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Preparing to Victorian picnic


Parket 
October 3, 2016



I’ve already written how to make Victorian picnic in your city. Now the fifth Victorian picnic in Krasnodar has finished, and I’d like to tell about my preparing to it. I mean not the organization, but only the process of making clothes and accessories.

This picnic was in October, but I started to prepare in May. I had to create two costumes: for me and for my boyfriend. Besides, I always pay my attention to accessories, which could be used during Victorian picnic. So this time my wish list included a handkerchief, a dress, a cylinder, a frock-coat, a vest, a drawers and a shawl. I had already made a chest for dishes, a corset cover, a reticule, an umbrella and a bonnet. Also I had bought one more basket, a fan, a walking cane and gloves.




First of all, I had made the handkerchief from white batiste and had knitted an ornament around it. It wasn’t interesting to put it into someone’s pocket, so I used this handkerchief as a napkin during the picnic. Then I had made the men’s cylinder, but it turned out to be small for my boyfriend. It was really sad, and I had to use his old cylinder.

As I’ve already said, I had created the corset cover, which I wore for the previous picnic. I also had a corset, which wasn’t made by me (actually I think, that I haven’t enough skills to sew corsets). To finish my underwear I had to make the drawers. It wasn’t difficult, so I used all of this during one of my photo shootings.




In my free time I was knitting wristbands and a collar for my dress. When I finished them in June, I started to make the vest. I wanted it to be authentic, that’s why I add two pockets and an embroidery. The last detail took a lot of time, so I had finished it in October. It was my first embroidery on clothes. I hope that the next one will be better.

In August I had made my dress. I had chosen the early Victoriana, which includes a crinoline. To create authentic dress I made a pattern thanks to historical book. When I finished the dress, I added there the collar and wristbands. The image was too modest, but I hadn’t enough time and energy to create a new one. I even didn’t want to add something to my old bonnet. Actually I was sure, that there would be many bright women’s dresses and two or three beautiful men’s costumes. That’s why I spent more time making my boyfriend’s image.




The last details were the frock-coat and the shawl. The shawl was finished instantly, but I can’t say so about the frock-coat. I hadn’t created this kind of clothes before, so I had made some mistakes. Finally this part of men’s costume was worse, that others. I hope that I will solve this problem later.

I haven’t mentioned about men’s shirt, which was made by my friend several years ago, pans, which were bought in a shop long time ago, a pocket watch, which was a gift, and shoes, which were used during concerts or balls. And here are our whole images for the fifth Victorian picnic!




Photos by Andrew Rezun rezun87
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Parket ,
I'm pedantic person :) Besides, I have full-day job, so I always must to organize my time and to find some minutes for a hobby.
5 years ago
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ShizWiz ,
You are incredible! How do you manage to organize your time to do everything!?
5 years ago
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kroog ,
I never realized how much work it takes! Bravo!
5 years ago
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Parket ,
I think, that I haven't enough experience, that's why I spend so much time to make even simple clothes. Or I'm just too slowly :) I also made some costumes in last minutes, for example, when there were previous picnic and ball. It was bad for my health, so I decided not to do it again.
5 years ago
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Blooe ,
never realized it takes months and so much skill to pull something like this off! WOW!
5 years ago
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Jazzy ,
I really admire you! You spent months on costumes alone but what I admire you for the most for is starting on time... So many people start in the last minute, but you always prepare to the last detail. Awesome!
5 years ago
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