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Costume Wish List
This is by no means a to-do list but a list of film costumes
I would love to make if given unlimited time and resources.
Most of the dresses here have caught my eye years
ago, hence the absence of many recent films.
The costumes are not in any particular order.
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Barbeque Dress
from Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind was the film that got me hooked on movie
costumes. I love many costumes from this film but the barbecue
dress is probably my favourite. I find it interesting that
GWTW costumes were copied by fans and retailers long before
Star Wars or Titanic - and still are. I also love the fact
that a replica fabric for the BBQ dress is available, not
in silk unfortunately, but anyway. Having this dress would
be a childhood dream come true.
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Engagement Ball Gown
from Sissi
I secretly have a thing for hoop skirts - I blame for too
much Gone with the Wind in early teens. Sissi movies
may not be most accurately costumed but the dresses are
so pretty you have to love them. Layers of organza frills,
sequined flowers and a huge hairpiece - I know this dress may
divide opinions, but modern day Cinderellas can dream
can they? Besides, I had to have at least one non-Hollywood
film on this list.
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Dinner Dress
from Titanic
My favourite costume from this film. I'm definitely going
to make this some day, right after someone drops 6000 Swarovski
bicone crystals on my lap. I've gotten lots of beading practice
with the jump dress, which I decided to make first because
I thought it easier to make (you may laugh now). The construction
of the dinner dress is more complex and
the beading - well, I'm going to miss beadwork if I don't start another
project after the jump dress. Unlike the jump dress, I think this
gown really requires a corseted form, so a 1912 style corset should
come first on the list.
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Flying Dress
from Titanic
What, a Titanic costume with no beading? At least there's
some embroidery. This dress is all about the materials and
getting the colours right: royal blue silk
velvet, purple satin and cream lace. The construction is also more complicated
than it seems, as with many Edwardian dresses. The flying dress is
said to be a replica of an authentic teens dress - I can believe
that, it's very stylish, too!
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Pink Coat
from Titanic
Can you guess my favourite costume movie yet? This would definitely
be the piece to complete a Titanic wardrobe, and a nice coat to
wear in real life, too. No titanic garment would be complete without
elaborate detailing, here it concentrates on the collar and the cuffs.
If I made a version of this, it wouldn't necessarily have to be pink
- also because finding the right shade of wool has proved difficult.
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Wedding Outfit
from Out of Africa
I'm not sure which one I love more, the film or the dress.
As Karen Blixen herself puts it in the movie, the dress is
meant to be stunning. And it is. It's again from my favourite era and
even if I'm not usually into hats, here exception proves
the rule. I absolutely love the hat because all the yummy
details are there. The embroidery! The veil! I also like
the standing collar that seems to have boning in it.
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Ascot Dress
from My Fair Lady
This movie is a great example of how to mix fantasy with perioid
fashions. Eliza's Ascot dress has been voted the best movie costume ever,
and is probably one of the most
recognisable dresses on this list. I just love it, the oversized hat,
the striped bows, the parasol, everything. And how it both blends in
and stands out from the crowd at Ascot.
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Holly Golightly's wardrobe
from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Miss Holiday Golightly shows what a lady needs in her wardrobe to be
properly dressed for every occasion:
1. A little black dress in wool or other material suitable for daytime.
Acessorise with care. Shoes: black, alligator.
2. A long black evening dress in silk. Acessorise with lots of fake
jewellery.
3. A perfectly tailored wool coat. Acessorise with a pretty date.
4. Something pink and dazzling to pull out of your sleeve just when everyone is
expecting you to show up in that black dress for the umpteenth time.
All, of course, Givenchy haute couture.
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