toile making

so today i completed my toile today, yeah! :D not too many changed to make, just a few nip & tucks here and there. overall i am extremely please and cant wait to start with the real thing. thanks to Emma for being my model!

toile making

making my toile for elphabas act 2 dress and disaster strike! oh no! I put the dart in the wrong way on one of the back pieces of the bodice, and for some reason I could not get my head around where I had gone wrong. Had a cup of coffee and put it right again! dreading putting a collar in, but theres a first time for everything, right? wish me luck! Did some draping on the mannequin for the bodice/corset, my favourite way to pattern draft if I'm honest. Still got boat loads of research to do. The joys of being a costumier!

Pattern Drafting!

started my pattern drafting for my costume today, its harder than people think! used block patterns for a bodice and skirt then manipulated them. Made pattern pieces for an extra flared A-Line skirt, and a bodice with a collar. Cant wait to start making my toile! Anyone got any advice on making Elphabas act 2 costume? :)

west end nights!

New Assignment Brief! :D

Finally got my new assignment brief, 'West End Nights' to work in a team to interpret and recreate a costume from and west end show. After long consideration I narrowed it down to two, Phantom of the Opera and Wicked. Toughest choice ever! Eventually me and my team decided on Wicked, I chose to do Elphaba! DREAM COME TRUE!! I'm so excited, already got loads of research done, wondering if i can use it as an excuse to get the BF to take me to see it again! I'll post my progress throughout the making. Any comments are welcome! :D