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Tammy's Example and a Party
Click on pictures for enlargements. Arwen's Requiem Gown
Making the gownThe materials I used were blue/grey silk velvet (unlined) for the over gown and blue Chinese silk for the chemise. I found that since the chemise material is so light (rumor is the production used silk chiffon...which is a little lighter still than what I used) that it will want to ride up where the velvet will pull down, making the gap in between the dresses look off from the film version of the dress. The trim - finding it. Anything CLOSE to the original. A pain in the proverbial ass. I gave up trying to match the trim and instead went for the same antique beaded silver look. Mine is made from three different types of Sari trim, sewed together, then beaded, and then hand stitched onto the sleeves and neckline. This took the longest time to do because its all hand work.
I'm fairly lucky. I live in
Los Angeles and live close to a huge garment district where you can find
just about any kind of material you want - sometimes very inexpensive. The
studios shop down there and, if you're lucky, you can match fabric's
exactly, depending on what you are making. Check out Tammy's Legolas <here> and visit her web site for more construction costume building details.
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