In terms of making my FMP garments, my tutu look is almost complete, with the exception of needing to tack and hoop the tutu; my Snow Queen costume is pretty much complete with the bubble skirt put together, but I need to do a few final hem finishings, and my harlequin is coming together nice,y in my third week of making..,
Sugar Plum Fairy:
Here's a first look at my tutu garment coming together. - I don't currently have an up to date image of it on the mannequin as since this point in time I have made and attached the new, final puff sleeeve and flake detail elements as well as having completed the tutu plate design.
I'm really loving how it's all coming together so far and particularly enjoyed learning the process of how to make a tutu.
I think my stuffed waist peplum gives the look a really fun and unique twist and I also think the choice of colours really pop out
In terms of next steps I need to get the tutu skirt hooped and the layers tacked together. I also need to stitch on the lace trim to the plate design. I have also left embellishment details to the half term week, and this also includes hand-sewing on the bead 'sprinkles' to the bodice.
Snow Queen:
Here's a first look at my Snow Queen outfit - the stretch under garment is almost finished with minor pieces to do like hems and final touches. e.g. I am wanting to add rhinestone details all around the snowflake appliqué.
But so far I am happy with how this outfit is looking - I did have some difficulty with making the appliqué in stretch fabric, especially since it was such a fiddly shape! However I think my white snowflakes on the skirt look quite effective and striking and I am pleased with the construction and techniques I have learned since stretch is a fairly new thing to me so I was pleased to challenge myself and see what I can do.
The bubble skirt statement piece took me a lot of dedication and problem solving as I ended up needing to make a lot of adjustments to get it looking how I wanted, for example I looked at the shapes of umbrellas as a guidance for the shaping I wanted. I ended up adding 2 pannels to the skirt to make six as this really helped to draw away from the square shape that I was unhappy within my toile. I also looked at using metal steel boning instead of polyester and this made a huge difference in really achieving that structure I wanted and I am really proud of my perseverance to get this outcome that I am really happy with!
I think the bubble skirt really just gives my look that level up in terms of drama and making it more unique, playful and iconic. Again, I felt it was good to push and challenge my skills, e.g. working with pvc was a really challenge but it paid off in the end!
Harlequin:
Here's a first look at my harlequin outfit which I have been constructing this week. The garment is almost complete with the exception of needing to make the ruff collar style sleeve and leg puff detail overlay. This will be done once my black tulle fabric has arrived.
But so far I am very pleased with the look of my harlequin outfit!
I think the colours, print and sizing of my own pattern design has worked so well and the stretch fabric is a lovely and ideal quality to make my garment in!
I love the contrasts of black elements agains bold colour to make playful clashes and drama, which really reminds me of the more traditional image of a harlequin.
I spent a fair bit of time trying to perfect the bodice in making the v front shaping with a mesh insert as bagging-out right into this corner was quite tricky! But again, really spending that time and focus meant that I could get a neat and quality finish that looks professional.
I think my appliqué diamonds worked quite well and give the look much more character and impact - I added rhinestones on the edgings to give extra detail and sparkle that will glow on stage.
Overall, Iam pleased with how my garments are looking so far and again, will say that I am proud of myself for setting a real challenge with media and materials, inc. PVC, stretch and tulle.... I think this will set me up well ready for my costume degree in that I am adaptable and experimental as a designer and I will be open to trying lots of new thinsg and expanding my skills further.
Next week I will be focusing on finishing up elements such as taking and hooping my tutu, adding rhinestones to my snow queen outfit and making the sleeve for my harlequin. I deliberately left finally touches like detail embellishments to my final stages so that I can get everything else done to the best possible quality first, without loosing out on book work, to then go back in and add detail elements!
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