I wanted to create something gothy for a New Year's party. I googled for some nice goth clothes and found this:
(Image source: the-gothic-shop.co.uk)
I didn't feel like paying 500 SEK + shipping + customs + PostMord's fee and I didn't like the bare part at the back or the frilled sleeve ends, so I decided to make my own. I already had the basic pattern (downloaded for free at MoodPatterns) and lace fabric, at home. So I went to SelfMade for some velvet-inspired fabric but couldn't find any at a reasonable price, so I decided to use ordinary stretchy + ornament-patterned fabric.
I also wanted to make some adjustments to it - to make it more like a dress, so I decided to extend the front and back pieces. When I came home and started planning the pattern with the fabric, I realized that the ornamented fabric wasn't stretchy enough to live up to my thoughts on a tight little dress. I decided to make it into a Victorian-styled dress instead and used some Victorian patterns as a foundation for the front and back pieces, adding lots of darts. And to give extra attention to the waist, add a belt.
The result:
It might not look much on a mannequin and I am pretty bad at being caught in party photos. But I will upload some more stuff when I get the opportunity to be caught on camera :D
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