Josephine

Lover of vintage aesthetics. Costume and fashion designer. Singer. Cosplayer.

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Josephine/RetroSnowWhite

🧵Two hundred and fifty hours of embroidery not including hand sewing the underdress and all the copper trim. My goal was an exact recreation, making sure every pleat was in the correct spot. Though unfortunately I'm taller than Carrie which meant MORE EMBROIDERY 😂If you'd like to see a longer version of the making please click on my Instagram highlights here: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MDQ3ODUwOTYxMDk0NDA2?utm_medium=copy_lin

Everything is made by me. Though I used a pair of base shoes I sewed and glued on satin (and used sharpie on the sole edges so they were black!) I made sure to make the yoke a slightly different white than the cape. I started this back in 2019, and it is my finale of star wars recreations!

I'm a seamstress🧷, singer🎤 and 🖌️designer who mainly goes to California cons.

📷Costume reference collages and explanations by me with photos from Google and RL. Cosplay photos by my friend Mitch!

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Worked really hard on this tiara so why not repost from Instagram! I've been gathering materials for a Vegas slavegirl Christine costume for several months now. This is the first finished piece from that cosplay.

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Sarah's dream ballgown 🔮

WONDERCON MASQUERADE

Josephine/RetroSnowWhite

Sarah's dream sequence gown 🔮

A fully-accurate re-creation from the movie The Labyrinth

✨My goal was 100% screen accuracy. Even the necklace clasp had to be the same. Everything was made by me except for the shoes and ring, including the patterns. I added human hair extensions, as well as lot's of "magic" to get my hair big. The makeup look is pretty simple, mainly purple eyeshadow and enhanced brows. The iridescent fabric is different between the skirt and bodice (it's very loud walking lol) CRUNCH CRUNCH. The muslin lining can be seen in a couple of the pictures. The outer organza skirt layer had to be dyed three times (the first time it caught on fire and I had to make a new one). Finding the lace for the skirt took a long time, as well as the outer bodice fabric. The bodice is constructed with no front seams, so all shaping is done on the sides. There is a lot of inside boning as well. Thanks to hd museum photos I could zoom in on every little detail and get each bead exact. There are so many different embellishments on this costume. Sequins, bugle beads, seed beads, stones, rhinestones, etc. It closes in the back with hook and eyes. The pouch on her skirt has lots of different stones, and I created the netting for it by cutting up a shower loofa. The necklace was especially complicated, it took quite a while. All the other accessories were overall pretty simple to do. I loved this dress as a kid, and I'm glad I decided to make it!

Music: While We Were Sleeping by Vermos

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Dorothy commission that I shipped out recently! They wanted it to look exactly like the museum piece, including how many checks were on the upper bib and trim on the skirt. It's a lighter shade of blue and the ricrac trim is faded in spots! I think it turned out pretty nice. It closes with accurate closures as well. The only difference they wanted was making the pinafore dress one piece. Do not repost without credit please.

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I made this a while ago. The video was MUCH longer but I had to make it shorter since it was originally for instagram.