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"Dress
of Drapes"
 ~The
Curtain Dress ~
NOTICE:
This web site is dedicated to replicating the
costumes of legends: those from classic films or ones worn by iconic
celebrities.
Due to interference by 'the powers that be', we have
been forced to remove any and all film references in any form: art work, images
or photography.
We
apologize for the lack of/missing comparison photos.
Please contact us for further information:
gwtw4ever2@earthlink.net
Green
Velvet Dress of Drapes
Hat
is Gwtw4eveR recreation.
Hat is INCLUDED with dress as is the
petal purse.
Hat and/or purse is also available for order
individually, without a dress:
see our HATBOX page.
The
Hat is built on a hand made buckram and wire frame
and decorated with cocque sweeps
and real chicken feet
that have been petrified and gilded with gold paint.
It is
edged in gold bouillon fringe.
Matching petal purse with corded piping
trim completes the ensemble.
The patterns for both hat and purse are exclusives
to Gwtw4ever.
Dress on the left is
a replica drapery gown on exhibit.
Bodice
is flat lined, boned and lined and closes with 16 hooks
in a concealed placket
with another 8 used to fasten it to shirt.
Skirt is mounted on wide grosgrain
waistband.
Dress is accented with heavy gold and green cord
around left arm at
junction of sleeve cape
and for belt that ends in massive gold tassels trimmed
in green.
Small photos below may be enlarged by clicking on them.
All small photos are
replica dresss by Gwtw4evetR.
All
three of the pictures above are the same dress in exhibit and/or on a fashion
show runway.
This
is an especially heavy gown due to the double velveteen full skirts.
The
gown with hoop slip,undergarments and hat , sash weighes about 35 pounds.
It may also be made of a lighter weight silk velvet if desired.
The
gown requires a bustle pad
as well as a heavy duty 9-12 wire hoop slip
with
approximate circumference of 175".
Please visit our
underpinnings page
for examples of these.
~Inquire about Life size
reproductions~
If you are interested in having any of the life size reproduction costumes ( gowns etc. )
please email us with your current dress size and height
and the costume you are interested in replicating.
We will send you back a measurement chart for fitting.
We are not limited to
Civil Warcostumes.
If you would like any of the other dresses or costumes from
other films we can discuss recreating them for you.
Please send you inquiries about life-size dresses etc. to
gwtw4ever2@earthlink.net.
~Gown Prices~
Since the figuring of the costs for one of these replicas
can be time consuming taking many hours of research into current fabric costs,
we will quote you the recent charges for a few of the dresses.
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