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The Beast and The Rose
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Outline the story …
My design was inspired by the 1740's novel Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.
I decided to create a transforming gown because of the transformation Beast goes through in the book.
I decided to stick with the 18th century setting for the Beast, and created a waistcoat, coat, and breeches. Looking at the early 1700s I noticed that some coats were stiffened to give the bottom of the coats a fullness, which worked out perfectly to help partly disguise the rose gown underneath.
For the Rose gown, I drew inspiration from the flower itself, but also the 1949 Dior gown "Junon" when coming up with the design.
The corset is the Ref W Corset from Atelier Sylphe and the rest of the gown I drafted myself.
Outline the construction…
Beast's outfit is made of just under 8 meters of faux silk taffeta that I flat lined with a thin cotton. The biggest challenge for me was enlarging the patterns to fit my body shape/size as the original pattern was a men's garment from "Costume Close Up"
For the Rose gown, enlarging the corset pattern was a bit mind boggling as the bust gores extended in the the waist which caused me several issues. but after many mock ups I was able to figure it out.
The corset is made up of coutil and silk satin.
The blouse a chiffon. And, the skirt a mixture of tulle, organza, and satin.
I created several different shapes and sizes for the petals on the skirt and hemmed each petal with fishing line to give the organza some shape.
I think over all the biggest challenge that I came across for this was my limited time. While I started planning the project out last year when the theme was announced, I didn't actually start on it until the end of December.
The second challenge was figuring out how I was going to fit the tulle skirt under the suit!
I love those petals, the shape of the the bodice is beautifully curvy! Congratulations!!
This whole outfit is beyond stunning, I see that it is the same outfit but it does not even look like it could be.. The two very different looks have been married together in perfection
This is SO COOL!!! (And totally beautiful, too!) ♥️
GORGEOUS! That transformation is SO smooth! Gorgeous
Whoa, cool transformation and the corset looks great!
I loved you videos on making this, and to see it again is joy. You are a great costumer.
Absolutely, stunningly fabulous!! And the “Beast” outfit….. *chef’s kiss*. Drop dead gorgeous, both of them!!!
Your talents in engineering and creating this amazing transforming costume are envied! What a gorgeous showstopper of a reveal!!!
The transformation is amazing!
Your transformation is mind-blowing and just the dress itself is drop dead gorgeous! I love what you’ve done with the petals!
Both of these looks are done so beautifully!
So, so good ! I love transformation gowns, and the shape is marvelous <3
Absolutely phenomenal!
I love love love the rose petal skirt!
Beautiful work, I love the petals of the skirt!
This works very well! Nice concept and carry through. Beautiful work!
This is absolutely amazing! That you created so many breathtaking pieces in such a short amount of time makes my head spin with wonder and awe. Bravo!
Beautiful transformation! SO clever, and so well executed! I adore the colours and the rose petal skirt, and such a gorgeous shape in the bodice, this is incredible!
What fun! Very nicely done, on so many levels. I also really like your placement of the lace on the corset.
I love this! I love the inspirations, the direction you went, everything about it. What a fresh take on this story! great job!
It’s a wonderful transformation gown. Absolutely beautiful.
Incredible the transformation and how you so successfully hid everything under the Beast.
I mean. How can there be any words. You made TWO of these. And they are conjoined twins.
Magical!
This is such a cool idea, it is beautiful! I love the lace detail on the corset!
You are the fairy godmother of gorgeous costumes and I’m just in awe! Magnifique! Tres Belle! This is such a fun idea and I love the transformation of the two. Beautiful!