Despite how hard hoop skirts are to wrangle at D*C in the crowds, they are still totally fun. Somehow I turn into a big kid that likes to swish my dress around.
Contrustion Notes: It's 14 yards of sage green Duchess Satin. 9 of them are from fabric.com and 5 are from Denver Fabrics. Despite having the same descriptive title, they aren't the same fabric. I had hoped they would be (as the original 9 got discontinued and i needed more) but alas. So I had to get creative. I really needed a 15th yard, so I had to get SUPER CREATIVE with the bustle.
The lace was originally white lace from Joann's that I hand dyed green. The bodice is boned and unlike in the show, it laces up. My weight seems to be in flux and I wanted the ability to still wear it later, no matter what size I was.
All the layers at the bottom were pleated by hand, ironed down (using both rajah cloth and starch, still not sure which I liked best) and then tacked down. It's unlikely that I'll be able to really iron this easily in the future.
The wig is the wig from Gorgo. I washed it to get the curls back in good shape. Lots of combing too. (Yay for re-purposing things! Cause let's face it, I'm probably never wearing a Gorgo costume again.) I like this wig much better for this costume than the other Katherine wig, but I'm comfortable enough that I don't mind switching them on occasion.
Pictures are from Dim Horizon Studios (as usual) but look out for more from Lauren and my trip to Athens scoping out Antebellum houses!
