Originally, I had bought the heavy green material (used for the overdress) to make a tunic for the Dernhelm costume I plan on making. The same week I was in another fabric store, and found something that would work a whole lot better, so the above fabric just got stuck in one of my many fabric drawers until I decided to do something with it. There was just enough to make an Irish-style wench outfit, which I started in spring of '04, made in a couple of hours, but, once the overdress was done, I absolutely hated it on me, and it got stuffed back into the drawer, and I became to busy to finish it. I picked it back up later that summer, and found some Celtic trim in my stash and it started to all fall into place. I began sketching new ideas for an underdress, as well as how I could make this look much less plain. Now finally, I finished the underdress this weekend (2-12-05) and have actually headed outside for some finished shots, thanks to my sister!! :-)
~Notes~
I am by no means an artist, this was just something I did quickly, but now I could see what direction in which to head with this, and it was helpful.
The underdress is a very full, one-piece that laces up the front -
very similar to the Rum Shift (Pirates of the Caribbean), except with a much
bigger skirt and short sleeves. The material is black, made of 100% cotton sateen,
and is amazingly soft. The bottom edge is trimmed with several inches of Blackwatch plaid,
which matches the sash worn over my shoulder.
Front opening and bottom edge details...
The
overdress is made of 100% heavy-weight cotton and trimmed with a Celtic knotwork design.
To finish it off, I added the sash from the costume Brynn made for me (Ancient
Celtic Dress) since it matched the material I had chosen for the bottom hem, as well as
the leather belt I bought from the Renaissance Festival. The belt also has a knotwork
pattern as well as mythical creatures emblazoned the length of it. 
The costume in its now-finished stage...
Costume designed,
constructed,
and modeled by Meaghan,
all 'scenic' photos seen on this page
were taken by Brynn out at our
land here in VA and costume detail
shots taken by Meaghan.
Page contents, graphics,
and layout were designed, written,
and published by Meaghan.
(c) Strike D 2005
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