The Importance of Being Earnest
Draper & Crafts Person. Theoretical production due to COVID, 2021. Designer: Mia Thomas.
The Centaur
Below is my process for building the centaur’s horse body, please scroll to the bottom to see the construction of the dress that went with it.
PVC Bending Process
Final Centaur Body
Final Walk Test
The Dress Bodice
The drape for the chemisette insert
The drape for the vest layer
The drape for the jacket
The mock up - front
The mock up - side
The mock up - back
The inside of the chemisette insert. The seams are finished with hug snug, and is continued throughout the build.
The pintucks on the chemisette
The finished chemisette layer
The finished vest layer
The jacket after seaming in the velvet lapels
The interior of the cuffs, flatlined to organza that has been quilted to stiff stuff interfacing.
The finished cuff
The bodice - front
The bodice - side
The bodice - side back
The bodice - back
The finish bodice and dress
Final Dress