so coming up in less than a week (4 days to be exact!) will be cincinnati, oh's Oktoberfest celebration. This is actually the largest Oktoberfest in the us, and second in the world ONLY to Munich Germany ya'll! In cas' conversation, it came out that our good girlfriend was lacking a suitable dirndl for the occasion. She has, in the past, worn a costumey thing bought on the cheap, but we were sure that we could whip something up that was a little more fabulous! we began with measurements, and then flat patterned to our hearts content as we lacked the appropriate dress form. to start there is a corset patterned from a turn of the century one found in norah waugh's corsets and crinolines. we then pivoted, transferred, slashed and spread til the wee hours to make a chamise pattern, vesty/bodice, and full circle skirt and petti coat for the off the chain look. here are pics from the fabric fitting:
so obviously, we have quite a bit of work to do in four days yet. the look also gets a stomacher of blue, hand embroidered, dupioni silk and an ass load of trim. haha, trim. the dress was a great practice in patterning for the plus sized figure. as i have written about in earlier blogs, i love the patterning/fitting challenges that come with creating a garment that not only fits, but flatters the wearer, regardless of shape. probably the most satisfying discovery for me was made during this fabric fitting, when i realized that you will literally reach a point on many figures when you have to throw out the fitting techniques that you learned on a size 2 musical theatre major. its kind of freeing. you just make it look hot.UPDATE!!!: so here are some final pictures! She looked Fabulous!!!
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