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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."
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"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."
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"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