Another adorable costume from the Small magazine files by Valerie Mangum for a shoot last fall with Nick Prendergast. We love her free form style and creative approach to winging it!
Valarie: This costume turned out very sweet. nesting dolls are popular in the craft world, and I felt it'd make such a cute costume. the final product is completely different than my first ideas (and much simpler!). The skirt is basically a bubble skirt made from vintage fabric, stuffed with tulle, with an apron sewn onto it. The stole is the same idea: the piece that hangs from the shoulders bubbles under and is stuffed with tulle as well.
The doll she is holding is made out of the same fabrics as the costume and the faces are embroidered.
I had planned to share how i created the costume in more detail,
but as I began writing instructions, I decided to be honest and admit
that I'm not a pattern maker. I made this costume and the others featured here and here from scratch, trying
to copy the sketches in my notebook. I basically jumped into it and had
a blast! I kept an open mind, knowing that as the costumes took form
they'd become very different than I had imagined. Many times I just
started without even knowing what I had in mind.
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