WIP - Ceremonial Leia

[Duchesse ()]

Hello!

Some of you will know me from my Black Decoy Amidala WIP.
I finished all snails and now I need to make all "spikes".
As this costume takes time as hell because of that, I decided to make another costume for myself which will be faster finished.

I want to do events together with my fiancé (who is a 501st stormtrooper) and my Amidala will take a lot of time.

Well - I decided to do the ceremonial Leia.

By searching for the jewelry I found this kit on eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Star-Wars-ANH-Princess-Leia-Ceremonial-Necklace-Bracelet-Deluxe-Replica-Kit-/302863057071

To all experts and judges out there - is it RL approved/good enough?
Or do you know a RL member who creates / sales or take comissions for it?

Thank you a lot [/code]

[SongofAmazon (Jenna)]

To my eyes, it looks pretty good. As long as you can finish it with a nice metallic look. I'm not a judge myself, but that appears to be within the standards.

Good luck!
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[Duchesse ()]

Thanks for your answers!
I ordered them and can't wait to see them in reality.
My fiancé will finish (paint, etc) them .

I ordered the fabrics, some kanekalon hair extensions (for the braid/braids) and now I'm searching for the right belt for my ceremonial Leia.

I found this belt on Etsy and it seems very good as some comments say they were approved with this belt.

https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/199704269/prinzessin-leia-gurtel-zeremonielle?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=leia+belt&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&col=1

Next step would be searching for the right shoes.

I would start sewing the dress in autumn or winter because now I've started going to the gym to do something good for my health.

[Lora Skywalker ()]

Your choices looks very nice.

Some of the edges on the jewellery may need a bit of sanding before painting, but shape and size looks good to me.
The belt also looks like it should work; it would nice if it had a bit more curve in general, but as far as I'm aware this belt should go through without a problem.

Good luck on hunting for the shoes. I have a pair of silver dress shoes with a wide, medium height heel and they are quite comfortable to wear. (As comfortable as heels can get, anyway).
It's a beautiful costume and I wish you the best of luck with it.
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[Duchesse ()]

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[Duchesse ()]

Today I made the first mockup with the cheapest fabric I found at home.

But I just want to get the V correct before I start using the right fabric

What do you think about it? I think the V is too high ?

[Aglarwen (Elizabeth Martinez)]

I'm not a judge, but in my opinion it does look like it might be just the slightest bit too high. The seam looks to hug just under her bust.
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[naberrie ()]

I'd agree, the seams seem a little too high to me. On leia they are just underneath the breast, as Elizabeth said the shape looks fantastic though!

off to a fantastic start though! the necklace parts look great and the belt looks a great shape, can't wait to see this build progress!

love n light
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[Duchesse ()]

Thanks a lot!
I will do a new Mockup tomorrow with the line directly underneath the bust and the V (a bit lower) to the middle of the bust and post a new version tomorrow.

Thank you!

[Lora Skywalker ()]

I'd say it needs to be lower by about 1 cm. So it's very close. The V itself looks to have a good angle.
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[Duchesse ()]

As promised my second mockup.
I think about lower the line at the waist to get the same angle for the V as before.









I think I will make a third mockup tomorrow with the V a little big higher in the middle and little bit lower on the side for the angle.

What do you think?

[Duchesse ()]

So hello again!

I made a third mockup and I love the shape of the V.
As you said the line hugs right under the bust - I pointed where my bra ends - as you can see it's lower than the line.

Should I make a 4th mockup to see how it turns out when the line is under my bust?




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[Duchesse ()]

What do you think?

[naberrie ()]

This looks really good to me! similar to the reference, And trial and error with the mock-ups was definitely worth it

Can’t wait to see how it comes along!
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