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robinsnest) wrote2013-03-11 02:41 pm
robinsnest) wrote2013-03-11 02:41 pm
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Part II: the Fopping
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madamekat)The short: He came, he saw, he fopped.
The long of it: I re-wore the same gown as last year, with the addition of new trim courtesy of
mandie_rw, same jewelry and everything! Why you ask? So I could focus all my attention on accessories! And what girl doesn't want to show up at a party with a fop on her arm! The only part of this outfit that's really fancy and hand-sewn is his shirt. Complete with dorset buttons! I knew that someday I'd want to make him a REAL suit and dammit one shirt is good for all of it so I made it right the first time. The rest is all machine sewn with modern techniques. I bag-lined most of it, which made the whole thing feasible in my time limit.
ladyxjade assigned Rob lavender for someday when they dress as Fops together. And I have to say I think it's a great color on him! Went very nicely with my blue American Duchess stockings that I let him borrow. It's funny the stockings hit so high on my skinny legs that I find them almost too tight at the top but on him they hit just above the knee and fit perfectly! Drat I might never get them back! 
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madamekat)The coat and waistcoat are from a butterick pattern and overall I have to say I was really pretty pleased with it. I had to shorten both at the waist by about 3 inches and cut two sizes smaller than the pattern suggested but after that my tweaks were minimal. I lined the jacket instead of just using facings and added functional pockets to both. For someone wanting to dip their toes into menswear I would have to say I recommend this pattern.
The pants were a simplicty pattern and you all have heard about how difficult they were to fit. I think I ended up taking over 6 inches out of them all told. They are a remarkably period correct fit, which meant I had all the period fitting issues that go with that. I thought by using Simplicity I would avoid that! Of all the times for them to get it right. For someone wanting to try out menswear and on a budget it's hard to go wrong with a .99 pattern, but MAKE A MUSLIN or four and be prepared to take them in a fair amount. Oh and I also split the waistband in the back and added ties like the period ones I've seen, I think that helped the fit a lot. But had the sad side effect that when it accidentally came untied he didn't notice that his pants were falling down..leaving a lovely chunk of shirt showing below his waistcoat...oops.
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bethhsh)"What do you MEAN my belly shirt is showing?"
The rest is all in the accessories. We bought slip on men's shoes that I tied bows around, let him wear as much of my costume jewelry as I could find places to put it and topped it all off with a wig I restyled from party city...this wig in fact:
Which with a coupon only cost me $12. I rolled the front mullet part up into rolls and tied the back in a bow. I put it on him just behind his natural hair line and blended his own hair up into the front roll. We got really lucky with the color match. I had bought some white spray to spray it to cover a color difference but it was so close I just left it alone. The roses were given to us by a client of his who didn't want to keep them. Some complicated romantic something. But I am NOT one to turn down a dozen long stem roses!
In total he cost:
Fabric $15.00
Interfacing $ 3.00
Trim: $ 10.00
Shoes: $ 4.00
Patterns: $ 8.99
wig: $ 12.00
Total: $53.00 Fop.
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