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Rhaenyra Targaryen l Embroidery and beading
The detail work I did for this Rhaenrya Targaruuen costume deserved it’s own little highlight. All of the detail work on this cosume took me about a week to do.
The dragon embroidery piece on the chest was done before sewing it to the dress. I did it on a black organza fabric with a water soluble embroidery backing with the design drawn onto it for extra support. This piece is made from different colours emboidery thread, lots of different beads and a sheet of mother of pearl for the dragon wings. It was my first time doing embroidery like this and I’m so proud of how it turned out.
The collar is covered in a row of golden scale sequins, all attachd by hand. On top of them is a pointy golden chain. All together they look like the spine of a dragon. These scale details continue into the tops of the sleeves. The collar piece and sleeves also have handsewed embroidery details on them as well as pointed rhinestones to add to that dragon look of the costume.
Rhaenyra Targaryen
This costume I made for a client is a replica of a costume Rhaenyra Targaryen wears on the show House of the Dragon. I think the design of this costume is so incredibly cool and I couldn’t wait to have a go at replicating it.
The base skirt is a red and black jaqcaurd fabric that is made from two straight panels and gathered at the waist, it’s quite a simple skirt.
The black dress in top is made from a very detailed, thick jaqcuard satin. It is narrow at the waist and flares out at the bottom. The bottom hem has horsehair braid in it for extra support.
The neckline is straight and has two stacked collars in red and black with embroidered details on it. The sleeves are detached on top and stand up straight at the shoulder. The sleeves also have large cuffs with more embroidery detailing on it.
Glinda Ozdust l Wicked
I have been obsessed with the film Wicked ever since it released (I actually helped work on some of the costumes in the actual film!!!!!) and was so excited to make Glinda’s Ozdust ballgown dress as a commission.
The base of the dress is a pink satin corset with a pink lining skirt from the same fabric attached to it. On top of that the top layers are attached. The fabric used for this dress is a very fine silk paj. I hand dyed the yellow to pink gradient into the gown myself.
The skirt is made from 30 circle skirts all sewed together and cut at different lenghts to get that layered petal look. The bodice layers are 2 full circles on each sided, folded in half and then handsewed to the corset. The petal layers on top are tucked under this circle layer and cut and finished to look like rose petals.
The bodice is also decorated with a lot of sequins, beads and rhinestones in different colours that match the dress.
All together this costume took me 110 hours and a looooot of handsewing and handfinishing to make.
Ariel Ballgown
This Ariel ballgown is a design I made based off of the pink ballgown she wears in the film. I tried to stick to the same vibe as the film gown, but make it more extra and also bring some historical elements into it for the bodice.
The skirt base is a white satin with a white eyelash lace on top. On that base later is a long pink layer, made from a double circle skirt, pleated at the waist and folded over itself in the front. The hem is decorated with a white lace trim. On top of this layer is another pink double circle skirt layer, shorter than the previous and also pleated at the waist. This one is decorated with a pearl trim.
The bodice is inspired by 1850s-1860s ballgowns. It has a bertha on the neckline and poofy sleeves, that I made to look longer and a bit more fantasy than historical ballgown. I decided to bring back the eyelash lace from the skirt for the sleeves, because I knew it would be a perfect fabric for the poofy sleeves. The bertha is decorated with more lace, as well as some pink ribbon bows.
Tiana Ballgown
I have been obsessed with the design of Tiana from Princess and the Frog’s ballgown for as long as I can remember and I finally got to make one as a commission. I was so excited! Because I love the original design so much, I tried to stick to it for the most part, whilst also giving it my own spin.
I used a cream sparkle tulle for the base of the skirt, with an extra petal layer that stands up from the base of the skirt like actual flower petals. The green petal layer of the skirt has petals that I individually draped to be its own unique shape. These petals are made from a minty green satin, with a beautiful sequin and beaded tulle on top to really give it that nature feel.
The bodice is a simple base corset, with petals handsewed to it. These petals are all individually draped to be unique as well.
Belle Ballgown
After many years of working on commissions, someone finally commissioned a Belle ballgown from me. I’d been wanting to make one for years, but never got around to it so I was super excited when I finally got to make this beauty (no pun intended).
The skirt is made from several layers of yellow taffeta and golden lace. The edges are decorated with a pearl beaded trim and a lace. The gathered parts of the skirt are hand pleated upwards and sewed down with a non stretch twill tape on the inside. This was a very fun challenge for me to tackle.
The bodice is fully boned and laces up in the back. The front is decorated with a gorgeous golden lace applique and the sleeves have the same lace ass the skirt on it. The lace on the neckline is also pleated to give it a little bit more volume and detail.
Star Princess l Phantom of the Opera
Anyone who is familiar with the musical Phantom of the Opera probably knows the famous ”Star Princess” costume that Christine Daae wears. I recently got to replicate it. This absolute beast of a costume took me 110 hours to make.
The skirt is built up from several tutu layers, attached to a basque at the waist. These layers are made from navy blue, light blue and light pink tulle. On top of those is a layer of iridescent organza with a sparkly scallop hem. The top layer is made from a very fine silk chiffon that has a pink gradient hand dyed into it. Stars and different colours beads are handsewed down the skirt as extra details.
The top layer of the bodice is made from a silk satin that also has a gradient dyed into it. Alond every seam of the bodice is rows of sparkly rhinestones in lots of different colours. The sleeves are ruffs from different materials stacked on top of each other and attached to the bodice.
Phantom of the Opera costume 2
Here is the second part of the Phantom of the Opera costume I made. This is the corset and the rope skirt version of this look.
The bodice is made from red and green cotton velvet in alternating panels. The seams are decorated with golden trims and rhinestones. The top of the corset has golden lace and strings of different colours rhinestones.
The ”belt” in the front and back are made from red velvet and I did the golden hardware details by using golden filigrees and rhinestones. These belt parts can be detached to wear the large skirt on top without the belt getting in the way.
The rope skirt is made from red and green matchin the panels of the corset. The front has golden rope and rhinestone trims that I all added on by hand (took hours). The rope skirt is also detachable so that the large skirt can be worn without the ropes getting in the way.
Fun fact: this costume took me longer to make than my entire wedding dress.
Phantom of the Opera costume
Anyone who has seen Phantom of the Opera is familiar with this beast of a costume. This is the costume Christine wears during the song Think Of Me.
The base of the skirt is a pannier that I built for this costume to give the skirt the correct shape. The base skirt is a green satin that has rows of red trim sewed to it. The bottom of the skirt is made from a red jacquard that I pleated by hand. This part also has several rows of coloured trim sewed to it.
The red points are made from satin and are decorated with golden lace, rhinestones and tassles. The red top layer of the skirt is decorated with swirls fo golden rhinestones that I all attached by hand.
The golden belt is decorated with more rhinestones in different colours and the back of the skirt has a large layered red and green satin sash. The top of the skirt is made with the same fabrics as the corset to have them blend into each other.
Queen Anna Frozen 2
Frozen 2 is one of my favourite Disney films and I was very happy I got to replicate Anna’s coronation as Queen costume from the end of the film. It’s such a regal and beautiful design.
The blue skirt is made from a pleated chiffon. The dress on top of it is made from a rich cotton velvet fabric and has a big train in the back. The hem of the skirt is decorated with pearls. For the detailing on the black velvet jacket, I used my embroidery machine to recreate the exact embroidery from the film.
The big cape is made from the same beautiful velvet as the dress and is lined with a gorgeous and rich coloured purple satin. The edges are finished with a golden handmade piping. The embroidery on the bottom of the cape was too large for my emboidery machine, so instead I tried to replicate it with golden appliques that are all handsewed to the cape.
Maki Nishikino
This costume is a replica of one of the outfits Maki Nishikino from the anime Love Live wears. I absolutely adored the design of this and was so excited to bring it to life.
The skirt is made from several different layers: a pink satin base, a pink tulle with sparkles and a very thin pink chiffon on top of that, so that all the layers shine through to the outside of the costume. The chiffon has a beautiful golden lace stitched to the bottom.
The underbust corset is made from a dark brown velvet and is decorated with several golden details: golden lace, gold boning channels and gold eyelets. It is also bound in a handmade golden piping.
The blouse is a white cotton base with lots and lots of laces sewed to it. On top is a white mesh that ends in a collar at the neck made from the same fabric as the corset. All of these have golden details sewed to them.
Morgana Pendragon
Did you watch the old BBC show Merlin back in the day? I did and was in love with all the costumes from it. I recently got to make this Morgana Pendragon costume and was so excited.
The base dress is made from a beautiful emerald green satin. It’s lined with a flowy viscose on the inside and the neckline and armscye are finished with a golden sparkly piping. The hem is ankle lenght.
The robe on top is made from a bright green chiffon. It’s a kimono style on top and has a big full circle skirt with a train in the back. The sleeves are also big circles and are longer in the back than the front. All along the neckline is a sparkly golden trim that was handsewed to the dress/
The waist sash and arm cuffs are made from a beautiful green jaqcuard that is also piped with the same golden piping as the base dress.
Infinity Nikki costume
This is a costume I got to make based off of the video game Infinity Nikki. There are some really cool designs in this game and I was so excited I got to make one!
The skirt is absolutely massive. It has about 25 layers total! The base of the tutu is made from layers and layers of white and lilac tulle, all stitched in tiers to a waist basque. There is a layer of iridescent organza for some subtle shine through the sheer layers. Then there are several handkerchief patterned layers on top with lace and lilac tulle. I love the pointy feel for the bottom of the skirt, it looks so whimsical.
The corset is a bustier made from a pink satin with a silver fishnet layer on top to give the bodice some dimention. The cups are made from a white satin and white lace. And there are white details on the top and boning channels of the bodice.
Victorian inspired ballgown
This is a Victorian inspired ballgown I designed and made./ Definitely not historically accurate, but I took elements from Victorian fashion and made them more fantasy for this look.
The blouse is pieced together from different laces and trims and has a gorgeous gathered eyelash lace at the bust and sleeves for extra dramatics.
The corset is a black satin underbust corset with black lace as a base and golden pearl and rhinestone details. The boning is inside channels stitched to the top of the corset. I added golden cross embroidery to all of the boning channels. This is my favourite detail about the whole look!
The skirt has a beautiful burgundy lace as a base with a black satin layer on top. The skirt has a golden lace as well to bring back those details from the corset and the blouse.
The Empress Ballgown
This is a recreation of a ballgown worn by Elizabeth in the series ”The Empress”. I love how big and colourful this gown is and was very excited to get to recreate this one. First up I built a crinoline to give the skirt this big shape. This is a bell shaped hoopskirt, one I’ve built many times before for clients.
On top of that is a big skirt made from a mauve faux silk dupioni. It’s heavily pleated on top and lined with a cotton fabric. The belt around the waist is made from the same fabric and has some plastic boning in it to give it some structure.
The blouse is made from the same faux dupioni fabric as the skirt, but this time in a bright yellow colour. I absolutely adore this colour, I think it’s so beautiful and eyecatching. The blouse is based off of an 1850s pattern and has dropped shoulders and biiiig puffy sleeves.
Maid lingerie set
I finally got to do my first lingerie set as a commission, which was incredibly exciting for me. The design is based off of maid costumes, so the main colours are black and white with a lot of lace details and bows.
The bra is custom made to the clients measurements. The cups have pleated chiffon on them and the top is decorated with a ruffled organza trim. The sides have white lace detailing, as well as a cute white elastic to finish off the bottom edge.
The garter belt is made from black lycra and decorated with white lace on the seams. The same ruffle trim is on the sides. There are alsoa lot of cute bow details on it. And if you look closely at the garters, you can see that the sliders on it are little hearts.
The thong is made from a black lycra as well, with white lace detailing along the top edge. The same ruffle trim decorated the sides and there is a keyhole detail at the centre back.
Queen Orlagh costume
This is a custom design I made for the character Queen Orlagh from the book series The Folk Of The Air. She is the queen of the undersea, so I embraced the ocean theme for this costume. I found this liquid looking duchess satin that I used for the skirt and the layer on top of that is a sequin tulle that almost looks wet. The white underskirt is made from the same sequin lace, as well as white lace and a lot of pearll detailing.
The bustier is sheer and decorated with loads of pearls. The sleeves are made from a navy powermesh, so it continues the sheer look from the bodice. The sleeves are covered in rhinestones, small shiny gemstones and pearls to bring back that ocean look.
My favourite part of this design is the pleated organza. It really reminded me of sea shells with the way you can shape it, so I really went in with that as a detail and layered them all over the dress. I also decorated these with lace and pearls.
Couture Banquet Gown
This is a couture evening gown I designed and made for Florence King, the Lady Mayoress of the City of London. She wore it to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet.
For the gown the vision was Vivienne Westwood meets historical fashion. The skirt and bodice are seperate. The skirt is pleated in the front around the stomach area and goes down straight from there. The back has a lot of pleating around the bum and then flows down into a big train. The train can also be worn up with a hidden hook and eye.
The bodice is tailored to the body and has pleating around the neckline. It has a built in corset that laces up in the back. The fashion layer of the bodice closes up with hook and bar closures in the centre back.
The dress is made from the tartan of her husband’s family and was such a gorgeous fabric to work with. I tried my best to have the tartan line up wherever possible.
Cafe Cuties Gwen League of Legends
This costume is based off of the Cafe Cuties skin of Gwen from the online game League of Legends. I absolutely LOVE all the details on this gown.
It starts with a white petticoat with white lace on the bottom. On top of that is a blue dress with rows of dark blue lace on the hem. The sleeves have large white cuffs with lilac lace detailing on them and large golden buttons.
On top of the dress is a white multi-layered apron with gold and white lace on the skirt, as well as golden rhinestones. The top of the apron has purple and golden detailing, as well as a peter pan collar that also has golden detailing and rhinestones.
The corset is made from the same fabrics as the apron and has two large purple bows, decorate with golden rhinestones. There is also a headpiece with pleated lace and two more bows and a last massive purple bow on the back of the costume.
Princess Serenity
I got to make another Princess Serenity as a commission, which I was incredibly excited about since I absolutely adore the design of this costume. I got to make another Serenity a few years ago and I always try to keep versions of the same costume I make unique.
For this one I decided to change a lot of the bodice detailing. I used a lot of gold sparkly trims and pearls in 2 different colours to create all this detailing. The waistline has a row of hanging beads, which I handsewed and am very happy as a little detail. To keep the pearl theme going, I also added about 2000 flatback pearls to the top layer of the skirt.
The sleeves are seperate puff sleeves made from chiffon. They have the same flatback pearl and pearl trim detail as the rest of the dress.
Lastly there is a large bow in the back that cascades down over the multi layered skirt.
Judy Garland’s Meet Me In St Louis
This costume is a replica of the gown Judy Garland wears in the film Meet Me In St Louis. I love getting to make film replicas as costumes and this was another fun challenge.
To give the gown the correct shape I first made a very basic corset for under it, as well as a Victorian bumpad.
The gown is made from an expensive cotton velvet in a gorgeous bright red colour. For the skirt I drafted a pattern based on the Victorian ”fan skirt”. It has pleating in the back for extra volume.
The bodice is boned and laces up in the back. The front has pleating detailing and folds over each other. It also has some very large puff sleeves that were a lot of fun to craft.
Alice in Wonderland costume
Here is another Alice in Wonderland costume I recently got to make. I absolutely love getting to make Alice gowns. I always try to slightly change the design of every Alice gown I make, to keep them original for all people who commission these from me.
For this one I used a sky blue cotton fabric for the main dress with a big circle skirt for a lot of volume. It has big poofy sleeves with lace decorated cuffs. The peter pan collar is decorated with lace detailing, as well as the sides of the apron annd the hem of the dress.
The apron is made from a white cotton. The skirt part is cartridge pleated, as you could often find on historical aprons. I like adding little historical details into my costumes. The centre front of the apron is decorated with lace appliques that I handsewed to the bodice. The back closes with a big bow, which is also decorated with lace.
Elizabeth Swann Wedding Dress
I got to recreate Elizabeth Swann’s wedding dress from one of the Pirates of the Carribbean films as a commission. I have always loved this gown and how detailed it is, so this commission was so fun for me to make.
The skirt is made from a petticoat of a printed linnen jaquard. On top of that is an overskirt made from a yellow-golden satin. The skirt is decorated with lots of lace appliques. On top of that skirt is another overskirt that is pleated up at the sides and has a train in the back. The hem is decorated with a lace trim.
The bodice is made from a stomacher and the bodice is pinned to that, just like in the 18th century. The stomacher and bodice are both decorated with the same lace detailing as the skirt. The sleeves are big cuffs pleated upwards and have a big lace ruffle attatched to them. The neckline of the whole bodice is decorated with a hand pleated lace trim that also has a velvet ribbon sewed to it. The back of the bodice has beautiful pleats and fans out over the skirt.
I also created a custom veil from a very thin chiffon fabric to go along with the costume. This is attatched to a flower crown, just like Elizabeth’s in the film.
Barbie Anneliese
I got make Barbie Annaliese’s ballgown from the film Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper. This was one of my favourite films as a little girl and I loved getting to recreate this.
The skirt gets its shape from a big round cage crinoline, made from 13 hoops with flat steel boning in it. The skirt on top is a satin base, so it’s not see through. A pink iridescent organza, which glimmers through the layers on top beautifully, giving the skirt a lot of dimension. Then on top of that are 6 layers of soft tulle in a peach and champagne colour. I mixed the colours in the layers up to create a proper multi coloured effect.
The bodice is made from satin and I machine sewed a grid pattern into it to give it the same quilted look it has in the film. The front of the bodice is made from closely pleated stretch tulle and decorated with golden appliques and a pink rose. The sleeves and bodice are also decorated with a pleated lace trim. The bodice laces up with eyelets in the back.
Anastasia Opera Gown
I got to make Anastasia’s Opera gown as a commission, but was given more creative freedom to move away from the original design a bit, so I came up with more of a couture version.
The gown is made from a royal blue satin lining. On top of that is a royal blue cationic chiffon, which is so light and beautiful. The bodice and overlayer of the skirt is made from a navy cationic chiffon. I love the way the multi layered look turned out. Inside the bodice is a built in corset to keep everything up. The corset bodice closes in the back with seperating zipper and on top of that the dress closes with an invisible zipper.
The back of the dress has the large royal blue cape attatched to it. This cape is made from a sparkly soft tulle fabric.
The bodice is decorated with navy appliques that are all handsewed on and lots of royal blue beads that were all attatched by hand as well.
Starlight (The Boys)
This project was a fun change from the costumes I typically get to make. It’s a replica of Starlight’s costume in the beginning of the show The Boys. I don’t usually get to make superhero costumes, so this was so much fun to make.
The white of the costume is all made from a stretchy spandex fabric. This costume had loads of different seams and I topstiched all of them on both sides to give it more dimension and detailing. The cape is attatched to the dress and is made from a white starry printed fabric that I handpainted yellow around the edges to give it a gradient effect.
Under the costume is a multi layered circle skirt made from a golden starry tulle. Under it is a layer of viscose that I used as a soft, flowy lining. The skirt peeks through the slits in the front of the costume.
I also made matching golden arm bracers. These are made from the same golden leather that the cape and top of the dress is detailed with. The stars on the bracers and chest are 3D printed and I bought those on Etsy and painted them gold myself.
Lady Amalthea
This is a more fantasy design for Lady Amalthea from the film The Last Unicorn. The client sent me a picture of this design and I immediately fell in love with how extra and detailed it was.
The bodice is a corset with cups. It’s made from several different colours of satin. The bodice is absolutely covered in different laces as detailing. I also got some purple and pink pearly flat back beads that I added to the costume as well to give it a bubbly effect.
The skirt is made from a satin lining with tiers of white lace ruffles on top of it. The lilac overskirt is decorated with a dark purple lace trim and on top of that is a layer of white tulle with white lace attatched to it. The skirt has the same pearl details as the bodice.
The sleeves are seperate from the costume and are made from satin, chiffon, tulle, lace and pearly details. The sleeves are gathered by elastic in several places to give a poofy effect when worn.
Lastly I made a neck corset (which is more just like a tall necklace). It has plastic boning, hugs the neck and laces up in the back. This has the same details as the rest of the costume.
Late Edwardian Corset
This is a late Edwardian long line corset that I made for a client. She wanted a corset that was kind of based on the one Rose wears in Titanic, which is pictured in a certain scene, so I tried to base this off of that one as much as I could.
I drafted the pattern for the corset myself, using a couple existing long line corset patterns from the Edwardian era as a reference. And it is of course based on my client’s measurements.
The corset is made from 2 layers of cotton twill. The boning channels are stitched into the two layers and I used a mix of spiral and steel boning to bone the corset with. It opens in the front with a split busk and has lacing and eyelets in the back. I used some cotton lace to decorate the top and bottom with.
Stays Claire Outlander Costume
This is the pair of stays I made for the Claire costume pictures below this. They’re roughly based off of the pair she wears on the show.
The stays are made from 4 layers: the fashion layer is a cream coloured linnen. Then there are 2 layers of cotton twill for strenght and lastly on the inside there is a cotton lining. The stays are half bones using synthetic boning.
I drafted the pattern for the stays myself, based off a pair pictured in Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh and using the arch method explained in Patterns of Fashion 5 by Janet Arnold. This was my first time flat drafting my own stays patterns and I’m very satisfied with the result.
Claire Outlander Costume
This costume is based on one of the costumes Claire Fraser wears in the first season of Outlander. This project came with so many different parts. I made a shift, a bumroll, pair of stays, skirt, bodice and stomacher.
The bumroll is made from a thick cotton twill fabric and has been filled with pluche stuffing to give it that pillow effect. I drafted the pattern myself based on some existing bumroll patterns from the time.
The skirt is made from a heavy brown wool. It’s made from square patterns and pleated with a mix of box- and knifepleats at the top.
The bodice is made from a wool and is lined with a cotton. It laces up in the front with hidden eye closures and the sleeves are seperate. The back fans out in a peplum shape and is all made from one big panel. The stomacher is made from a sand coloured linnen and fully boned using synthetic boning. I drafted the pattern for the bodice myself.
Rainbow Unicorn Ballgown
This is a rainbow themed costume I designed and made for a friend who does kids entertainment. She wanted to have rainbow themed ballgown to impress the kids with.
The skirt is made from a lining of satin, with a layer of iridescent organza on top and then layers and layers of tule. One of the tule layers is a rainbow printed fabric, giving that multicoloured effect. The top layer is a mint green star printed glitter tule, making the skirt sparkle even more.
The bodice is attatched to the dress and is made from layers of the same materials as the skirt. The bodice and sleeves are also decorated with a lot of lace. Lastly the front of the bodice has a massive bow, decorated with more lace, and a matching bow on the back of the dress that can be clipped on once the zipper is zipped up.
Westside Story Costume
This costume is another replica of a movie costume. It’s based on a bright yellow dress worn by Anita in the movie West Side Story (2021).
The gown is made from a yellow cotton fabric that has quite some body to it, so it was perfect for this beautiful 1950s inspired dress. The gown has a lot of panels in the front, that are all fanned out towards the bottom, to create a full circle skirt. The sleeves of the gown are off the shoulder and have gathered details. The dress zips up in the back with an invisible zipper.
For under the dress I also made a red petticoat, like Anita wears in the film as well. The petticoat has pleated ruffles stitched to the inside of the skirt, rather than the outside. This way if you dance around with the dress on, the ruffles will be visible.
Lolita Costume
This client commission is a lolita dress with an underbust corset. The design was made by me, based on directions from client.
The main gown is pink and the skirt has an extra white underskirt. Both skirts are full circles, so it’s really big and poofy. The white underskirt is covered in white ruffled lace and there is also a trim of the same lace at the bottom of the pink overskirt layer. The dress has off the shoulder sleeves with more lace and a big bow on the front. It zips up in the back with an invisible zipper.
The underbust corset is made from white satin and has external boning channels. To tie the pink from the dress back in, I sandwiched some pink lace and ribbons under the boning channels. I think this turned out as such a cute detail.
The Glass Slipper Ballgown
This absolute beast of a ballgown is based on a costume from the 1955 movie ”The Glass Slipper”. To achieve the right shape I first built a large grand pannier to go under the dress and give the skirt the silhouette it needed.
The skirt is made from 8 different layers. A satin lining and layer and layers of tule on top. The very top layer of the tule has been gathered up to give this draped effect. The skirt is also decorated with loads of different kinds of faux flowers.
The corset bodice is made from 4 different layers. The top layer being a satin with a hand pleated tule on top. The sleeves are made from tule and decorated with lace and more flowers. The corset bodice laces up in the back and is fully boned with spiral and flat steel boning.
Danganronpa Anniversary Gown
This adorable gown was based on the 10th Anniversary edition gown a character from the game Danganronpa wears.
The skirt is 3 layers, a viscose lining, a light pink chiffon for the bottom skirt and then a second asymmetrical skirt layer on top of the light pink layer. This top layer was gradient dyed to have the lilac effect at the bottom. The skirt if also heavily gathered at the waistband for more volume.
The corset bodice has a tule gathered stomacher and is decorated with lots of small pearl beads and pearl trims on the sides. The sleeve straps are off the shoulder and the neckline is decorated with 2 different colors of faux flowers. The corset laces up in the back.
I also made some floral hairpins to match with the flowers on the bodice. These are attatched to hair clips, so they can easily clip into the hair.
Padme Lake Dress
I got to do another movie replica as a commission. I always love getting to do replica’s, because I see it as a true test of my skills as a costume maker. To see how close I can get to these costumes made for films.
This gown is based on Padme’s Lake Dress from Star Wars. It’s a beautifully draped silk georgette and silk satin gown. I handdyed the gorgeous gradient of colors into the fabric myself. The costume is a base halter dress and the big cape layer on top of it. The cape has lots of gathers at the arms. The bottom of the cape layer comes together in a handmade jewerly piece. I made this from sequins and beaded strings.
The necklace and arm cuffs are also made by me. They are made from a white leather, with an iridescent layer of plastic on top and then bound together by a golden binding. The necklace closes in the back with a proper necklace closure and the cuffs just slide onto the arms.
Padme Lake Dress (back)
This gown deserves to have its own picture up of the back of the costume as well. The back has a train, dyed in a beautiful gradient just like the front. The edges are all finished in a silk satin binding. The overlayer of the gown attatches in the back with 4 snaps closures. This immediately hides the invisible zipper in the back of the base dress.
The center back is decorated with a handscrafted jewelry piece that’s made from sequins stitched together by hand and several beaded strings.
Barbie Odette
I got to make another version of Odette’s beautiful gown from the movie Barbie: Swan Lake. The client requested for the costume to be more of a whimsical fantasy take on her gown from the movie.
The gown is different layers and lenghts of tule. The tule is finished in different ways to make it pop. The petals of the skirt are finished with a small zigzag, so they would jump out on top of all of the other tule of the skirt. The tule pleating for the bodice and sleeves is cut in points and gathered to give a fluffy effect. The tule is also completely covered in glitter.
The skirt is many different layers of fabric (8 total!). There is an iridescent organza under all the tule, which gives a beautiful glow under all of the sheer layers. Then I used layers of blue and pink tule and glitter tule to create the effect of the skirt.
The bodice is boned and laces up with a corset lacing in the back. The sleeves are seperate pieces that sit in the arm gathered with an elastic band on the inside of the sleeve.
Rainbow Unicorn Ballgown
This ballgown is definitely an eyecatcher with all of the different colors it has. The client for this gown has a kid’s entertainment business and requested to have a bright rainbow ballgown made that would go with a unicorn character she performs. I made the design for this based on some pointers from her.
The skirt is made from 8 layers of fabric; a satin lining, a lilac iridescent organza, 2 layers of pink tule, 2 layers of lilac tule, a layer of rainbow tule and on top a layer of lilac star printed glitter tule. Together they create the gorgeous effect of this skirt.
The bodice panels are cut in such a way that the colors from the skirt come back as a gradient going around the bodice. She has lace appliques on the front and beaded strings that match the rainbow colors of the dress. To make the bodice even more extra, I did some really big and poofy tule sleeves, made from several different layers of tule, just like the skirt.
Eowyn Wedding Dress
This gown is a wedding dress I did for a client who wanted something very special for her wedding. She was always in love with the Lord of the Rings movies and the costumes from that and also medieval inspired garments. We combined those for her wedding. I came up with this design based on some pointers from the client.
The gown is from a thin white cotton and it completely lined with a soft and flowy viscose, keeping the whole gown very light. The dress has princess seams and the panels of the skirt are flared out a lot at the bottom to give the gown extra width at the hem.
The sleeves are really long straight pieces that are pleated upwards at the front of the arm and really brings the Lord of the Rings aspect of this gown to life. The gown is decorated with sparkly golden trim.
Elsa Frozen 2 Nightgown
This commission is based on the nightgown Elsa wears in the movie Frozen 2. The design of this gown is very simple, but still very much Elsa. I have made a couple different Elsa costumes over the years, but I hadn’t done her nightgown before, so getting to make this was a lot of fun for me.
For the main dress I used a purple velvet fabric. It’s so soft and really gives the costume the same look as the movie gown. On top of the velvet, for the skirt part, is a layer of stretch tule. The stretch tule is absolutely covered from head to toe in silver and purple rhinestones. Unfortunately my camera never properly wants to pick up the rhinestons, but she sparkles so much in the sun.
The bottoms and front of the gown are decorated with large embroidery pieces. As extra decoration I also added some larger silver rhinestones. The sleeves are also decorated in these details.
Beatrice Umineko
I made this beast of a gown based on the design of Beatrice Umineko. This gown took 60 hours to make and she has so many details. My client really wanted a screen accurate costume, so I tried to get as close to the anime gown as I could.
The skirt has so many layers. The base skirt is made from red satin that is gathered by elastic to create this pulled up effect. Then on top of that base skirt layers are 2 seperate, assymetrical skirt layers. These have a curved bottom and are covered in ribbon detailing.
The bodice has quite a unique shape and it was a really fun bodice to make. She has a pointed front, a round neckline and a very low back. The sleeves are big and puffy. They are gathered with elastic to give that double puff sleeve look. The bottom of the sleeve is very wide and has pleated tule attatched to the bottom.
For details I did a little bow for the front of the dress, as the character has in the anime as well, and a choker necklace.
1850s Padoga Dress
I always love getting to do historical projects. This is an 1850s day dress I made. The style is the Pagoda style that was very fashionable at that time.
The gown is a seperate skirt and blouse with an extra belt to be worn around the waist. The belt has boning in it to help with the shape.
The blouse and skirt are made from a lovely cream cotton that has a subtle stripe and dot pattern woven into the fabric. I also added navy details to the dress to give her something extra.
(The cage crinoline under the dress is not meant to be worn with this dress. I only used it to model what it looked like. That’s why it sticks out under the skirt)
Round Cage Crinoline
This is another round cage crinoline I made. At this point I have made so many cage crinolines that I’ve lost count. This one has a very lovely bell shape and will be worn under a ballgown I’m making as a commission.
She’s made from 13 hoops and boned with flat steel boning. The bottom hoops are closer together for added strenght to the bottom of the hoop, since those hoops are larger and loose shape easier. I have also added double boning to some of the hoops to add strenght as well.
Barbie Odette Costume
As a little girl, I watched Barbie movies all the time, so I was beyond excited to make this barbie Odette costume as a commission.
I handcrafted every individual feather by layering several pieces of satin, organza and tule on top of each other. Then I added the silver glitter details to them.
The skirt is made from several different layers of satin, iridescent organza, pink and blue tule, as well as pink and blue glitter tule. The sleeves are made from the same layering of materials.
The bodice is mainly made from pink satin with little blue detailing.
Monster High Frankie Costume
This edgy costume is one I made based on the character Frankie Stein from Monster High. I’ve always thought the fashion from Monster High was so cool and interesting, so I loved getting to make this as a commission.
This was such a fun combination of materials and patterns. The main dress is made from a checkered blue cotton and a white cotton part at the top. The dress has a Peter Pan collar with handsewed black stitching details along the outside. The dress has really fun mesh puff sleeves with black cuffs.
I made an extra black belt to go with the outfit. This has a thunderbolt detail, as well as silver studs and chains.
Custom bridal crinoline
This is a custom cage crinoline I made to go with the wedding dress of my client. She bought a massive ballgown for her big day and needed a large crinoline to go under it. She couldn’t find any that were big enough, so she came to me to have one custom made.
She came over with her gown and I took the measurements. Based on her dress I created this custom crinoline. To this day it is still the biggest crinoline I’ve ever made. The bottom hoop is 4.60m in circumference. The top hoop sits right under de waistband to help support the weight of the ballgown skirt right from the top. The bottom of the crinoline has the hoops closer together to give more support to the bottom of the crinoline. Since these are the biggest hoops, they need extra reinforcement to stay in shape properly.
Duo Fantasy Dresses
These two gowns are a duo fantasy commission I did for two client. They wanted very flowy chiffon dresses to wear to a fantasy themes event. They gave me a couple of design directions, like wanting shoulder straps with cape sleeves, a slit in the side of the skirt and the colors light pink and mint. Besides that they allowed me to use my creativity and come up with a design.
I did a full circle skirt with a train in the back. The clients liked the look of that on my other designs and wanted it as well. For the bodice I did a sweetheart neckline with the straps going up and the cape sleeves attatched. I love the shape the bodice has in the end.
The bodices are both decorated with lace I cut out from fabric and handsewed down as seperate appliques. From far away it’s not too noticable, but on the lace I added white butterflies to give the design a real 3D effect. I love how the butterflies jump up from the lace. And lastly I added strings of pearls to the bodice. I love adding those to costumes, because I think it looks so elegant and beautiful.
Wedding Dress
This gown is a very special commission for me. A client commissioned my cape dress design to wear on her wedding day. She chose this lovely light blue color for the dress. It is such a massive honor to me that someone would want to wear one of my dresses on their big day.
The gown is made mostly from chiffon and is a seperate bodice and skirt. The skirt has a train in the back, giving the gown a very regal feel. The cape sleeves on the bodice also blend in with the skirt, so it gives the look like it’s all one part.
The neckline of the bodice is decorated with a delicate white cotton lace that is handsewed down.
Red Fantasy Costume
This costume is something quite different from the style of costume I usually make and it was such a fun project to do. It’s based on a fantasy design by my client and I brought it to life for her.
The main dress is red, which is a color I love but don’t work with nearly enough. It has golden en leather detailing. Both really pop against the red. The gown is also 2 different shades of red fabric to create more dimension.
This costume has a lot of leather detailing. I made leather bracers, a leather corset and matching neck piece. To make them stand out more, I cut out all of these curled leather appliques out of the same fabric and sewed them to the base leather. This really makes them eyecatching, in my opinion. I’m most happy with the leather neck corset. I’d never made something like that before and it was a lot of fun!
Lastly is the cloak. This is made from a beautiful, rich, black velvet fabric and is attatched to the neck corset. On top of that is a faux fur to give it a winter feel.
White Fantasy Costume
This is a white fantasy gown I made for a client. She sent me some reference pictures and I based the design for this off of those.
The gown is 2 parts, the skirt and the bodice. The skirt is made from a beautiful, flowy cationic chiffon and has a small train in the back. The skirt is lined with a satin fabric.
The bodice is of this gown is the real eyecatcher. The base bodice is a regular boned bodice with a sweetheart neckline. Then I dyed a blue gradient into some extra pieces of fabric I had and draped those over the bodice. I think the blue gradient really makes the gown pop. I decorated the bodice with appliques and white pearl strings.
The bodice hass off the shoulder draped sleeves with the same blue gradient dyed into them. The sleeves are also decorated with pearl strings.
Blue Fantasy Costume
This is a design I came up with myself for a fantasy commission for a client. It’s a halter dress made from chiffon materials and to top it off I made an underbust corset, but the gown can be worn without it as well.
The skirt of the gown is made from 2 different chiffon fabrics, one light blue one and one that shifts from blue to purple. The color shifting fabric is gorgeous in real life. The bodice is made from the same color shifting fabric. The dress is lined in a flowy satin.
The gown has sleeves that are seperate from the rest. They have elastic bands, creating a puffy effect. Then they flow down as cape sleeves, giving the dress a real fantasy feel.
The corset is made from a lavender dupioni silk that matches really well with the color shift of the blue chiffon. To finish it, the dress and corset are decorated with delicate blue flower appliques
Alice in Wonderland Costume
This commission is a commission from my Etsy store (link here) and is based on a Alice in Wonderland costume I made myself many years ago.
I absolutely adore Alice her design and was so excited to get to make this again. I love the puffy sleeves and the blue color and the white apron.
I also, of course, added my own little touches to the design, like the lace on the bottom, the lace on the collar and the skirt, the ribbon details on the sleeves.
Princess Serenity Costume
This commission is based on the design of Princess Serenity from Sailor Moon. Even though I have not seen this myself, I’ve always loved the Serenity design and I was so excited to make this for my client.
The dress is all in one piece. The skirt is 3 layers, a lining of viscose and then two layers of chiffon. The shorter top layer of chiffon is covered in hundreds of sparkly rhinestones.
The bodice is decorated in loads of pearls that are all handsewed to the fabric. This was very time consuming, but definitely worth it in the end.
There is a large bow on the back of the dress that can be swapped for a smaller bow I’ve also made. The bow is also covered in rhinestones.
The sleeves are short puff sleeves with rhinestone and pearl detailing.
Funny Face Gown
This gown is a commission based on a dress from the Audrey Hepburn movie ‘Funny Face’. My client commissioned this for a special occasion in her life.
First I made a custom cage crinoline for under this gown, to give it that big shape. To smooth out the hoops of the crinoline, I made a petticoat to go on top of it.
The gown itself is all one piece and closes in the back with a zipper. The bodice has a hidden corset bodice inside that has spiral steel boning to give the bodice shape and keep it up straight. The gown is made completely from a stunning silk charmeusse.
The skirt and bodice are both decorated with flowers. The sleeves are off the shoulder straps with cute bows on the sides.
Short Cage Crinoline
I built this custom crinoline for the Witch Ariel ommission I did. The skirt comes to the knee and if quite large, so I made a crinoline to help the skirt keep its shape.
The crinoline, like the skirt of the costume, comes to the knee and has a beautiful bell shape. I’m very happy with how the shape of this one turned out.
The crinoline is made from 5 hoops and 7 vertical tapes. It’s boned with 11mm wide flat steel boning. The boning channels are made fromm twill tape, as are the vertical tapes. The waistband is made from a cotton twill and is lined with a strong interfacing to help keep its shape.
Princess Peach
This beauty right here is a Princess Peach costume I got to make. The client and I decided to go for this version of her dress, because it’s a bit more detailed and extra, which we both liked. I really went all out with this costume.
The skirt is made from 3 laters of different colors satin. Attatched to the skirt is pleated lace that’s very delicate. The skirt is also covered in golden detailing.
The bodice is also made from satin and has pleated panels on the side front. The center front of the bodice is covered in gathered chiffon fabric, decorated with lace and ribbons. The bodice is also covered in a golden applique and a couple rhinestones to add extra sparkle.
The large puff sleeves are made from the same satin as the bodice and skirt and the cuffs are decorated with lace and ribbons, that tie into a little bow.
Custom Cage Crinoline
I build a lot of custom undergarments for clients. This is one I made for a Princess Peach costume. I based the shape of it on her skirt, to make it accurate for her character.
The dimensions of the crinoline are based on those of the client. Every single crinoline I make is different, which is why I love making them.
The cage is made from flat steel boning, encased in twill tapes I sewed together to make the channels. The vertical tapes are also made from twill tape.
For this crinoline I also tried a new technique to close up the back of the channels and the hoops and I really liked what I tried, so I’m definitely gonna keep doing it this way.
Fantasy Cape Dress
This fantasy cape dress is a design I made myself and I’m so happy I got to make this again. I made this dress for myself back in 2019 in a beautiful royal blue. This client wanted the same gown, but in petrol, and I was really excited to make this for her.
Since I made my own gown a couple years ago, my skills have improved a lot and this gown really shows it. I completely redesigned the shape of the bodice to be much more flattering and am very happy with how it turned out.
This gown is made completely from chiffon on the outside and is very flory and regal. The skirt is lined with a very soft visose fabric. The bodice is made from chiffon, cotton twill and a lovely floral cotton as a lining. It laces up in the back and hugs the figure. The cape sleeves are off the shoulder and reach all the way to the floor. The neckline is decorated with a beautiful soft white lace.
Eowyn Lord of the Rings
I made this dress for a client based on a dress Eowyn wears in the movie Lord of the Rings. I love those movies and the costumes in it are gorgeous, so I was really excited to create this costume for my client.
The vest is made from wool and is covered in golden detailing. The back laces up like a corset. I loved doing this vest, because unlike the corsets and bodices I make all the time, this was more armor like, which was new for me. I’m really happy with the result!
The gown is made from a beautiful linnen damast fabric and is fully lined with a soft viscose. It’s such a flowy gown and I love the design. The neckline has pintuck detailing and the sleeves are puffy and have braided trim going around them. I tried my best to make this whole gown very accurate to the one Eowyn wears in the movie.
Barbie Genevieve
This commission is based on Barbie Genevieve from the movie Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses. This was one of my favorite movies when I was little and I was so excitred to make this costume as a commission.
The skirt is made from a lining layer of pink satin and 6 layers of tule in 2 different colors layered on top. The tule was 300 cm extra wide tule and it’s all gathered into the waistband, which gives a really poofy effect. The 2 different colors tule give the skirt more dimension. I used a light pink and a bright pink. It doesn’t show on the picture, but the skirt is covered in small rhinestones and the skirt really sparkles in the lightl.
The boned bodice is made from white satin with gold and pink satin details. I especially loved doing the gold piping detailing on the front. The sleeves have a tule ruffle that matches the skirt and a small ribbon bow on each side. The bodice is finished off with a golden applique and a flower. I also added some larger rhinestones to the front of the bodice to match the sparkle of the rhinestones on the skirt.
Aerith Gainsborough costume
This costume commission is based on Aerith Gainsborough’s main outfit from the Final Fantasy VII Remake video game. The goal was for this costume to be as accurate to the video game as possible.
The dress is made from a lovely pink cotton with a pattern on it. It’s sleeveless and finished with a full facing along the neckline and armscye’s. The front has buttons that go all the way down the dress. It’s decorated with a darker pink cotton binding that really makes it pop. There is a ruffle hem at the bottom with a cute lace attatched to it.
The jacket is a biker jacket made from a red suede fabric and burgundy leather details. This jacket was so much fun to make. I had tailoring for a full year in school and got a degree in it. It was a lot of fun to finally use that in a costume as well. The jacket is decorated with lots of golden details like the golden zipper, studs and belts. Especially the leather parts like the back collar and an extra leather panel in the back were definitely a challenge, but I’m always up for a challenge.
Outlander Claire Red Dress
This commission was so exciting for me to make. It’s a replica of Claire Fraser’s red dress from Outlander season 2. This gown is a real eyecatcher and making this absolute beast of a dress was so much fun.
The grand pannier in the part below this picture is under this dress as a foundation garment.
The skirt is cartridge pleated and it’s 10.5 meters of fabric pleated for to 64 centimeters. This skirt is definitely the eyecatcher of the costume.
The bodice is fully boned with flat steel and spiral steel boning. The bodice is also lined with a lovely floral cotton fabic that matches the fashion fabric. So much handsewing went into this gown and it was a delight to make.
Grand Pannier
This grand pannier was part of my Claire Fraser (Outlander) commission. I needed to build a good foundation garment to support the weight of the skirt, so this is what I made.
The pannier is based on real grand panniers of the 18th century. Pattern references are from the books Corsets and Crinolines and Creating historial clothes, but I adjusted the patterns to fit this project better, making the pannier longer and bigger.
The grand pannier I made is entirely made from cotton, with cotton twill boning channels. It has several rows of flat steel boning. The channels have all been double boned to support the weight of the dress.
1850s Ballgown
I absolutely love historical fashion, the Civil War Era being my favorite period, so when I got this commission for an 1850s ballgown in, I got so excited.
The skirt is made from satin and box pleated at the top. Inside every pleat I added lace, that peaks through the folds in the fabric. The skirt is finished with a lot of cute pink bows that really catch the eye.
The bodice is the classic 1850s evening wear shape with a long point in the front, piping details and a large bertha. The bertha is definitely my favorite part of this costume. This was definitely one of my favorite commissions!
Cat DVA
This costume is based off of the cat girl design of DVA from the game Overwatch. I thought this was such a cute design and the customer allowed me to give it a bit of my own twist.
The skirt is a double layered circle skirt. The bottom skirt is black and has ruffled lace attatched to the hem. The top layer is a purple circle skirt that also has a small layer of black lace on the hem.
Of top of that is a dress with a round skirt. I created the fabric of the dress by layering several fabrics on top of each other.
The last big part this costume is an underbust corset. The original design had the lacing attatched to the dress, but I love corsetry and decided to make a full corset instead.
I also made a lace choker and some bows to really finish the costume.
Winter Belle (Beauty And The Beast)
This costume is a commission I did in 2020. It’s based on Belle’s winter dress from Beauty and the Beast. The design of this costume was made by Hannah Alexander Artwork.
This costume has so many layers! The bottom layer is a chiffon skirt made from a lovely pink shade. Op top of that is a sleeveless dress. I created the fabric for this dress by laying a lace fabric on top of a cotton. The front of the skirt has a large split decorations and fur handstitched to the bottom.
On top of those is a velvet robe. This one is definitely the eyecatcher of the costume. The front of the robe has a stunning floral lace handsewn to it and closes with a ribbon at the bust. The bottoms of the sleeves have the same chiffon as the skirt attatched. On top of the robe is a large hood with a very soft and fluffy faux fur stitched to it, giving it a real winter feel.
You can purchase this costume here on my Etsy store:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1044957413/winter-belle-costume-hannah-alexander?ref=shop_home_active_4
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