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Little Prince Of 1001 Nights
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Outline the story …
I felt especially inspired by the theme, as an avid reader I had lots of characters in mind, but ultimately choose one of my favourites; The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. As a more personal twist, I decided to take inspiration from the traditional arab dress, which aesthetics I've always been fascinated by; and I also wanted to showcase my culture. What I ended up with could be described as Tales of One Thousand and One Nights meets The Little Prince.
Outline the construction…
The fabric of the inside of the costume is from an old dress of mine, as well as the little rose which consists of fabric from an old pair of shorts.
The green and blue fabric was a gift my father got me when I started to show an interest in sewing. Since then (almost 2 years) I've been hiding it in the back of my closet, and thought this was the perfect opportunity to use it. The thought of making something out of it scared me off a bit, and I've been using the excuse that I was too busy with my studies to get a new hobby.
My grandmother gifted me her old sewing machine, which I had learned to use, mostly to repair ripped clothes from my siblings and friends to practice with. When I decided to join this competition, I started sewing the costume's cape with it, but halfway through the project, my machine broke; and I didn't manage to repair it. So I was lent another sewing machine, but since this one was a lot more modern; most of my difficulties during this project was trying to figure out how it worked. Another difficult thing was trying to work with the silky fabric. Not to speak of not using a pattern and drafting something myself. I couldn't find a pattern that suited what I had in mind, so I just used clothes from my little brothers (the dashing models) and online pictures as reference.
I LOVE this! The mashup of Little Prince and 1001 Nights is brilliant. Well done!
Thank you Jocelyn!
It looks great, and the models are indeed dashing. Sympathy with the sewing machine struggles – sometimes they seem to make it all much harder! Best of luck x
Aww that’s sweet of you! My machine will hopefully be fixed soon, I can’t wait to practice my sewing more 🙂 Wish you a lovely day/night
I love the pleated trousers and arabic influences in this. Definitely a little prince. Well done!
Thank you Carolien, I’m glad you liked it!
That coat with the twinkling stars, the little turban, the colour choice – so dreamy, so little prince. Wonderful!
Aww thank you Andrea 🙂 What you just described is exactly what I had in mind for this project, glad I managed to get the image across!
I like your work, very much
Especially your way of searching, figuring out and finding solutions. Your patience when embroidering, your patience to transform your long-saved fabric into a rose. I like the way you put things into words. You are not only a creative stitcher but also a talented writer.
Beautiful! I will continue to follow you.
Well done!
Best of luck xxx
Aww thanks Babka 😉
Love you <3
The constellations! The rose! Everything ties back into the inspiration, melding perfectly with the traditional garment choices. Well done!
Well done! Very cute ensemble, love the embroidered stars!
Love, love, love those embroidered starts. The colors are wonderful and fit the storyline so well! Thank you!
I love the color palette used for this outfit. Your brother is a good model and the outfit is charming. It matched the inspiration well. The stars are a nice touch too.