#victorianbodice

I originally made this Late Victorian gown as a Good Omens cosplay based off a beautiful piece of fanart by the lovely @lycorislily . The plan was to do a cosplay shoot with the totally awesome @burandon_san while I was home for the holidays in Hawaii (which we also managed to do today and am SO EXCITED to share soon😜) but a friend of my family reached out and asked if I wanted to shoot an authentic tintype using an actual 1880’s lense and I could not pass up the opportunity! The shoot was 2 and a half hours, we shot 5 photos and only 2 managed to turn but they were totally worth it! It was amazing to see the development process behind this type of photography 📷
Late Victorian gown by me based off a painting by @lycorislily 
Photo by Ron Steiner
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The front view of this rare mid 1800s velvet bodice in green velvet #Victorianbodice #velvetbodice #corsetlaced #greenvelvetbodice #forsale @chicvintiquefinds https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0jClzgSLN/?utm_medium=tumblr

This corset laced velvet bodice is an amazing survivor dating to the mid 1800s. The deep point makes a small waist look even smaller and the off the shoulder shape is so typical of the period. The colour is a deep rich green. The bust measurement is 32” and the waist around 22” It displays beautifully. #mid1800bodice #velvetcorsetbackbodice #velvetbodice #Victorianbodice #1850sfashion #forsale @chicvintiquefinds https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0h9nZgvfH/?utm_medium=tumblr

And here's the final result! The finished, half Victorian bodice. Entirely handsewn and decorations made by myself from scraps and stuff from my hoarded stash. I braided some sewing thread to make the braided chain that's sewn in the middle along the black frill, and I did the same with black crochet thread to make the chain for the sleeve. Both things needed just a little bit of something extra to tie it all together, and those did the job. A black cotton lace trim is gathered and sewn along the sleeve edge to soften it up. On the flowers I used a mix of new beads I have in my jewellery stash as well as some old ones from an old necklace I dissembled at some point. This is the second project that necklace is getting new life on ☺. I am so very pleased with how this turned out, and I might embark on making the other half at some point.... in steam punk style 👀 As I don't have anything but scraps left of the fabric I used for this 😝. #YouMayIsolateMeButYouCantStopMeFromMaking #handsewing #handsewn #handmade #victorianbodice #victorianfashion #victorian #historicalfashion #historical #costuming #costume #costumemaking #costumestudent #artstudent #student #ual #wimbledoncollegeofarts #workfromhome #workingfromhome #SocialDistancing #bertha #decoration #decorations #lace #frill #lacefrill #details #flowers #fabricflowers #beading https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdN5bIH4dW/?igshid=1i4c0oob8ao0w

Handmaking decorations is always fun, and here are some of the elements in progress. I'll share how it all came together tomorrow 😌 can't wait! Made frills and flowers using the leftover fabrics, pinking shears and a lot of fray check. The gold silk frays if you dare look at it 😂 Though the flowers I'm leaving raw, as I like the effect. #handsewing #handsewn #handmade #victorianbodice #victorianfashion #victorian #historicalfashion #historical #costuming #costume #costumemaking #costumestudent #artstudent #student #ual #wimbledoncollegeofarts #workfromhome #workingfromhome #SocialDistancing #bertha #decoration #decorations #lace #frill #lacefrill #details #flowers #fabricflowers #beading https://www.instagram.com/p/CAa5w1Xnmks/?igshid=7rc2mqtutewx

I love decorating, so this is one of the more exciting steps. Making the little details! And thankfully, I’m a hoarder, so if anyone ever dare call me out on hoarding I will smack them with this 😝

I want mine to be in black lace, I need to work the black sleeve into the bodice so it doesn’t look odd and out of place 😝

So exciting to see it all coming together! And I’m very happy with how the piping looks when done by hand… I may end up doing all future piping by hand.