Snow White's Underdress and Charming's Tunic

In an effort to try and display some more of my work, these are some throwbacks from last year's Halloween - granted, some parts were purchased, so here's my disclaimer: as the title says, I made the white underdress (the gown underneath the kirtle) and the accompanying brooch and headpiece for Snow, and I made Charming's tunic.

Snow's underdress was a few yards of lightly floral-printed white cotton trimmed with triangular lace accents at the sleeves; the brooch was made with a button I modified by shaving down the back plastic loop and gluing it to a safety pin backing. The headband was made from discount floral and faux berries (thank you, off-season!) wire-wrapped to make it circular and decorated with a ribbon.

Charming's tunic was about two yards (if that) of blue brocade from the Special Occasions section, trimmed with a white and gold braid, and sporting little shaved-button pearl details on each bottom corner. I was still learning necklines at this point, so let's just say I'm quite happy it's not too visible in the photo.

Enjoy!

 xoxo Annie

At this point, I had cut and sewn the major shapes of the gown, but was still settling on the neckline and sleeves.

Finished gown; the route I elected to take for the main form of the dress was a geometric gown shape from the 1200s, meant to be worn under a laced kirtle. I selected it because I would have the freedom to modify the neckline and sleeves, but still have a voluminous skirt and body of fabric to work with under my kirtle.

Charming's tunic, completed - this was an easy project, as it's basically a folded-over rectangle with a hole for the head in the middle.

Snow, put together at last.