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1880's Bustle Dress Back

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The final Product of my Costume Production Class. The assignment was to faithfully reproduce an existing 19th century garment in comparable modern fabrics.

So, I decided that this would be a prime opportunity to create an entire look for my lovely girlfriend Re to be worn at DragonCon 2009 as my übergoth Christine.

The bodice, hat and dress itself is made of shadowstriped satin trimmed in hand pleated tartan striped red taffeta with a cotton leopard print lining (not pictured).

Distance prohibited her appearing in this Photoshoot, so my lovely model is Laurel Schultz, a fabulous fellow costume designer and Victorian Goth for a day.

Photo by Aaron Sherkow.
Image size
2336x3504px 4.02 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 30D
Shutter Speed
1/60 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
28 mm
ISO Speed
3200
Date Taken
May 1, 2009, 3:54:33 PM
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ilithyahime's avatar
Seriously, every picture I see of this dress just makes me love it even more!! :D You have some serious skills to be able to reproduce a period dress so beautifully (and even add a more modern touch like leopard print lining, lol!).