Elizabethan Cosplay
September 7th, is the birthdate of the Princess Elizabeth Tudor, born on that day in 1558, to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Lonnie borrowed one of my Barbie's dresses, and Holly's curly red wig, to pose for a portrait
paying homage to the great Virgin Queen....
Lonnie borrowed one of my Barbie's dresses, and Holly's curly red wig, to pose for a portrait
paying homage to the great Virgin Queen....
Thought it might be fun to see if any of the other old Barbie costumes fit my dolls.
Just two more did. Milo looked rather dashing in Allen's Elizabethan costume....
Meet Sir Milo Drake, or is it Sir Milo Raleigh?
Just two more did. Milo looked rather dashing in Allen's Elizabethan costume....
Meet Sir Milo Drake, or is it Sir Milo Raleigh?
I managed to fit Peach into the second Elizabeth gown....
Sir Milo reporting back to his queen.... "What land shall we claim next?"
I made these costumes way back when I was 17, for a grade 12 project on Historic Costuming. The clothes
barely fit my KIDs, and it was quite some chore to get them on. Both ladies gowns are wide open at the back,
and the skirts hang to mid calf - which is why I'm only taking close-ups.
These are the three dolls who own the costumes....two Barbies and Allan
barely fit my KIDs, and it was quite some chore to get them on. Both ladies gowns are wide open at the back,
and the skirts hang to mid calf - which is why I'm only taking close-ups.
These are the three dolls who own the costumes....two Barbies and Allan
As intricate as they look, they really aren't sewn very well. They are a total mess on the inside, and there's no underwear at all - just some wire hoops tied together with seam binding to hold the skirts out. The fabrics came from a box full of fancy fabric scraps I bought at the bazaar at the church behind our house. They were selling Girl Guide cookie cartons filled with all kinds of different fabric scraps for just $5. I asked the lady if I could mix up the fabrics in the boxes, and put my favourites in just the one. So that's where the satins and velveteens come from.
I wasn't the best at estimating how much seam binding I'd need for the grey skirt puffs, and ran out. The store didn't have the exact same seam binding when I went back (ran out twice), so the puffs are several different greys. (something I'd never accept nowadays!) Anyways, it's nice to see my sewing has improved over the years, and now I feel a little tempted to make some Elizabethan costumes for my dolls. But I'm too busy with fairies, so they'll just have to wait. Probably forever.
A few more pictures of Peach in Elizabeth's Armada Gown....
I wasn't the best at estimating how much seam binding I'd need for the grey skirt puffs, and ran out. The store didn't have the exact same seam binding when I went back (ran out twice), so the puffs are several different greys. (something I'd never accept nowadays!) Anyways, it's nice to see my sewing has improved over the years, and now I feel a little tempted to make some Elizabethan costumes for my dolls. But I'm too busy with fairies, so they'll just have to wait. Probably forever.
A few more pictures of Peach in Elizabeth's Armada Gown....
A Jealous Queen
The kids decided to do a bit of historical role-playing, with Lonnie as Queen Elizabeth,
and Milo as her beloved Robert Dudley
Dudley introducing his wife Amy to the Queen, hoping to get her a place at court....
and Milo as her beloved Robert Dudley
Dudley introducing his wife Amy to the Queen, hoping to get her a place at court....
"What! I didn't know you were MARRIED!?!?" exclaimed the jealous Queen...
...and she turned away in anger. "How could he do that to me?" she wondered.
Queen of Cats
My Barbie Family
Before putting them back in the box, I thought I'd take a photo of the entire Elizabethan Barbie gang. The costumes
on the adult-size dolls were all made for the costuming project in grade 12. There was also a Midge, who was dressed
in a black Catherine of Aragon costume, but I gave her away. The two smaller costumes were made a year or two later,
and even though you can't see it in the photos, they were considerably better made.
on the adult-size dolls were all made for the costuming project in grade 12. There was also a Midge, who was dressed
in a black Catherine of Aragon costume, but I gave her away. The two smaller costumes were made a year or two later,
and even though you can't see it in the photos, they were considerably better made.
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