Dress Diaries: Verde (part 1 of ?)
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sca_attire(This is crossposted from my personal journal, but in the future I'll just be linking!)
I've been inspired by the burial dress of Eleanora di Toledo, although I won't be sticking strictly to it (I like my side lacing, for one thing).
So I'm using a green silk dupioni for the gown. I know, horribly nothing like what it's actually made of, but I loved the color and the shine and...I love it.
Tomorrow there'll be pictures of the beginning of putting it together, trim, and me talking about the pizza cutter!
I've been inspired by the burial dress of Eleanora di Toledo, although I won't be sticking strictly to it (I like my side lacing, for one thing).
So I'm using a green silk dupioni for the gown. I know, horribly nothing like what it's actually made of, but I loved the color and the shine and...I love it.
Tomorrow there'll be pictures of the beginning of putting it together, trim, and me talking about the pizza cutter!
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Date: 2010-04-28 03:22 pm (UTC)Fabric!
Date: 2010-04-28 03:27 pm (UTC)The one note I would make is that even for dupioni it's pretty thin, and is going to require a lining. I wear a petticoat underneath and I'm still fairly certain that to drape right I'll have to line it. OTOH, I got it on sale for $6/yard.