I've found a green that will go under it perfectly. It will also go under the embroidered black, so I'm going to go for it and do both! Mwahahaha. Two totally different looks off the same idea
I'm feeling fairly evil, but it's payday, and I don't do this kind of thing very often. No honest. I swear. Not in silk. Never. Uh hunh, MaggiRos --- Katy Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice fabric choice, very summery. Would work for > both evening and a > garden party or tea.... > > Katy > > On 7/5/07, MaggiRos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ooh, deeply glamourous! However, I've got a month > > exactly till the event, so a heavy beading project > > isn't gonna happen. I think I'm thinking of > something > > summery with pinks and greens, but the black does > > sound yummy. Hmmm, maybe for next year. I look > > terrific in black. ;-) > > > > Something like this: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/Pure-Silk-Satin-Charmeuse-Fabric-Fairy-Lillies-Per-Yard_W0QQitemZ130126819853QQihZ003QQcategoryZ28158QQcmdZViewItem > > or > > http://tinyurl.com/33bbjr > > > > Or possibly that for the under dress and a solid > green > > for the tunic, if I can find the right color. Or > maybe > > the other way around. > > > > Thanks for the idea! > > > > MaggiRos > > > > --- Kathy Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > MaggiRos, > > > > > > Personally, I envision this one in black chiffon > > > with both jet and iridescent black beading, both > > > tube and round beads. Go for a scrolling pattern > for > > > the beads, keep the really heavy stuff away from > the > > > edge of the hems to keep it moving softly. Only > a > > > thing line of them at the hem to frame it. > > > Concentrate the sparkly bits between knee and > thigh > > > to get maximum light, as the black on black > might be > > > lost. Same with the bodice, put the most work > into > > > where the light will catch it - across the chest > and > > > centre front. Go utterly crazy on the girdle > where > > > it will take the weight. You might even find a > > > patterned chiffon out there to get you started. > > > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > ~Fog is just a cloud that lacks the will to fly. > > Bill Bryson, A Short History of Practically > Everything > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > -- > Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.VintageVictorian.com > Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. > Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > ~Fog is just a cloud that lacks the will to fly. Bill Bryson, A Short History of Practically Everything _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
