Two things that come to mind when one contemplates steampunk are brass and leather, so for years I’ve been wanting to make a brass and leather bustle. I was asked to give a workshop at the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition this past April, so I figured that was the perfect opportunity.
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What follows is a rather image-heavy summation of the construction of the elegant punk rock wedding dress. Total, I would estimate I spent about 120 hours working on this dress, from the initial pattern drafting and mock-up, to the creation of the final pattern and completed dress. This gown project included a lot of new
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This is a on-of-a-kind wedding dress, fusing the aesthetics of both punk rock and traditional ellegance. It was made custom for http://tuffycuddles.deviantart.com/, based mostly on her own concept drawings. The dress is made with a satin outer, on a foundation of coutil in the bodice and tulle in the skirt. It is lined with white
Read More“Bustledress.com wants to find the 2010 WORLD’s Most Beautiful Bustle Dress Costume!” 2nd Annual Contest: Entries Accepted: May 15th – July 15th, 2010 Votes Accepted: July 16th – August 7th, 2010 Finalists Announced: August 8th, 2010 Contest Winners Announced August 15th, 2010. Official Web Page: http://www.bustledress.com/cgi-bin/z.pl/reset/room7.html “Your Bustle Dress Costume Contest entry is to be
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