Costume Progress Post - Triana Casual Gown

[said_scarlett]

I'm sure you all missed these. ;)

This time it's a costume for me! I probably won't wear it to cons, because it's from an obscure book series, but I don't care. I'm going to be able to do a photoshoot with talia_speaks for it at the end of the month.

Dress base is done. I know I wanted it to be red, because...well, when cosplaying a character who's main trait is 'seductress', red comes to mind. And I immediately wanted to do the trim/accents in gold, but I can't do that. Red and gold are the Hernalth colors, and the Lady of Falcion would not wear another powerful House's colors. Which led to me pouring over the damn encyclopedia and looking up the colors of every single freaking House on par with or above Triana's.

Dress is red and bronze.

Anyway!





Without flash. I hate how my camera makes the edges of things look ragged. They aren't ragged, I promise. The bronze paneling is not sewn in yet.



With flash, a close up of the gathered bodice. It's comfortable up top, and gives a very nice illusion of cleavage without actually being skimpy or terribly low cut.



There are still a lot of little additions I need to put on, and I need to finish the sleeves, but here it is in it's 'just come together' stage.

Comments

[yamino-tora.livejournal.com]

Very nice :) This is something out of Lackey and Norton's Elvenbane series, right?

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

It is indeed! I'm working on three of the four main characters for Otakon - myself, chaneystarr and ranchangrnl are cosplaying Valyn, Shana, and Mero - but I'm doing a quick casual Triana dress for an upcoming shoot. Just for fun. :D

[leaute.livejournal.com]

You? You are awesome~

I should commission you for a costume sometime when there is less disease and more monies. :D

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! It's really a very simple dress, I'm just adding a bunch of trim and accent to fancy it up. :D

If you're interested, I am always happy to do costumes for friends! And I don't charge much at all, because my skills.... well, the outside may look great, but the inside is never pretty. :D

[chaneystarr.livejournal.com]

Eeee, it looks awesome! I can't wait to see the finished product. I really like the top! :D

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The finished product won't look much different, it'll just have some more fancy accents and a belt and jewelery and stuff. Thank you! I cobbled it together out of an old prom dress with a kind of high neck, and was trying to figure out how the hell I was going to salvage the bodice. That's what it ended up as. :D

[ranchangrnl.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, Fey! That looks awesome! Very pretty though any thought of Triana makes Shadow go as;ldkjf. -snickers- Keep making pretty dresses that make the boy squirm.

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

Thank you! eventually I hope to be able to make an elaborate type gown, but for now.... :D Hahahhahahaah. Poor Shadow. :D

[ex-talia-sp.livejournal.com]

Yay! Looking forward to the shoot!

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

AS AM I!

[dementedsiren.livejournal.com]

Elvenbane cosplay! I love that series (though it always freaked me out a bit because I had rp'd a character named Valyn in my very first RP and then I read the book and there was a Valyn - and I thought the name was so original!)

[theladyfeylene.livejournal.com]

YES! One of many, actually. :D In August, myself and chaneystarr and ranchangrnl are cosplaying Valyn, Shana and Shadow. :D I am not ashamed to admit that book is one of my favorites.

[lovelies.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful! It's going to look so great on you.