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The Great Endeavor – Recreating Greatest Showman Costumes – Charity’s Traveling Outfit
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The Great Endeavor – Recreating Greatest Showman Costumes – Charity’s Traveling Outfit

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~ The Greatest Showman Costume Remakes ~ Charity’s Traveling Outfit Visit my last post for Costume #1 explanation (which is Charity’s Pink Dress)! Costume #2: Traveling Outfit I love this outfit! I would totally wear it in real life…well, if I were brave enough! ~ Velvet Vest ~ Unfortunately, I didn’t get very many photos… Continue reading The Great Endeavor – Recreating Greatest Showman Costumes – Charity’s Traveling Outfit

The Great Endeavor – Recreating Greatest Showman Costumes – Charity’s Pink Dress
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The Great Endeavor – Recreating Greatest Showman Costumes – Charity’s Pink Dress

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~ The Greatest Showman Costume Remakes ~ Charity’s Pink Dress I did it again.  I took a leap.  I made a crazy decision.  I made a decision based on a dream of a video. If you’re anything like me, you know this movie.  Not only know it, but have watched it (maybe more than once!).… Continue reading The Great Endeavor – Recreating Greatest Showman Costumes – Charity’s Pink Dress

The “Perfect” Cinderella Dress – The Process of the Upgraded Version
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The “Perfect” Cinderella Dress – The Process of the Upgraded Version

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My Cinderella Dress Process – Upgraded Version A few years back, I posted about the “perfect” Cinderella dress. I never posted finished photos, nor the process, mostly due to not taking enough photos. A year later, I was blessed to create a second, upgraded, Cinderella dress for a customer…this time I took photos! In order to… Continue reading The “Perfect” Cinderella Dress – The Process of the Upgraded Version

Side-By-Side Comparison – Belle’s Dress – Beauty and the Beast 2017
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Side-By-Side Comparison – Belle’s Dress – Beauty and the Beast 2017

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Well, I just had to do it! During the Belle photoshoot, we tried to recreate a few of the Belle poses. Even through we did this, only a few actually worked out. But, unbeknownst to us, we captured some moments that looked like we planned them! Yes! Over half of these comparisons were unplanned! Here… Continue reading Side-By-Side Comparison – Belle’s Dress – Beauty and the Beast 2017

Feathers & All – Recreating Belle’s Shoes – Beauty and the Beast 2017
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Feathers & All – Recreating Belle’s Shoes – Beauty and the Beast 2017

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~ Beauty and the Beast Costume Remake ~ The Shoes Well, here goes another explanation of a crazy decision!   After seeing those two photos of Belle’s shoes, I was determined to find replicas, or more like, I needed to find shoes that had the same shapes so then I could paint them and add… Continue reading Feathers & All – Recreating Belle’s Shoes – Beauty and the Beast 2017

Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown Creation – Step 4: The Bodice
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Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown Creation – Step 4: The Bodice

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~ Beauty and the Beast Costume Remake ~ Step 4: The Bodice “In the bodice there’s layers of net laid on each other to be like feathers.” Once I figured out what “layers of net” meant, I was on my way to success! By looking at up-close photos of the dress, I able to see… Continue reading Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown Creation – Step 4: The Bodice

Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown Creation – Step 3: Gold Leaf Embellishment
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Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown Creation – Step 3: Gold Leaf Embellishment

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  ~ Beauty and the Beast Costume Remake ~ Step 3: Gold Leaf Embellishment They also printed gold leaf and glitter onto the dress for even more sparkle. ~ Jacqueline Durran One of the main attributes of the outer skirt, one which I didn’t explain in my last post, is the gold embellishment.  Due to the… Continue reading Sewing a Beauty – Belle’s Yellow Ballgown Creation – Step 3: Gold Leaf Embellishment