Finally, after weeks of trying to create the perfect bustle pattern, making practice pieces over and over, changing and re-sketching the design, the Fairy Godmother look is done.
As predicted, when hand stitching the bustles to the skirt, I did experience that ‘crap, this looks like a bumblebee ball gown’ moment. Adding the gold ribbons not only added volume and but depth so the bustles didn’t seem like an after thought on the black dress. Also adding those short puffed sleeves blended the bodice to the skirt more fluidly.
Adding the wings on, I realized that the hair for this look needs to be styled up. I’m contemplating doing a sort of Grecian goddess hairdo, with gold and black ribbon wound around the hair, but am a little scared this will relate too literally to the Disney Cinderella look (I’ve always hated that headband thing.) I’ll experiment a bit first before the actual shoot.
I guess when you spend so much time on a project, trying to make it perfect that you loose that drive you originally had when first starting off. Now that it’s done, it’s refreshing to step back and let the gown have a life of its own. I’m totally ready to move on to the next fairy...see next post for more details!
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