Giselle – Enchanted

Made for: Adventurecon 2008

Background: I love Enchanted! I loved the Mucha-look of Giselle’s Andalasia dress, so that’s the one I wanted to make (although I’d love to make any of her costumes…)

Journal Entries: Read more at my Giselle tag

Patterns Used:
McCalls 2692 (possibly)

Dress:
I hunted for fabric for several months before settling on what you see – couldn’t find EXACTLY what I wanted to I used a satin that was slightly the wrong colour (too light/saturated), overlayed with a darker chiffon that edged it closer to the right colour. I was happy with it in the end, though it would have been easier if I could have just found a fabric the right colour to start with.

I used a pattern for it the dress, pretty straightforward (not 100% sure what the pattern was but possibly the one above – it looks about right. I got married & moved in the middle of making this costume so the fact I can remember anything about making it is a miracle!) I was nearly done with the costume as of Friday morning of the con – except for the white shoulder wrap and the ribbon. I had the materials for both, so I quickly added them temporarily so I could wear it that weekend. I attached the ribbon permanently afterwards, and made a new shoulder wrap and attached it. Also fixed a few fit issues for Dragoncon later that year.

Wig:
The wig was fun – I bought it on cosplay.com’s marketplace, added some extensions, and added flowers I bought at Hobby Lobby by sewing them into the wig.

Shoes:
I wore my Belle village dress flats with it.

History: I love this dress. Very simple and comfy 🙂

Progress Photos:

                       

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