zelda crusher wrote:
For example, low class "street women" are to wear button-up shirts, long full skirts, long sweaters, hats, vests and fingerless gloves in tan, brown, grey and black. "Upper class" women can wear dark primary colors and the only thing different on the list is that their gloves are not fingerless!
*snip*
Is it acceptable to make something fairly period looking if the rest of the cast is
wearing ankle length gauze skirts from the 1960's and the "costumer" seems to
be offering nothing more than veto?
Since the whole wardrobe seems to be a mish-mash from the start, I don't
see why not.
Are there any Commercial (read: likely to be had for $1.99 at Jo Ann's) patterns available that can be made by a 15 year old in 2 weeks with only advice and fitting help from Mom? If not, are there some "iconic" images that we can use to alter some existing pattern?
There are no commercial costume patterns I'd recommend. Simplicity has
gotten rid of most of their "historical" except the civil war gowns, and
the other makers don't cover 19th century at all.
McCalls 2260 is a variety of easy vests, perhaps one of those will pass
approval. McCall is on sale for $1.99 this weekend at Joann's.
You can get directions for a simple long full skirt suitable for your
play, here: http://www.reddawn.net/costume/skirt.htm
I have had good luck getting cheap gloves in black, grey or white from
wedding vendors on ebay.
Are my daughter and I crazy to be offering to make these costumes (yes, she needs 3) without far more detailed expectaions up front?
Yes. You should corner this kid with a handful of pictures and get
approval for something, or a solid idea of what will pass ASAP.
Dawn
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