Titanic outfit

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I told a friend that I would post a picture of an Edwardian dress and hat I made last year for an anniversary production of 'Titanic the musical'. This is the scrapbook page of the newspaper cuttings and show flyers. I am the one in black with the wide brimmed ostrich feather hat. The dress is in dark green velvet with a black lace overlay. The neckline, cuffs and lace hems were all in scalloped lace. It was supposed to have a high neckline but I thought it would be too warm for the stage so I did away with it, opting instead for a choker style necklace to replicate the high collar.
The hat was a pain to make! When I tried to fuse the taffeta and the buckram the taffeta buckled, so I ended up recovering it in crushed black velvet. Because of the thickness of the fabric I ended up with very sore finger tips. It was every inch worth it though. I think I can honestly say it was the most authentic outfit of the production and I felt every inch the elegance of the era.
Making the dress all came about because there was a recreation of the last meal on the Titanic pre-production party. I could have hired a dress for a fraction of what it cost me to make, but this was a once in a lifetime event for me and the dress is now my monument to my stage debut. Once I lacked courage to sing out loud. Now I embarass my daughter (and Mum) in supermarkets singing. I'm no longer afraid of making a complete idiot of myself and I have CONFIDENCE to do what I should have done years ago!!!

 Moral - It is never too late! Go for it!!

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