The next Burlesque Costume 1.4 the skirt and bodice

Just a few photos of what I did on the dress today,

I put the skirt together and cartridge pleated the back so it fits onto the bodice.

 the train turned out to be nice and long, this hopefully will help with the performance.

 Its all about getting time to practice with the garment

 there will also be more gold added, I am still looking at where I can place all this trim. The waist does make sense, it would accentuate all the best female features ;)

 the stomacher will look something like this, with more decorations to be added once sewn on.

It is starting to look like a garment, and that is the exciting part. Now a few more long days and it will be display ready.

More photos to come :)

The next Burlesque Costume 1.3 starting the garment :)

I went Fabirc shopping on the weekend and found out that there isn't much in this town to choose from :(

So I decided to use a simple fabric and decorate it elaborately instead.

(I wonder why I do it ?)

Here are some of the beginnings of this garment.

The sleeves is something I started to put together

 the trim really makes the red look richer

 I need a bent arm to do this properly, silly manikin ;)

 this is what you can see, the under sleeve, its not finished yet either.

 And here is the front panel of the under skirt being draped.

I am working on this garment this week and next week, there will be lots more photos to come in the next two weeks. :D

until then...

The next Burlesque Costume 1.2 the stay/corset

Moving on with the corset 

I have now got all the seams done, 

the front bones are in and the back ones are too.

the dummy really isn't the best for showing this off,

but hopefully I will have more photos with the model soon.

Its all coming together now.

:D