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My leopard gown coming together. Everything began as calico.
The measurements for the skirt were taken from a 1/4 circle made to fit the waist.
The shawl was fitted by pleating and hood drafted to fit.
The bodice was fitted with calico before switching to stiffened linen which is fused with wadding on the outside and interfacing on the inside. There are padded cups in the bust and rigeline boning in the seams and centres of each panel, the boning in the seams was later replaced with nylon.
My final project for TAFE 2009 - Special Occasion Wear class.
Model - Carley
Make-Up - Kako
Photography - Jaycee
Sketches and boards can be viewed on Other Drawings 08.
The shoes, socks and gloves were all purchased.
The shawl buttons at the front with a press-stud and has a large decorative coconut button over the stud. It is pleated around the neck and comes into a point at the centre back.
The ears are leopard outer and poly-suede inner. The ear points were made using bra-underwires.
The faux leopard fur fades from dark to light brown and has grain lines running through it which makes it appear more realistic.
These falls were made from scraps which included black and white pinstripe, skull print jersey, black tulle, satin binding and shoe laces. The binding and skull jersey were overlocked. Each piece was tied to shoelace which was then sewn to elastic. There are 3 falls in this set, my other falls sets are pairs, I was trying something different. They tie over pony-tails. My hair in these photos is tied in 3 vertical pony-tails. Of course, you could always tie your hair in buns for added height or in pig-tails and only use 2 rather than all 3.
Kako was wonderful coming in to do the make-up for my final assessment at TAFE this year and somehow I ended up doing the same for her.
Her make-up skills are amazing, all I did here was wear leopard clothing and sit still while she worked.
I wore my Midori Destination outfit to MidFur this year. It was my first Furry con and I loved it.
My ears were made by MaEmon-Knows and I applied my own make-up. I made my falls the night before out 2 types of blue wool, one called "Sorbet" and one called "feather" some green ribbon was also incorporated. I drew the green and black cross for the goggles in Adobe Illustrator and printed it on gloss paper.
These are the falls I made to wear with the Midori Koneko outfit. Blue is my natural hair colour so these blend in well.
Same method as the other falls I've made; cut twice as long as you want then fold and tie to elastic.
I used 3 different materials; one wool goes thick and thin and fades deep blue to white, it's called sorbet. Another is dark blue-light blue and called feather, the third is just green ribbon. Some of the locks are plated and others are loose.
This outfit was for Endaxi's '09-10 New Year party, theme was dress as a song. Welcome to the Jungle is by Guns 'n' Roses but I'd like to say I'm the Richard Cheese version.
The mittens are rectangles of leopard folded and sewn, trimmed with pinking shears, elastic added to go around the wrist & knuckles. Goggles were purchased, I cut out a circle of leopard to put in one socket. Shawl is a large rectangle of tiger, lined with gold sparkly & a hook + eye sewn to 2 corners. The bodice is black drill and pinstripe shirting, lined in drill & fully interfaced, it has a canvas core & 8 lengths of nylon boning. Fastens with a zip & hook on the front and laces at the back. I inserted the eyelets myself. The tu-tu was purchased & I draped the leopard over-skirt over it. All of the edges on the leopard skirt are overlocked. It fastens with a zip at the front.
I made this to wear to Lady Gaga (March 2010). Sorry, no pics of the full outfit. I wore it with tights.
It was a bit loose around the top (I lost a lot of weight after getting my wisdom teeth removed) but otherwise rather flattering.
It fastens with a zip at the front and some lacing at the top.
Pretty much re-made the entire costume since last time.
The skirt is now a 1/2 circle, for better fullness. I salvaged the flag and waistband from version 1. The top is unaltered.
The new shawl is bias cut linen with a twist in the shoulder and cowl at the back.
The purple coat is fully lined and has kimono sleeves, made from cotton poplin. The scarf is separate from the coat, it can be worn around the shoulders or over the head as a hood.
More One Piece viewable in Clothing & Costumes 06 and Fanart 06.
This men's suit jacket and shirt were purchased from an opp-shop and I adjusted them to fit. Shirt is white, long sleeved and has a breast pocket. Jacket is brownish-gray with bluish-gray stripes, has 2 buttons on the front, 4 on the sleeves, 1 breast pocket, 2 front pockets and lots of inside pockets. The mannequin really helped with fitting.
The shirt was taken in 4" at the sides and 5" off the hem. The sleeves taken in 2" and cuff taken in 1". The wrist placket was re-positioned. The pocket was also re-positioned as it sat too low.
The jacket was taken in 4" at the sides and the back vent closed. Hem was taken up 4", sleeves were taken in and up and shoulder pads were re-positioned.
Enough to pass as a business man?
The shirt and jacket from above, fitted. But manly.
The tie and belt were purchased new from Big-W. The belt is just a thin leather belt with metal buckle and the tie is plain black silk. It was $10 more than the polyester one but I thought "Fuck it, I wan't the nicer one." Jun can always use it for work.
The pants were an opp-shop find. They're ladies tailored pants. Dunno if I'll trade in for a manlier pair at a later date though. It's really hard to match the colour to the jacket though, too bad it didn't come with pants.
Still need shoes, gloves, spiffy-shades maybe a gun and 4 other things to make.