Jump Dress: First Update

All that talk about trying to accurately recreate the Jump Dress, and the first thing I do is alter the pattern! Don't fret, there were several very important reasons to change Simplicity 8399.

First, and most important, I scrapped the idea of a skirt and an underskirt made of satin. I can achieve the same look using the beading and trim with only one satin skirt. I don't think the final look of the dress will change. So one skirt and one lining it is.

Second, the pattern called for elastic in the sleeves and around the neckline of the black lace overbodice. But in pictures of the actual Jump Dress, there is not elastic or gathering, so some alterations had to be made to make the black lace lay flat.

With those small alterations, I constructed most of the Jump Dress out of deep red satin and black lace. It still needs a lot of work, but the next step will be beading the hell of it!

Best,

Adelaide

First Dress: The Jump Dress

I have a friend who can design a pattern for anything out of muslin and tailor's chalk. I am not so lucky, so for my own sanity (and to help anyone else who might be reconstructing a costume) I will be using and adapting patterns for each of Rose's Ten Dresses (RTDs). I was lucky enought to buy the above pattern on Ebay some time ago. It was printed in 1998 right around the time of Titianic-mania probably for Halloween costumes.

This pattern (Simplicity 8399/0673) includes two RTDs: the Jump Dress on the left and the Swim Dress on the right. I have decided to begin my venture with the Jump Dress.

The Jump Dress is empire-waisted and consists of an underskirt, skirt, and overskirt as well as a bodice and overbodice. The bodice and overbodice are almost entirely covered with elaborate beading and rhinestones. The skirt and underskirt are also elaboratly decorated at the hem. The overskirt (the black lace train) is trimmed with beads and rhinestones.

It is one of the more challenging dresses and I am really excited to get started!

Best,

Adelaide

Welcome!

Hi! And welcome to my little blog. I have decided to dedicate this blog to my adventures in recreating costumes from film. The first challenge I will be undertaking is to reconstruct to the best of my ability all of Rose's dresses from the 1997 film Titanic. I have always admired the costumes from that movie and Rose's dresses were especially lovely. I will working only from pictures of the dress and production shots (as well as the film itself) when making my designs.

This is certainly an ambitious project, but I am confident and excited to get started! Look for a detailed list of all the dresses in the near future.

Best,

Adelaide