The Victorian dress made for girl child, so she could dress up a la Violet Baudelaire of Lemony Snickett's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Finally, finally took some pictures. The skirt portion is a pinstripe, the bodice a simple black broadcloth and the puffed sleeves a dark blue silk with a broadcloth edge. The netting sleeves are a seperate shirt worn underneath. The pattern is cobbled together from a couple of different ones - Simplicity and Ottobre with my own tweaks. Expression of suffering is produced exclusively by a cranky girl child, who was unhappy with the mixing of a gusty fall day with her earache. She is actually very happy with the dress. It's long, dark, gloomy and lined with flannel for non scratchy warmth and comfort.
So lovely...and just the right amount of creepy. I wonder if I have time to make a similar costume for my girl? Last year I merely whipped up a poodle skirt for her, but I like the idea of the little ones running slightly goth for Halloween. I knew a girl who grew up completely goth and now she's such a creative force in her circles! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteUtterly wonderful. I want one for myself!
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