So once again I've failed slightly on my attempt to blog more regularly, but between supervising and designing a graduate film, creating my concepts costume, making Priest vestements and attempting to actually have a life, sleep has somewhat taken precedence and the last thing I want to do when I get into bed is go back on my laptop and blog..
However here's a few photos of how my costume is coming together.
We had our final fittings a couple of weeks ago and I'm happy to say that my costume fitted really well and looked brilliant on my new actor. It's been a long and arduous process to create the decoration on the costume, but the time for finishing touches has come and this is often where I let myself down. Sometimes I get slap-dash and haphazard in the way I put things together when it gets to the end of a garment and I have really tried to address this in this project and ensure that the garment will remain a high standard right to the bitter end. I hate that my hand-sewing skills can sometimes let down what would be a beautifully sewn garment, especially as I know I'm more than capable of finishing it well, I just sometimes don't bother. The fact that I actually unpicked the hook and bar fastening on my breeches twice before I was satisfied with how it looked. I never would have done that previously, so I guess I'm growing!
Anywho, this project is coming to a close, so I will hopefully get some great shots of the costume soon. But in the mean time, here's a couple of how the costume has developed over the past month.
Before the fittings a finishings have been applied. Just all sewn back together.
Basics of the doublet back together. No trims or finishes.
And a couple of pictures from the final fittings.
Again before any trims or finishings.
Everything 100% made by yours truly.
And yes, that includes the hand-painted and dyed socks..
Couple of different costumes within my play 'The Haunting of Pantaloon'
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