It's a Mad Men, Heburn, Monroe Halloween!

Betty Draper ''Model Tryout Dress''

Joan's Purple and Fuchsia Wiggle Dress

Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany's Gown

 

Marilyn Monroe's Cherry Print Misfits dress

Betty Draper Window Shopping Dress

Just a few of the dresses made for Halloween this year, more pictures soon :-)

Marilyn's Blue Bow Sleeve Dress

I saw the movie ''There's no business like show business'' as a young girl and LOVED this dress. i must have rewound the VHS tape 5 times to get a look at the details and i drew it out in my note book (even then i was a total costume nut) I never got around to making it until i listed it at my Etsy shop and someone ordered it! you can not know how excited i was to finally have a reason to make this.
I finished this dress a couple weeks ago, I really love how this one turned out.
I used light blue crepe-backed satin and lined each piece in cotton. i draped the front bodice and skirt to get the darts and pleats. for the back i added a faux button placket with a zipper underneath. covered buttons down the back and a kick pleat. finally the wide bias cut collar, and the cute bow sleeves finished it all off. The dress above is a later version done in stretch Bengaline fabric.

Joan Squares Dress

This is my version of the dress worn by ''Joan'' on Mad Men
Made from stretch poplin, the front has a faux button front, and zips in the back.
This one was tricky with fitting the darts into the seams of each square, but i finally got the pattern figured out. This dress has Sold but can be custom made over at my Etsy shop :-)

Marylin Monroe Dresses, a lot of them

I have been quite busy making Marilyn dresses lately, they have been quite a hit and very fun to make. I have loved these clothes for years and i finally have an excuse to make them! Here are some pics of what i have been working on, some of these dresses are available over on Etsy


This is made from a stretch satin matte side out, the color is just about perfect to the film color, though different than the image shot.


This dress is fabulous, though my dress form doesn't have Marilyn's curves



This dress i ended up doing hand beaded straps and waist band, the full length image was before the beads, it was a lot of work but i like the look better with the beading.


I have made two versions of this dress one with a shiny eyelet.
I'm not sure which one i like better, the shiny seems more Marilyn but the simple one seems more wearable...



This is a red cotton knit fabric with sleeves that can be worn on or off the shoulder,
and a stretch twill skirt with stretch satin lining, it wraps in front and buttons.



This dress is made from a light yellow crepe backed satin, matte side out. I draped the top and used a vintage pattern for the skirt.


And lastly this dress is made from a white stretch satin.

this site has a bunch of Marilyn photos
http://www.marilynmonroe.ca/camera/galleries/costumes/