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Hip Skirt: Self-made, sewn-on strips of belly skirt bought from Amazon, and glued on flowers
Skirt: Self-made with personal pattern, glued on flowers and moss
Kamala
Original Creation | Circa 2016
Timeframe: 3 Months
Materials: Purple/Pink Brocade fabric, printed quilting fabric, grey dance-knit fabric, purple crushed velvet fabric, pink & blue chiffon fabric, light pink & pink ribbon, assorted fake flowers, fake moss.
Dreads: Custom Commission from Erinda's Dreads
Flower Headpiece: Bought from artist at Anime Central
Jewelry: Bought from Claires
Fairy Dust Necklaces: Bought from Minnesota Renaissance Faire
Top: Self-Made with Pattern, altered to fit
Stomach Jewelry: Bought at Bristol Renaissance Faire
Arm Sleeves: Self-Made with online tutorial and altered
Purse-Belt: Bought from Bristol Renaissance Faire
"This was one of the most difficult and annoying original creations I have ever imagined XD It all started with the head-dress...I bought this beautiful head-piece from an artist at Anime Central knowing that I wanted it to be the centerpiece of my next renaissance outfit and it took over a year and a half to finally come up with something I felt was worthy. All my ideas were either WAY too grand, where the head-dress paled in comparison, or too gypsy-ish and looked too similar to everything else I had made for the Ren Faire. When I finally got the sketch down for this one, I knew I just had to pull the trigger and go for it or this outfit would haunt me forever."
"Originally, the skirt was going to be chiffon and layered to create mixing colors, but apparently...chiffon is very difficult to work with lol I really wanted to prove to myself that I could make a Ren Faire outfit that was more than a gypsy skirt, but after finally getting so frustrated that I literally ripped the fabric into pieces, I decided I had to bite the bullet and do what I was good at: gypsy panel skirt. I still slightly resent the skirt, but the finish look is better than expected. I really love that I added the moss to look like it was growing from the ground up the skirt, and the sporadic flowers really complete the fantasy element of the skirt."
"From the skirt, the rest of fairly easy. The element that made this outfit different from others was how much it were things that I bought after I made the skirt and top. Since the outfit was moving so far away from my original plan, I myself, had no idea what I was trying to achieve, so many of the accessories were bought when I was wearing the outfit at the Renaissance Faires and just added into the final design."
Photography by Kime Cieszynski Photography
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