The first gown we see the grown up Elizabeth Swann in is a gorgeous gold gown given to her by her father. The details and fabrics are exquisite! I look forward to one day making this dress! I am not going to go into great detail of the dress here since there are already some great costume studies on this dress which I will refer you too, but let's take a look!
'Bring Me That Horizon, The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean' By Michael Singer, describes this gown as follows: "Reproduction eighteenth-century material, a silk taffeta that's so light that when its made it doesn't feel enormous. I think the overall effect is that while this is something that a father might wish for his daughter to wear, it's not necessarily what a daughter would particularly choose."
The stomacher is intricately beaded: There is a great diagram of the beading by Anna O. HERE.
The back of the bodice:
Elizabeth's fan is decorated with little sequins (and yes sequins are historically accurate!) And a pretty lace trim.
I think the overall effect is that while this is something that a father might wish for his daughter to wear, it's not necessarily what a daughter would particularly choose.
ReplyDeleteHa, quite the opposite in my family.
I love that, even if they went with snaps to put on the stomacher, it still looks like a separate thing and part of the closure rather than the panel it usually is in movie costumes.
The fan is accurate, but it's accurate to the end of the century rather than the 1740s-1750s, when I think the movie's set. I'd expect a midcentury fan to have a painted scene on it.
I love this dress, think it might be my favorite in the movie, which is really saying something! I'd really like to recreate it someday... :o)
ReplyDeleteHow can I pay for have this dress, (the Glold Gown)
ReplyDeleteThanks, super job!