Mina's Dark Green Gown Construction Page...

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February 20, 2007:

Today I'm opening a construction page for Mina's Dark Green Gown.  Mina is  seen wearing this gown at the end of Coppola's Dracula. 

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I have already started on the gown indirectly,  in that I've completed the underpinnings.  You can see my work on these in detail here on my Corset Construction page...  Or,  for just a quick peek, see the image below.

I have picked the fabrics, and here are scanned photos of the swatches, a very dark green silk velvet over  a light green silk taffeta.

March 29, 2007:

I changed my mind about the light shaded silk taffeta, but bought the green silk velvet, and some white silk taffeta to dye myself.  Today, I completed a dye test, and will go with this shade.  Here are a couple photos showing the results...

This page was last updated: March 29, 2007

The shade is a tad darker in real life.  I like the coolness in the shade, and the jewel tone.   These are better suited for my skin tones than the yellows in that first pick above.  I am really happy with the results, and will be doing a vat dye in the coming days.