Current location:	Still at the studio
Current mood:	sick
Current music:	Oasis (it's on the radio)
Entry tags:	celeste morne, costume

Celeste Morne Costume (well, parts of it anyway)
One of my (semi)regular clients asked me to make parts of her Celeste Morne costume for an upcoming event. Even though I had almost no time to get it done, I accepted the rush order (4 weeks - yikes!) because I needed the money, and it's an awesome portfolio piece. Plus, she's an amazing client to work with. Alas, that's my last rush order for a long time, until my backlog is caught up. I'm kinda happy about that, I'm not gonna lie. No more rush orders. No more ComFest. Just straight corset-making madness. Whee!

The costume doesn't look like much on the dressform, but it was a TON of work. The pants and corset top are meant to be skin tight. It doesn't help that I only have parts of the costume here, either (she has other artists working on the other pieces of it). The top looks all floppy and crooked, but it's not. It's just not one of my standard corsets, and it's made of (get this!) stretch satin (!!!!) fused to an inner lining. It is very lightly boned (and only in the lining). The pants had to match the top and belt pieces, so everything was made out of stretch satin. What a BITCH to work with. Oh, and if it looks kind of puffy, that's because it's quilted. You read that right. QUILTED.

The belt pieces will be snapped into a belt she's constructing, along with the armor. I just shoved them up under the top so you can get the general idea. The pants are white stretch satin (obviously), with a faux black hotpant sewn right to it, and stirrups to keep them in her boots. She's good about sending photos, however, so once I get images of the whole ensemble, I'll post here.

Check out the main reference photo I had to work with:

Here's the top lying flat: