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Verdaera — Padme Cut Senate - Hoopskirt by-nc-nd

Published: 2011-03-27 22:12:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 4242; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 84
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Description This is the hoopskirt for my Padme Cut Senate Scene Gown. (Original: [link] ) This gown was in the movie Star Wars: Episode II but was ultimately cut from the movie. The gown is based on Elizabethan/Tudor lines, but the hoopskirt is based more on mid-victorian. Elizabethan hoopskirts were more conical with a bumroll, this skirt is a little more flat in front with a bit of a bustle on the back. I wanted the front to be as smooth as possible, so I quilted muslin, and I threw a Naboo design in the front for funsies. I put ruffles along the rest to soften the lines of the hoops and hopefully be cooler temp-wise than quilting. It has adjustable ties on the inside so I can control the bustle height, and it has pockets in it as well.
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Comments: 10

AnariaZar-Rel [2011-04-26 23:36:22 +0000 UTC]

Just fantastic, I love all the work you put into costume undergarments - and the little Naboo touches

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AlAlNe [2011-04-02 05:44:52 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love the quilting.

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MyWorld1 [2011-03-28 17:14:54 +0000 UTC]

That's skirt's awesome!!

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GuiseMaker [2011-03-28 13:50:55 +0000 UTC]

That is the cutest hoop skirt I've ever seen!

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ilithyahime [2011-03-27 22:16:18 +0000 UTC]

This looks great! It's cool to see it with the corset, too, because then you can see that it really makes for a nice, smooth line down the front.

Did you stiffen the ruffles with starch at all? I think I might've read somewhere that that was a period technique used to give the skirts even more volume, but I can't remember... :/

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Verdaera In reply to ilithyahime [2011-03-27 22:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Actually no, just plain muslin, and the ones on the bustle that are more ruffly are just super concentrated. Most of the skirt ruffles are double the length I put them on and the bustle ones are tighter.

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ilithyahime In reply to Verdaera [2011-03-27 22:26:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the info!

I might try to make one of these someday, so it'll come in handy

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SweeneyT-DemonBarber [2011-03-27 22:14:49 +0000 UTC]

wow, thats awesomely done! Was this particularly difficult to make?

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Verdaera In reply to SweeneyT-DemonBarber [2011-03-27 22:20:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Well, getting the hoops balanced was a bitch! I know there has to be some easier way to do this with math! The ruffle part was pretty easy though, just tedious.

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SweeneyT-DemonBarber In reply to Verdaera [2011-03-27 22:47:00 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!
oh... math. lol god, but yea, ok I see. xD I really need to learn to sew, it would definitely help a lot with my cosplays

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