Pink Eyelet Kimono
Back in 2011 when I made the Silver Steampunk Kimono, I also made two other kimonos. Â One is just plain cranberry red, and it has solely been used as an underlayer to the other two fancy kimono. Â The second was made from pink cotton eyelet fabric. Â It is that eyelet fabric kimono that I wish to share with you now. Â Diana wore it recently at the Clockwork Alchemy convention, and I was able to get one good photo of it. Â The fabric had a scalloped edge to it, so I used that as much as possible in the kimono. Â Other than that, it uses traditional piecing. Â The one detail that cannot be seen in the photo is a gathered ruffle along the bottom edge, inspired by Victorian petticoats.
The corselet she is wearing in the photo is also something I made back in 2011, but did not get any photos of at the time. Â It is made with cotton velvet, boned with steel flats, and each panel is independently sewn and laced together. Â It was an experiment to try and make a corset that would be able to adjust as the owner lost weight. Â It ended up being too unstable to be worn comfortably as a corset, but it works fantastic as a corselet over the top of another corset. Â In this photo she is wearing her drab green silk overbust under the eyelet kimono and over the cranberry one.
I do have hopes of getting more photos of both items at a future date.