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Eighteenth Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color

Les Liaisons Dangereuses  
Building Liaisons Costumes

Sewing, Needlework and Hats

Mvc-006f.jpg (47999 bytes) Lorraine drafts the patterns based on books showing patterns taken from 1780's garments.

Mvc-005f.jpg (50226 bytes) Erin sews a stuffed "rump" for one of the ladies.  Stuffed rumps replaced "pannier" hoops during the 1780's.

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Carrie (Tourvel) models the custom-made corset, petticoat and rump all the women in Liaisons will wear under their outer costumes.

MVC-019F.JPG (121227 bytes) her costume at rehearsal 
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Valmont

The Art of Dress : Fashion in England and France 1750 to 1820
Dress in France in the Eighteenth Century Period Costume for Stage & Screen : Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800 Fitting & Proper

The Culture of Clothing : Dress and Fashion in the 'Ancien Regime' (Past and Present Publications)

Fashion in Detail : From the 17th and 18th Centuries The Cut of Women's Clothes, 1600-1930

Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century : From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The History of Underclothes Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwoman's Dresses and Their Construction: c.1660-1860

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

 
 Hair & Wigs for the Stage : Step by Step Dangerous Liaisons (Widescreen Edition) Madame De Pompadour : Sex, Culture and Power

 
 

 

   cane.jpg (16226 bytes) zorro1.jpg (15710 bytes) We just bought this cane for Rosamonde and the Swords for Danceny & Valmont at a very low price from www.popularlink.com.

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Making gold lace:

 MVC-004F.JPG (79308 bytes) 1/8" gold mesh fabric

Mvc-005f.jpg (91097 bytes) gold Mylar Xmas tinsel

Mvc-003f.jpg (82162 bytes) The net is taped to a paper pattern of the design and then Mylar is stitched with big stitches through the net, making an oversize gold lace pattern that "reads" onstage.

Mvc-007f.jpg (78873 bytes)  Mvc-010f.jpg (99604 bytes) The extra net is clipped away from the bottom edge, making a gold "lace" elbow ruffle.

MVC-015F.JPG (33859 bytes) MVC-016F.JPG (97580 bytes) The ruffle on the completed sleeve.

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Mvc-008f.jpg (89315 bytes) MVC-009F.JPG (63813 bytes) Straw and Mylar hat for Mme. Rosamonde 

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Valmont's vest is made from an Indian skirt from Value Village.  Lorraine cuts the vest of muslin, then applies sections of the embroidered pattern to the muslin so that it looks like it was embroidered in a single piece.

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Mvc-003.jpg (101557 bytes) Photocall picture for Poster 

kade 023.jpg (31910 bytes) dress rehearsal

Mvc-006f.jpg (73390 bytes) Mvc-007f.jpg (67097 bytes) Lorraine drafts changes to a coat pattern for Valmont.

MVC-019F.JPG (81973 bytes)  MVC-023F.JPG (72585 bytes) MVC-024F.JPG (101790 bytes) The completed coat made of black satin with bits of a polyester embroidered caftan sewn on as trim.

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MVC-017F.JPG (81296 bytes) Cecile's dress made of a recycled dyed wedding gown, and stretch Panne velvet. MVC-018F.JPG (169402 bytes)

Lorraine hand-quilts a pattern for Tourvel's Petticoat: MVC-010F.JPG (61241 bytes) MVC-011F.JPG (60180 bytes)  MVC-012F.JPG (76774 bytes) MVC-013F.JPG (31124 bytes) MVC-014F.JPG (40417 bytes) MVC-021F.JPG (73591 bytes) MVC-022F.JPG (70660 bytes) MVC-018F.JPG (81658 bytes)    The top 6" of the skirt has no quilt batting between the layers so that there will not be too much bulk at the waist.   MVC-005F.JPG (49295 bytes) The waistband has the skirt cartridge pleated to the sides and back (flat in front) to deal with the bulk of the fabric (two layers of muslin & one of silk, folded over).  

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MVC-009F.JPG (50364 bytes) MVC-010F.JPG (41081 bytes) Making Emilie's hat.

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Valmont's coat is made of a sari.  MVC-013F.JPG (87952 bytes) The edge is cut off from the sari, the coat made from the middle pieces, and then the edge is  reapplied in a curve with small tucks on the inside edge to make the pattern flow as if it were embroidered in a curve.  MVC-015F.JPG (66833 bytes)  Edge pieces are also used to make the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps. coat1.JPG (106628 bytes) coat2.JPG (125699 bytes) coat3.JPG (99395 bytes) coat4.JPG (117606 bytes) IMG03.JPG (41092 bytes) MVC-017F.JPG (158978 bytes)

To be continued...

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