Black and Gold Costume I made! :)

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:01 PM

Hey Everyone;

I thought I would share a costume I recently completed. The only bits on it I didn't make was the base bra which I built everything onto and that is a Sugar Petals bodystocking I embellished. I even made the headpiece from scratch; something I had never attempted before! I sculpted the tikka, hand beaded all the trim (well the trim on the hem is an ebay special)... yeah; it took forever. Unfortunately the flash REALLY makes the skirt look alot more sheer than it is in normal wear; didn't find that out till after it's debut. :p

On the dressform:

Pics of me in it:

Close-up side view of headpiece (I love this thing) I took right when I finished it:

2 points if anyone recognizes where the costume is from (hint: it's a movie costume).

Shirin. · 10-25-2007, 01:06 PM

HOLY CRAP! That is freakin awesome!!!! What a beautiful design! How long did it take you from start to finish?

Shirin. · 10-25-2007, 01:07 PM

You just inspired me to start back working on my costume. Thank you! Oh, is this from Star Wars 3 (the newest one)?

jaded · 10-25-2007, 01:08 PM

Wow! That's lovely. The headpiece makes me think of Queen Elizabeth. So regal! You are a very talented seamstress.

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Shirin.

HOLY CRAP! That is freakin awesome!!!! What a beautiful design! How long did it take you from start to finish?

Heehee, thank you! Well, it took me about 6 months to make. I have a day job so I really only could sew nights and weekend and that is in between the commissions I had for other people. :p I tried to keep track of the hours I spent on this but... it got to be too much and I got to the point where I didn't want to know anymore. lol.

elljay · 10-25-2007, 01:09 PM

That is not only gorgeous, but its gotta be inspired by Queen Elizabeth! That headpiece is amazing!

Kalirah · 10-25-2007, 01:11 PM

Aargh! This looks incredibly familiar! I should know this! :)
You did a fantastic job by the way!! WOW!!

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shirin.

You just inspired me to start back working on my costume. Thank you! Oh, is this from Star Wars 3 (the newest one)?

Yay! I *love* it when someone says I've inspired them!

Nope! Not Star Wars! Although I did just make a Princess Leia gown for someone and am in the process of one for myself.

akashablue · 10-25-2007, 01:12 PM

Since, I know you I won't say what movie the costume comes from

You do some amazing work!!!

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by elljay

That is not only gorgeous, but its gotta be inspired by Queen Elizabeth! That headpiece is amazing!

Thank you! Nope, not Queen Elizabeth but I certainly do see the similarities!

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by akashablue

Since, I know you I won't say what movie the costume comes from

You do some amazing work!!!

LOL, no 2 points for you; that would be cheating! :) Thanks girlie!

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Kalirah

Aargh! This looks incredibly familiar! I should know this! :)
You did a fantastic job by the way!! WOW!!

LOLOL! I'll give hints in a bit... but not yet! ;)

Thank you!

Lesgemini_Zafirah · 10-25-2007, 01:18 PM

You are a true ARTIST!!! Bravo!!! Spectacularly gorgeous!!!
Now...What is the movie from which this costume came??????

adiemusfree · 10-25-2007, 01:22 PM

Absolutely stunning! I have no idea where you got the inspiration from, but the execution is all yours and all fantastic!

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:41 PM

Thank you everyone! :)

Ok, I will end the suspense; the movie the costume is from is Moulin Rouge. ;) MR is my favorite movie and I've made several of Satine's costumes (& plan to have them all one day); here is a link to some photos of the movie costume: The Costumer's Guide to Movie Costumes

While I wish I was as tall and willowy as Miss Nicole Kidman I often explain it as if you put your hand on the top of her head and pushed her down to my height all the extra heigh accumilated in my bust.

NajlaHalem · 10-25-2007, 01:53 PM

The headpiece is spectacular!

shaynaz · 10-25-2007, 01:55 PM

Beautiful! it also kinda reminds me of a Mata Hari head piece. That was gonna be my guess!!! is it made with wires?? I love the whole costume! its always a great feeling when you spent so much time and effort into a costume to have it finally done! thanks for sharing.

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NajlaHalem

The headpiece is spectacular!

Spectacular! Spectacular!

LOL, sorry; thats actually the name of the show in Moulin Rouge which she wears this costume while performing in! ;) Yeah, I know I'm a goober. ;)

SummerSahar · 10-25-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by crimson vision

Thank you everyone! :)

Ok, I will end the suspense; the movie the costume is from is Moulin Rouge. ;) MR is my favorite movie and I've made several of Satine's costumes (& plan to have them all one day); here is a link to some photos of the movie costume: The Costumer's Guide to Movie Costumes

While I wish I was as tall and willowy as Miss Nicole Kidman I often explain it as if you put your hand on the top of her head and pushed her down to my height all the extra heigh accumilated in my bust.

I was JUST going to post Moulin Rouge!!! I LOVE that headpiece she wears. I've been trying to find one to add to a fun costume I have (not for belly dance but more for burning man).
NICE WORK!!!!

SummerSahar · 10-25-2007, 02:00 PM

Can you post how you made the headpiece, what the different bits are and where you got them, etc? I would LOVE to know how you made this!

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by shaynaz

Beautiful! it also kinda reminds me of a Mata Hari head piece. That was gonna be my guess!!! is it made with wires?? I love the whole costume! its always a great feeling when you spent so much time and effort into a costume to have it finally done! thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

Yep, the base is of wires; here are a few in progress pics to show it's construction:

crimson vision · 10-25-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SummerSahar

Can you post how you made the headpiece, what the different bits are and where you got them, etc? I would LOVE to know how you made this!

I just posted some pics; as for where I got everything the wire all came form Home Depot. The beads came from so many places; Fire Mountain Beads, alot of different ebay sellers and quite a few more craft stores. The football shaped beads a