Anita's Examples - Norway
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Lalaith's Elven Dresses
In October last year, a few hundred Norwegians camped in a city park in
Oslo for as much as two whole weeks (yes, the nights too, brrr...) to get
tickets for the TTT premiere. I stayed there for a week, dressed in my Blood
Red (first costume ever!) gown every day, and my elven ears, braids and
everything... An experience out of the ordinary, that's for sure! My friend
and I built a hobbithole out of leaves and chicken mesh.
For the premiere I decided to spend some time on a new dress, and I made
a pattern from scratch. The fabric is velvet, and some kind of thinner
silk-like fabric for the sleeves. I was especially pleased with the last
fabric, which changes colours from green to blue to gold - it seems alive
somehow. The sleeves are huge, much like the sleeves for the Blood Red.
The
neckline and the section just above the elbows have golden trimmings, with
hand embroideries in gold and with pearls (time consuming work, I tell
you!). I designed the embroideries myself, with inspiration from Arwen's
Requiem Dress.
Best of all: for our costumes, our hobbithole and over-all impression and
enthusiasm, my friend and I won a trip to New Zealand! We went there in
February, and it was great! The Te Papa Exhibit was so good that I'm in lack
of words!
