the arwen 'dying' dress

I can never decide which pictures are best, so as you can see I like to do groupings of them, heh...

Anyway, this is my attempt to re-create one of the dresses arwen wears in the movies. take a look at this arwen poster as a reference.

I couldn't get the exact fabrics, nor the exact beaded trim, but I think it's close enough. Eventually, though, I want to try it again with real velvet instead of stretch velvet, and paisley silk instead of taprestry fabric.

One change I made was that I didn't sew the seams all the way down the skirt....I thought the bottom of the dress looked so plain, so sometimes I wear a red velvet skirt underneath and it shows through the slits, but not in these pics, I wore a black one underneath for these so the slits don't really show.

here's a good reference site if you're looking to make one yourself: alleycatscratch.com


I made the sleves attached to a separate bodice which fits under the dress so that they can be worn with other things - like this:




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I do NOT take any of my pictures with the intention that that be used as stock. I'm indecisive - that's why I post a lot of the 'same' stuff. However, if you really want to use one of them please note me, tell me your plan, and if I say ok link back to the picture you used.