonial sword (by 'carry', i mean play-fights with it around the houss, he got from his father, who's a non-comissioned officer in the british army) i wouldn't line it in fur, fake or otherwise, but i can handle simpler detail, sewing on braid etc. thanks again!

[annachronism0_0]

ooooooooh! second pattern looks like the charm! thank you!

Random

[dr_lenville]

Do you live in florida? super Anime con?

Re: Random

[annachronism0_0]

no, i live in england, it was a fairly small affair in london called the mcm expo- they're twice a year and the next one's in a week, last may i saw a lot (well, about 10) people dressing pretty steamy. i'm not, though, we're going as a guitar hero group ^__^