Let's finish up, shall we?
Side by side, here they are: the design rendering and the acetate-lined-with-cotton-coutil overbodice. I'll show you how all the pieces on Ryann for this fitting in just a second. First, take a look at a close-up of a sleeve.
Below, you can see the dark rose silk dupioni I mentioned in Blogumentary 8.
I don't know about you, but I find it amazing that someone made this complex sleeve out of a paper pattern! Check out the pattern to the right. That's only a portion of the entire sleeve but what a difference, right?
Now let's get Ryann into all of the clothes. First, there's the petticoat and the corset. Next, the skirt of the wedding dress. It's made of white satin polyester to match the wedding dress bodice. Third, the bodice.
At this point, the garment is still a work in progress and that's why the bodice and skirt are pinned onto Ryann with safety pins. The closures will be added later. While we're here, I wanted to show you the detail on the front of the bodice, too.
The next step is to hem the skirt.
Rather than put Ryann up on a step, Kelly simply uses the floor as her guide. The skirt falls naturally to the floor and Kelly uses safety pins to mark the length.
Kelly then adds the organza partlet. That's the little ruffled thing around Ryann's neck.
And now for the almost finished product.....drum roll, please!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what goes into creating a period costume piece.
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