Future Projects
of Middle Earth...
(and other places...)
Aragorn's Council Clothes...
Elrond's Council Robes...
This page was last updated: November 2, 2007
Welcome To Yvette's
This page contains projects I have started, either with planning or gathering of materials, but that do not yet have their own separate pages, along with wish lists of costumes I'd like to do in the future... Open projects I'm currently working on, plus projects I've completed, with portraits and construction pages, are listed on my home page...
Arwens Cranberry Gown...
Hearing about Arwen's Cranberry Gown displayed at the FIDM Exhibit 2005... I became intrigued... I did some guess-work sketches of the gown, and have since found some amazingly decadent beaded trim... and am currently dreaming....  Here I have my fourth guesswork sketch-set of the gown, and the trim I'll be using...
An Eowyn Inspired Burgundy Lace Gown...
a costume site...
An Ancient Greek Ionic Chiton... New Page opened!
You can see parts of our JoJo, our new kitty... She likes the trim!  Above I have a "not-too-accurate" doodle of what I want to do...And below I have also put up a very goofy sketch of something else I may also make out of this fabric...
Others. From the Ancient Past and Other Places...
My first venture into a Star Wars costume...  I loved this robe when I saw her in it... and could not resist when I found the perfect fabric... I have a trim I bought recently that is not an accurate match, but will offer the same feel... Below are some fabric and trim pictures...
Padme's Dressing Robe, and Gown...
Ancient Greek Doric Chiton...
I've opened a new page for my Greek garb...
A very resourseful research site is: Make it Tunica...

Here, I have it pinned together, a Doric chiton (the lower three photos with a himation...) I will hem the sides, and add some pleating into the himation... Just love this fabric!  I will be opening an Ancient Greek Chiton construction page soon, to include both the Doric and the Ionic chitons... See how JoJo is helping!
Eowyn's Starry Mantle...
My pattern for this will be the one I used for my Arch Dress Mantle... So far, I have a trim I plan on using...
Middle Earth...
Jack Sparrow's Costume... From Pirates of the Caribbean
Transtlation from the French... (the translation is courtesy of Garb Girl over at POTC costume list, archive # 499...)
Coat pattern... Justaucorps pattern...
A: devant = in front of (ie, jacket front)
B: chanteau = hunk (ie, gore)
C: dos = back (ie, jacket back)
E: dessus de manche = above the handle (ie, top of the sleeve)
F: dessous de mance = below the handle (ie, bottom of the sleeve)
G: dessus de parement = above the facing (ie, top of the cuff)
H: dessous de parement = below the facing (ie, bottom of the cuff
I:   palle de poche = leg of pocket (ie, the flap that goes over the opening of the pocket
J   col. = collar (ie, jacket collar)

Literal translation of the text below the list of pattern pieces: The front is sized in skew with the result that the justaucorps retained on the belly by two (or) three buttons makes folds bias some since the epaules, lengthening the size. The back is also in skew.

Taken to mean: The front of the jacket is cut on the bias to allow for more fullness.  The folds, or epaulets, also add fullness so that the jacket could be closed using two or three buttons to comfortably accommodate a fellow with a larger belly.  The epaulets (or triangular-shaped wedges attached to the front and back pieces) add to the length of the jacket (“the epaules, lengthening the size”) The back is also cut on the bias (“the back is also in skew.”)

The sleeves are two parts... and will have two separate seams, one going on the top of the arm, and one underneath.  The epaulets may require gathering or pleating... and will add to the fullness of the coat.

The gore (B) is a gore that most likely goes under the arm to allow for better movement...

The ten horizontal lines on the flap aligned with the center back seam may indicate a row of buttons existing to allow the wearer to close the coat at need...




I found a link to a step-by-step method to make a proper tricorn hat... This link offeres very good advice on getting that domed cap...  Here is the link from The Costumer's Manifesto...  Another one, found in the Costumers Manifesto table of contents, Hat on a Bucket... And another one from Vintage Sewing... This one leads to a treasure of information on hats... I'm linking to the table of contents... For a tricorn, you'll need to read up on the sailor hat sections here...

I purchased a hat block on ebay that is just my size, and plan to use it for my tricorn hat... I think this hat block will come in handy for many hat projects! ;)
I found help getting this pattern over at the Yahoo Movie Groups POTC Costume List... a resourseful site is Gentlemen of Fortune... That is where I found this pattern below...

July 17, 2007:  I have finished a men's 18th Century ensemble using this pattern...
Here is the Portraits Page for Sir Julian's ensemble.
Tricorn Hat...
Indonesian Tjaps, aquired for future projects, including my Requiem Cloak...
Galadriel's Mirror Gown...
The lace for the gown, I intend to dye it.  It is a cotton lace fabric.
Arwen's Chase Dress
I know the color is off... but, hey, I have a very pretty microsuede fabric in this shade I originally bought to make a cloak... and I've changed my mind, so I'll use it for this one... and it will be an inspired version, due to the change in color!  ;D








Here are some photos of the crinkled metallic silk, along with the microsuede...
Daggar Lace Gown

Inspired by a fabric-find March 24, 2006
This is an original but inspired design...
Above are photos of the lace fabric, laying on Lisa's Blanket, pictured towards the bottom of this page, and the trim I will use, laying over the backside layer of Lisa's Blanket...  The inside layer of the gown will be a beautiful green silk I've ordered; pictures when it comes in! 
The lace will lay flat over the bodice, and the four panels on the skirts will fly free, as will the lace layer of the sleeve... The sleeve seam will be on the outsidear and the lace layer in the back will attach at the sleeve seam up into the shoulder seam.  Kind of a half raglan... We shall see how it works out... :D
Arwen's Morning Gown...
As Syfabrics was getting way low on the Navy Silk Velvet, I jumped.  And I've added the Mourning Gown to my list.  Here's the velvet, and the buttons I'll use... I may accent them with gold paint...  I am going with other buttons, to add my own personal touch...
The trim above I will build upon silk for the gown...
Arwen's Coronation Gown...
I found a brocade I will use for this gown, and ordered it from Exclusive Silks today, July 24, 2006.  This is all I have, so far... but it is a start.  I know, the original is a fine lace overlay, but I never do things exactly the same... So, in my true style of doing it as I desire, here is a photo of the fabric I ordered:




















I am thinking I will also use this for a green/gold version of The Accolade, something I have recently started...
Mina's Dark Green Gown, from Brahm Stoker's Dracula...
Reminds me of my dear Severus... in feminine... ;D
A 1930's Hollywood gown worn by Kathryn Hepburn in Bringing Up Baby...
Another Justacourp ensemble for Sir Julian: