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clevermanka) wrote2007-09-14 10:10 am
clevermanka) wrote2007-09-14 10:10 am
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Best. Bra. Ever.
Yesterday I started on my costume for smoker (I know. I know. Really. I know.) and wow am I happy with the new bra. I fudged the cup cover pattern a bit. Well, not fudged so much as threw it out completely. The seam across the middle of the bra was just not working with my fabric and how I envisioned the design pattern running across the cups. So I did what's usually a big no-no and just folded the fabric over the cup, marking and pinning and folding as I went. I only needed one dart, and I managed to hide it in the solid part of the fabric so the woven design isn't interrupted at all. There's a bit of pucker along the top of the cups, but I'm going to cover that with some cowrie shells. Because I'm working on a serious time crunch, I decided to try the Black Lotus style of bra straps. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
roya_spirit had no luck with this style, but since my boobies are a bit smaller, I thought I'd give it a go. Worst case scenario I'd lose maybe 30 minutes if the O-ring technique didn't work. Best case scenario, I'd save myself nearly two hours from bypassing the whole fitting of the straps ordeal.
Guess what? The universe opted to bless me with the best case scenario and now I have one of the best-fitting dance bras I've ever made myself. ROCK. ON. It took me about six hours (yes, bras take a long time) and really it is fancy-baby-sexy. I wanted something a little less ethnic for smoker and boy did I get it. The O-rings give it a completely different flavor, despite the fact that apart from them, the bra is no different than any of my other tribal-style costumes. They're such a huge part of the design-feel that I'm going to have to find a way to incorporate them into the belt. Which I'm doing tonight. Wish me luck.
For those of you who've worked faire for a while, the fabric I'm using is the same fabric that Maestro's gypsies wore a couple years ago. That copper/green/gold striped fabric. I fell in love with and bought a ton of that fabric right before I started in the brothel, hoping to use it in a bodice. Due to it being the official gypsy fabric, I was unable to use it at faire (I don't know if that's an official decree, but it seems sensible to avoid being mistaken for a gypsy--or a person with a radio). The gypsies all have new fabric now, but I'm still not going to make a bodice out of it (at least not for a few more years). For smoker, however, no problem. I'm so happy to be able to use this fabric finally.
I'll be sure to post photos of this new costume as soon as I'm able.
roya_spirit had no luck with this style, but since my boobies are a bit smaller, I thought I'd give it a go. Worst case scenario I'd lose maybe 30 minutes if the O-ring technique didn't work. Best case scenario, I'd save myself nearly two hours from bypassing the whole fitting of the straps ordeal.Guess what? The universe opted to bless me with the best case scenario and now I have one of the best-fitting dance bras I've ever made myself. ROCK. ON. It took me about six hours (yes, bras take a long time) and really it is fancy-baby-sexy. I wanted something a little less ethnic for smoker and boy did I get it. The O-rings give it a completely different flavor, despite the fact that apart from them, the bra is no different than any of my other tribal-style costumes. They're such a huge part of the design-feel that I'm going to have to find a way to incorporate them into the belt. Which I'm doing tonight. Wish me luck.
For those of you who've worked faire for a while, the fabric I'm using is the same fabric that Maestro's gypsies wore a couple years ago. That copper/green/gold striped fabric. I fell in love with and bought a ton of that fabric right before I started in the brothel, hoping to use it in a bodice. Due to it being the official gypsy fabric, I was unable to use it at faire (I don't know if that's an official decree, but it seems sensible to avoid being mistaken for a gypsy--or a person with a radio). The gypsies all have new fabric now, but I'm still not going to make a bodice out of it (at least not for a few more years). For smoker, however, no problem. I'm so happy to be able to use this fabric finally.
I'll be sure to post photos of this new costume as soon as I'm able.