Inara's gold dress (aka artcat laced into a bodice)

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GRIZWALD

Thursday, July 20, 2006 1:58 AM

*squints, imagines bun's arms flailing expressively*

Yeah, I can see it! Very nice.

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FLORALBUNNY

Friday, July 21, 2006 4:38 AM

Hehe, Grizwald.
Thanks for your understanding!
Sometimes. Can't. Sentence. Properly.
Before. Dinner.

artcat's Inara outfit is going to look
gorgeous once it assumes her size and
shape, so I hope we'll be seeing a
shiny photo soon enough.
(And oh, that red hair! Is there an
Inara "do" available for it?)

ßun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

GRIZWALD

Friday, July 21, 2006 12:00 PM

Yeah, she's got sort of a Nandi vibe going on there.

I'm looking forward to seeing the whole ensemble put together. (Artcat, losing inches while gaining weight means you're building MUSCLE!! Muscle is good, just ask Jayne!)

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* If you aim to misbehave
* If they can't take the sky from you
* If you are going to the Special Hell
* If you like the taste of Mudder's Milk
* If you carry Serenity with you everywhere you go
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ARTCAT81

Friday, July 21, 2006 4:02 PM

yes there is an Inara updo to keep my redhair under control, I simply did not have the time to do it that day, i do a braided knot bun which my ponytail still manages to come to my butt then I proceed to curl all of the ponytail and pin it artistically to the bun, in the end my hair looks like its midback in length and in an elaborate updo. Very similar to the blonde lady in jackie chans around the world in 80 days, i can replicate that look which makes my hair look very thick but average length, i normally let the curls cascade a bit further though.

my hair does not hold a curl well even with tons of gel to hold it in place (stuff that normally keeps mohawks up does not hold my hair for long) and it takes 4 hours to curl just the ponytails worth, and the curls will hold for 4 hours if i am very lucky

eh its worth it though folks say it looks very elven as well

I will try to get pics up of that soon
in the meantime here is proof from 6 or 7 years ago that yes my hair can be put up!
http://users.ev1.net/~jcdonaho/prom.JPG

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

STINKINGROSE

Saturday, July 22, 2006 1:17 AM

Except for ballroom scenes and the like, Inara's coture seems to borrow heavily from Indian traditional dress (go figure, House Madras..). Check out Folkwear patterns for some good ideas. You can find them online. Sorry, no link.
Go with natural fibers where you can, you will thank yourself. Synthetics can quickly turn into a sauna when you start adding layers.

BELUGASMOM

Saturday, July 22, 2006 1:28 AM

Oooooh damn girl you look fantabulous!

Life is short, brutal, and unpredictable. EAT DESSERT FIRST.

FLORALBUNNY

Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:02 AM

artcat:
eh its worth it though folks say it looks very elven as well
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Elven potential definitely there, yep.

Ai, such a lot of work. Used to do that
kind of thing myself when I had sit-on hair
but then had to get it cut and learn how
to use (clumsily) a blow-dryer.

Dyin' to see your finished current "do."
And the gold dress. I noticed Jewel said
in DVD commentary that it took ten minutes
to get Morena into the thing.

ßun
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
==We aim to exponentiate==
-------Hide the rum!-------

STINKINGROSE

Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:28 AM

I could see ten minutes. How many dressers? Was there body glue involved? Did they have to sew her into it? (These are not sarcastic questions. It is very difficult to lace yourself into corsetry and sometimes gorgeous things require at least one more set of hands) Try a dry run (dress and 'do) once the gown is finished to time it so you're not frantic on the day you intend to wear it. It'd be a shame if you looked stunning but missed dessert!
Definitely want a visual when you're all done up.

PHOENIXROSE

Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:41 AM

It is lovely, artcat. Can't wait to see a proper fit! (and I love the parasol.) Gold has been my favorite color for a long time.

The commentary on "Shindig" said that the bodice of the dress was actually made upside-down on accident, so yes they did have to sew her into it to get it to fit right. That's why it's so open in the back.

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STINKINGROSE

Sunday, July 23, 2006 4:48 AM

I thought that was the dress. Costumes must have been in a screaming hurry to make the deadline or something. Usually things get carefully marked in a this end up kind of way until they're put together. Artcat might want to invest in a little body glue just in case...
Sometimes a stiffly boned bodice will fail to turn with you. Tee hee.

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