Patreon Project #2 - Suggestions

Historically accurate Disney princesses? Claire Hummel did an AMAZING series of illustrations, if you want inspiration. And I don't know if you've ever watched Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, but I think it's up your alley, if only for the hats. THE HAAAAAAAATS.

I would like to see you try making menswear. unfortunately I haven't seen many of them.

A 19th century menswear ensemble adapted for a female. I‘m not very picky about the exact style, but they are just sooo gorgeous and I want one! And I think, they would actually be very wearable. Maybe not to the office, but for a semi formal event or going to the theatre or something like that.

Make a BARBIE sized dress of one of your original creations!!! Or one of your original Patterns!!! Would be awesome to see and I'm guessing would be a quicker project than most!

Please colab/chat with some of the other fine costumers, like American Dutchess and Morgan Donner, maybe The Corseted Beauty!

I would love to see your interpretation of one of the outfits from the paining ‘A Sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte’ By Georges Seurat. :)

I’m a bit obsessed with 20th century ladies suits and would love to see a really sharp, really tailored suit- either skirt or trousers from some point ideally around mid century. I adored the 1890 cycling outfit which was like a suit teaser!

I now have two movies to watch.

I'm probably well behind on this list, but I've just seen Christophe Gans' La Belle et La Bete and Le Pacte des Loups, and the costuming for both are too cool to pass up! I would love to see a short-dress version of one of Lea Seydoux's Belle dresses (especially the blue one: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/416301559300036373/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/416301559300036373/</a> ) , or the riding suit and coat for Marianne de Morangias in Le Pacte ( <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/search/pins/?q=marianne%20le%20pacte&rs=typed&term_meta[]=marianne%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=le%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=pacte%7Ctyped" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com.au/search/pins/?q=marianne%20le%20pacte&rs=typed&term_meta[]=marianne%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=le%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=pacte%7Ctyped</a> )

I'd love to see more stuff about undergarments, corsets, stays, petticoats, chemises, etc., or something halloween-y/fantasy inspired!

I would love to see more everyday styles from the 40s and 50s!

I would love to see you create a white and black dress and a crazy, over the top hat inspired by the ascot scene in My fair lady, the movie with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Sq1Pax7h8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Sq1Pax7h8</a>

Please make the Titanic boarding suit with all those fun stripes !!

I think you should try making a shiny glittery golden 1930’s evening gown like the ones they wear in the old movies!<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=1930%27s+evening+gowns&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS795US795&oq=1930%27s+ev&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.49721j1j8&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?q=1930%27s+evening+gowns&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS795US795&oq=1930%27s+ev&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.49721j1j8&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8</a>#imgrc=h6ZuyafUGZJWKM:

<a href="https://kodabar.blogspot.com/2012/02/chinese-tuesday-history-of-kimonohanfu.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://kodabar.blogspot.com/2012/02/chinese-tuesday-history-of-kimonohanfu.html</a> the link

doing an ancient Japanese( Nara Period (710-794)) clothing. <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sbKSQNGD8EU/T0BlH-https://kodabar.blogspot.com/2012/02/chinese-tuesday-history-of-kimonohanfu.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sbKSQNGD8EU/T0BlH-https://kodabar.blogspot.com/2012/02/chinese-tuesday-history-of-kimonohanfu.html</a> like this as inspiration for a different type of dress i know that western and eastern fashion influenced each other and often blended at some points.

Early Jacobean commoner's clothing would be really cool!

I swear this is the last one...what about The Lady of Shalott? I am not sure if you have done that style before or not. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Shalott_(painting)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Shalott_(painting)</a>

Oh! What about a Disney Villain themed dress? Maybe Ursula, Lady Tremaine, or Maleficent.

This might be a little far fetched, but I love the costume designs in the final fantasy games. FFX Lulu was always my favorite, but that might be skimpy.<a href="http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lulu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Lulu</a>

I would love to see a robe a la Francaise or an Edwardian dress with all the lace, a high neck and a v shaped collar like this one: <a href="https://www.pinterest.se/pin/4574037096241063/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.se/pin/4574037096241063/</a>

a marida inspired dress might look cool.

A boat neck style dress like <a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7Hl0-uw6bLNFN1pteWd5Jn9ihnjrOBQkssYaOvmHwzd-8RT-vaT440lkm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS7Hl0-uw6bLNFN1pteWd5Jn9ihnjrOBQkssYaOvmHwzd-8RT-vaT440lkm</a>

I would love to see you recreate one of the dresses in this painting. It would appeal to your love of ruffles too! <a href="https://pin.it/ucoowuhu66yjhz" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pin.it/ucoowuhu66yjhz</a>

I would like to see what everyday clothing for ordinary people would look like in your very capable historical hands. Say e.g. 1870s or 1880es. How would your average lady from a small village have dressed for everyday working life? Housewife or village weaver or teacher or any other plausible work/everyday life for a village woman. How would she have incorporated the current styles of fashion into her (presumably less fancy) wardrobe? Which foundation garments would she have used? And what about outdoor wear? Head wear?

I really enjoy your costumes that let you go wild, like your christmas costumes and fairy inspired. Ones that can be covered in ruffles and ribbon and bows and be outlandish for the sake of it. Perhaps something armor inspired.

I don't recall if you've ever done a Robe a la Francaise, but that could be a gorgeous project. Or maybe make something inspired by Titanic, Call the Midwife, North and South, Northanger Abbey, or some other period piece?

I'm a medieval fashion fan. How about a cotehardie or a 16th century Turkish getup?

You are such an expert on historical dresses, I was wondering if you would enjoy designing something really avant garde, but based on your historical expertise. It would probably take a lot of time, and I don't know if it would be in your comfort zone, but you might enjoy the challenge and the process. I would love to see where your brain and your heart take you!

Something English Regency. Or French Empire, which was a bit more, um, extreme.

Something after Elizabeth Swan from Pirates of the Caribbean.

I still would love to see you make an outfit based on a photo of one of your ancestors!

how about a princess dress, but from wrong era. like a 1950 snow white, a 1970 rapunzel, etc.

a historically and regionally accurate Disney princess dress! For example, Belle's dress set in 18th c France, Snow White's dress as an accurate 16th century German dress, or Aurora's as a 14th century English dress, ect, you get the idea.

Or, in a completely different direction, something heavily Mod inspired could be interesting

My grandmother left me this print, and I'd love for you to take some inspiration from it: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/rlfh632w3tecsrj/2018-09-03%2018.39.00.jpg?dl=0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/rlfh632w3tecsrj/2018-09-03%2018.39.00.jpg?dl=0</a>

What about something avant garde? A Schaparelli recreation maybe? Tons of inspiration there.

I know you use to cosplay, but moved out of it. However, I would love to see you blend cosplay and historical garments into something like a historical disney princess outfit: <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/00/1e/a3/001ea3234cde75fdccc3f470efe9559a.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.pinimg.com/originals/00/1e/a3/001ea3234cde75fdccc3f470efe9559a.jpg</a>

Any of these. And I love it when I do a search and your photo's come up on the page. <a href="https://www.freeimages.com/premium/antique-illustration-of-persian-traditional-clothing-in-1600s-94246" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.freeimages.com/premium/antique-illustration-of-persian-traditional-clothing-in-1600s-94246</a>

More of a fantasy green dress. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/368239707026663215/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/368239707026663215/</a>

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I SO want to see you make the Walkaway dress. It's a great 1950's style. I saw it first on The Great British Sewing Bee. <a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F0927%2F1058%2Fproducts%2FB4790_02_1024x1024.jpg%3Fv%3D1494318963&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fallthepreciousthings.com.au%2Fproducts%2Fbutterick-b-4790-walkaway-dress-pattern-full-skirt-wrap-dress-reissue-of-1950s-pattern-size-8-10-12-14-or-16-18-20-22-uncut-factory-folded&docid=LpPqfoZvUUgSyM&tbnid=rWzYY_esHKmfCM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwikic_C95_dAhVJtlMKHdx6CfkQMwjMASgDMAM..i&w=745&h=1024&bih=943&biw=1920&q=1950%27s%20wrap%20dress&ved=0ahUKEwikic_C95_dAhVJtlMKHdx6CfkQMwjMASgDMAM&iact=mrc&uact=8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F0927%2F1058%2Fproducts%2FB4790_02_1024x1024.jpg%3Fv%3D1494318963&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fallthepreciousthings.com.au%2Fproducts%2Fbutterick-b-4790-walkaway-dress-pattern-full-skirt-wrap-dress-reissue-of-1950s-pattern-size-8-10-12-14-or-16-18-20-22-uncut-factory-folded&docid=LpPqfoZvUUgSyM&tbnid=rWzYY_esHKmfCM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwikic_C95_dAhVJtlMKHdx6CfkQMwjMASgDMAM..i&w=745&h=1024&bih=943&biw=1920&q=1950%27s%20wrap%20dress&ved=0ahUKEwikic_C95_dAhVJtlMKHdx6CfkQMwjMASgDMAM&iact=mrc&uact=8</a>

Two of my favourite dresses from film and television are Vanessa's black lace dress from 'Penny Dreadful' - <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/9f/1d/3d9f1dbb9f227f186567b184fb528cf5.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/9f/1d/3d9f1dbb9f227f186567b184fb528cf5.jpg</a> - And Edith's yellow dress with the long, black bow from 'Crimson Peak' - <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/dc/29/9ddc2958de22b992cd905946b1236e8d.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9d/dc/29/9ddc2958de22b992cd905946b1236e8d.jpg</a> I also would love to see some more Edwardian style hats! :)

I loved your octopus dress, and it would be great to see what you’d create with more fabric with animals on it!

I don’t know if you’d be interested in something from game of thrones but how about this dress <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47223375@N02/14975191740" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/47223375@N02/14975191740</a> from Sansa and Tyrion’s wedding?

My personal votes are for a recreation of the gown in John Singer Sargent's portrait "Madame X", OR this red dress in either its day or evening incarnations: <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/85420?=&imgno=14&tabname=object-information" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/85420?=&imgno=14&tabname=object-information</a>

The other day I was looking at dresses with pretty necklines and I found a vintage 30's floor-length evening gown pattern with massive batwing-like shoulder details! No joke, they stood up! How much buckram or horsehair was in it?? I know you like doing the more wearable designs, but I thought that was so funny and goofy yet somehow elegant that I would suggest it. If I can find it again, I'll post the designer and pattern

I was first gonna suggest an edwardian dress from a painting, but I think this one would look amazing against your skin tone and hair color! And the draping process would be so much fun to watch I think! <a href="https://pin.it/gf2qgv7ga2sviu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pin.it/gf2qgv7ga2sviu</a>

please try to make the dress from black butler that ceil is wearing <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSR17UBxh8jMuXD50zsApSiIio8B-JC0GbjKZqzbdAJ75enmqLS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSR17UBxh8jMuXD50zsApSiIio8B-JC0GbjKZqzbdAJ75enmqLS</a>

This portrait amazes me, and reminds me of your blue and white strip dress from a couple vlogs ago! <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/261842165804880576/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/261842165804880576/</a>

Would love to see another chemise ala reine from you, and knowing your love of texture saw this and thought it would be stunning! <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/161777811592563795/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/161777811592563795/</a>

I would love to see what you would do with a traditional Austrian dirndl. The black braid you showed in your Lancaster video, for example, looks very similar to some of the traditional dirndl trims. And half the fabrics you recently bought would be perfect for a dirndl! And the white voile for the underblouse, and one of the contrasting prints OR a relevant solid for the apron, and... Voila!

A Rococo in a mint and white palette

Lizzie's white dress for the Netherfield Ball in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice! It's a gorgeous simple wrap-top long dress with slightly puffy cap sleeves- I adore it!! <a href="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/01/16/10/image2676916878688234943.jpg?w968" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/01/16/10/image2676916878688234943.jpg?w968</a>

The Hungarian gown from empress Elisabeth

From the movie “Labyrinth”. Specifically Sarah’s masquerade costume. But, anything, including a goblin outfit or a striped pajama onesie would be fantastic.