Inara's gold dress (aka artcat laced into a bodice) by artcat81

xie xie and yes, though I may have to start from scratch again since the bodice is so large on me.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:00 AM

TRISTAN

Oy! That's not any fun! I hope it works out, though.
Will you be attending D*C so some of us may see this creation IRL?

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:22 AM

No, but my brother Lost_thought and quite a few Houston Browncoats are making the trip!

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:28 AM

TRISTAN

That's too bad. But I will look forward to meeting the Houston Browncoats!

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:38 AM

Artcat's a GIRL??

BTW, I love my Serenity kanji character vinyl window decals. They look beautiful on my white car's dark tinted windows. Even Mr. Grizwald likes them.

E2A: While at Wally World last night, I spotted this pattern that I thought could be a good Inara dress. The actual photo of a model wearing a dress looks very Inara-like. I can see the underdress in a rich brocade and the overdress in a semitransparent lame or something similar. And floor length.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:55 AM

oo that is a cool pattern, the length i think would need extending or shortening...

lol since last i checked yup I'm female, for some reason folks see "art" and think im a plow... go figure

the shirt (not that you can really see it here), I made

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:00 AM

Oh definitely, floor length or even sweeping the floor a little. And maybe a dupatta as well.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:41 PM

FLORALBUNNY

Grizwald:
I can see the underdress in a rich brocade and the overdress in a semitransparent lame or something similar. And floor length.
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That's an attractive pattern with a lot
of potential. The armhole-over-bust
seam is usually very flattering.

Haven't done any costumes in a while, so
bear with me while I think with my
keyboard.
Think inside out. If the fabrics were
right, you might think about
making the the outer layer in the thicker
fabric and the inner dress in something
very light. Then a same-length slip under
that, the color(s) and weight coordinated
with the inner dress for whatever degree
of modesty takes your fancy.

I can see this post is not a model of
clarity, and you aren't here to watch me
wave my hands about, but permaybehaps you
can figure it out. I need food and the
resulting blood sugar boost. Now.
::-)

ßun
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-------Hide the rum!-------

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 3:58 PM

*squints, imagines bun's arms flailing expressively*

Yeah, I can see it! Very nice.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006 6:38 PM

FLORALBUNNY

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?)

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Friday, July 21, 2006 2:00 AM

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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Friday, July 21, 2006 6:02 AM

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

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Friday, July 21, 2006 3:17 PM

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.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 3:28 PM

BELUGASMOM

Oooooh damn girl you look fantabulous!

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

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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:02 PM

FLORALBUNNY

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.

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:28 PM

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.

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:41 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

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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Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:48 PM

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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Monday, July 24, 2006 5:12 AM

the problem with the bodice was that sometime between my final fitting when it fit nice and tight and did the hold mush and lift thing, and the convention (apprx. a weeks time)

I managed to gain 10 lbs, yet loose multiple inches from my waist and bust, now how I managed that is beyond me, (did not know I had whole inches to loose especially on my nearly non existant bust). Glue would not be enough :p

to give yall an idea I went from a 30.5" bustline to a almost 28", and my waist went from 24" to 22" Needless to say my seamstress was a bit miffed at my sudden size change.

Also the lady who helped me lace up the bodice did a halfass job and did not even lace it tightly so it looks even bigger on me. I'm thinking this one may end up on ebay and I may just start all over again.

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Monday, July 24, 2006 5:15 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

You gained ten pounds of muscle in a week?!?!
Girl, I want your workout secrets!

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Monday, July 24, 2006 5:27 AM

umm insane metabolism coupled with moving into a house wiht stairs??? thats all i can figure

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Monday, July 24, 2006 1:34 PM

Yep, that'll do 'er.
Stairs, I need to build more stairs into my house.
I need to live in an Escher house...
I also need to seriously reduce my daily commute so I have time to go up and down the stairs.

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Monday, July 24, 2006 8:00 PM

ONTHEDRIFT

Very shiny dress, impressive! What I'd like to know though is where you found the choker necklace at? It looks very similar to Inara's. I love it and have kept my eyes open for one like it to no avail.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:33 AM

ebay :) and it is the exact same design inara wears and color :)

I started searching long and hard for it when I spotted the exact same design necklace on one of the background folks in the phantom of the opera movie (scene where the dude that hangs is talking about the phantom to the room full of ladies a woman is wearing this necklace done in black)

there is a seller on ebay that sells it :)

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:37 AM

well add stairs and being a bit scatter brained, i will get all the way down and realize I forgot something upstairs and have to charge back up the stairs...

gotta watch those ruttin stairs though, they will totally jump out from under your feet and gravity will take over...

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Tuesday, August 1, 2006 12:14 PM

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Quote:
Originally posted by artcat81:
well add stairs and being a bit scatter brained, i will get all the way down and realize I forgot something upstairs and have to charge back up the stairs...

gotta watch those ruttin stairs though, they will totally jump out from under your feet and gravity will take over...

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You aren't alone when it comes to stairs and forgettin' why it was you climbed them (or descended them) in the first place. I have a saying... "seems like everything I need is at the 'other' end of the stairs. A personal word of advice... don't try puttin' on a t-shirt while going down a set of stairs... let's just say, did that, got the bruises to prove it

Without being too forward, love your hair. So appropriate for our 'verse!

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Tuesday, August 1, 2006 12:32 PM

xie xie, and I have a bruised tailbone to prove gravity still works and that stairs are dangerous!

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Wednesday, August 2, 2006 5:10 AM