Alice was played by a beautiful energentic young woman, who was supposed to appear older than her royal charge.
I was drawn to the richness of the red velvet in this inspirational image. I also loved the idea of using a wimple to add age.
Here are two of the Ladies-in-Waiting dresses I built for two sweet little girls.
This little beauty was made with a Value Village farbic find and some scrap ribbon and satin.
The scalloped neckline provided a nice relief detail on stage against the other five Lady-in-Waiting costumes.
The design team for Such Stuff Players, Henry V had decided on a colour scheme of red, golds and brown for the English, and silver, blue and grey for the French. As our budget is less than a couple of hundred dollars, finding rich looking fabric for royalty is a definite challenge.
I stumbled upon a box-pleated dust ruffle at the Goodwill in the exact colours we had decided on for the English, and the richness of the satin fabric was perfect for a Kingly robe. The challenge became trying to creat a design that didn’t use any fabric that was wider that 12″.
The resulting robe looked both rich and functional! The long running trim at the centre front and back were pieced together to achieve the desired length. The sleeve material was pulled from my fabric stash which itself is mostly sourced from second-hand stores.
