Lizborg: Doublet and Skirts
The double started life as a thrift store leather jacket. The bottom half was already made up of several strips; all I had to do was separate and trim them, and voila: instant peplum tabs. It's trimmed in cheap Mylar organza ribbon. I took the sleeves off and re-attached them at the shoulder with cable clips from the hardware store, and sewed in little puffs of silver mesh.
I used the farthingale I made for my Elizabethan court gown, and used the same pattern to make the skirt, The forepart is
The breastplate is a piece of plastic armor I got at the dollar store. I heated it to create a curve, and attached it to the corset with Velcro. I created a looping video of growing circuitry to play on my old Nokia cell phone, and inserted it into the open part in the center.
I used the farthingale I made for my Elizabethan court gown, and used the same pattern to make the skirt, The forepart is
The breastplate is a piece of plastic armor I got at the dollar store. I heated it to create a curve, and attached it to the corset with Velcro. I created a looping video of growing circuitry to play on my old Nokia cell phone, and inserted it into the open part in the center.