Harry Potter Wedding Group Costumes WIP

Oh and out of curiosity does anyone have any idea on where I can get fabric like Ron's?

No idea on where you could get the material, but it does have a very 50's atomic fleck look. Maybe it's vintage material?

damn, girl, you have the shoes! did you just find them on ebay? i found some white, dyeable shoes that are close (no bow...) that i'm thinking of getting... but i might hold off to see if they pop up again in auction....

also, would it be too much to bother you for measurements on the necklace? i'm not keen on the NC prices for it and think i might make my own (i got her bag as a late christmas present, though, so i'm glad i don't have to make that!). i found some great close-ups of the necklace, but it's hard to gauge the wire/chain gauges (that was bad. i apologize...) and chain lengths.

can't wait to see your finished product! is someone in your group doing fleur's gown!? THAT is ambition if you're wearing them all for D*C and i've been itching for ideas on how to do those black feathers....

Yes, I found the pair on eBay. They have been a huge pain though. I've actually bought 3 pairs now trying to get the right size/color because auctions have been mismarked so just be careful when ordering them. Depending on your size, I might be selling a pair soon so I will let you know.

I can sure do that for you! I am on vacation now but I can get those measurements for you later this week. And do you currently have her bag in hand?! I really wanted to get pictures of it to compare it to the one I made. I didn't have alot of reference pictures to go on so I kind of had to wing alot of it but I'd love to see how close I got with it.

Yeah, the Fleur gown is turning out to be very complicated for her. I knew it would be though. It just a complicated dress, but soooo pretty.

I do have the bag. I was going to make ginny's dress for the premier (i'm currnently a redhead), but got the bag in the mail and decided since i have hermione's wand and bag, i have to make her red dress ensemble now. I'll take pics of the bag here in a couple of days for you. Yours is fantastic for what you've had to work with. The main difference i notice is the replica has a pale, dusty blue velvet in it as well.

i was thinking i might start with this pattern - Womens and Petite Cocktail Dress Sewing Pattern 4070 Simplicity the princess seams are in the right spot, which is most what i'm concerned about - i don't have a lot of experience pattern drafting from scratch. lots needs to be changed - neckline, waistline, every detail etc etc etc. with more tweaking, could work for ginny's dress, too.

Well my bag has an iridescent fabric in it that you can't see because I didn't take it with a flash, but it has blue in it. I really hope I got mine at least close!

It has taken me a while but I've finally settled on the patterns I'm going to be using for my dress.

For the bodice I'm going with McCalls pattern. I cannot remember the number, but I'm posting a picture of it. It has the correct neckline, though it will be slightly modified and also has the right princess seams. What needs to be modified is the back, it needs to be lowered and opened more.

For the skirt part I'm going to use the same pattern and modify the skirt to work.

Finally, for the ruffles I'm going to be using Simplicity 2639. I'm going to use the ruffle as a base but it will most likely be modified a bit.

so i just moved and thus buried my hermione bag. i'll get it dug out this next week and get pics for you!

Can't wait to see this done! Eventually I'll get to Harry's wedding Dress Robes, though I don't know when. This is going to look amazing!

Hope you don't mind, I have the NC Hermione bag handy for picture taking. Hope these help.

ahh, there you go then. saves me some digging! did you, though, have problems with the tassel strings falling out? i've lost about 4 (still have them, but not attached) so i have to figure out a way to secure them better.

Not yet...but I've only handled it two times. When I was putting it back in the black protective bag after taking pictures, a bead had fallen off already. A sign of more to come, I imagine.

Arwyniel said:

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Hope you don't mind, I have the NC Hermione bag handy for picture taking. Hope these help.

Thank you so much for these reference shots, it really helps! I'm surprised I actually got my bag so close with the little reference pics I had.

I'm really upset to hear about how they are falling apart though. Having been so much money I would expect it to be more sturdy.

Long update on my dress. I've kind of taken my time making it because I've been knitting one of Hermione's Sweaters from Deathly Hallows, but I am getting stuff done now.

First thing I learned is how much silk this dress takes. I have gone through 16 yards of silk and it's STILL not enough. I need another 4 yards at least. I can't believe such a short dress takes up so much fabric. And I am using it all. No scraps basically.

I have everything cut out though that has to be cut out. The top is mostly constructed now, I am working on adding the shoulder decor now.

I also am halfway finished sewing the ruffles on the cumberbun. I still have to make the flower for it too.

Also have all 15 of my ruffles cut out. It took a couple of tests but I think I finally got them looking the way they need to be. :-)

I still have to order my sequins too. Lots to do before the movie!

Oooooh, I love her red dress!
You found a great fabric for it, the color and texture looks perfect.



I'd love to see your friends' version of Fleur's wedding gown.
(On the right is an Alexander McQueen dress that looks very similar...)

Hope to see pictures of your finished dress and the whole group!

dang girl, 16 yards!? i only ordered 4 (and 4 satin for the base layer). mine will just be less poofy, perhaps. i also won't have time to bead before the premiere, but then i can spend time on it and bead it well not under pressure. people won't notice. :P

also, can you post/send me a pic of your necklace with a ruler by it? i need to get hat made too, but am unsure of the gem stone sizes. thanks!

This is off topic, but you look just like Emma Watson! And that is a high compliment my friend.

Hello,
I've recently finished my Fleur Delacour's wedding gown and have worn it to the premiere of the last movie:
Cosplay.com - Fleur Delacour: Phoenix wedding gown - Mohmoh

Hope you like it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I do my very best in answering...

Hugs!
Mohmoh

Mohmoh said:

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Hello,
I've recently finished my Fleur Delacour's wedding gown and have worn it to the premiere of the last movie:
Cosplay.com - Fleur Delacour: Phoenix wedding gown - Mohmoh

Hope you like it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I do my very best in answering...

Hugs!
Mohmoh

Beautiful work! Nicely done.

Mohmoh said:

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Hello,
I've recently finished my Fleur Delacour's wedding gown and have worn it to the premiere of the last movie:
Cosplay.com - Fleur Delacour: Phoenix wedding gown - Mohmoh

Hope you like it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I do my very best in answering...

Hugs!
Mohmoh

That dress is absolutely breathtaking! Amazing work!!!

Wow, I haven't updated this in a WHILE.

Okay so I have been working on this dress alot and it is actually nearing completion. For such a short dress this thing has been the biggest pain. I'll try to break it down though and explain what I've been doing with it.

Bodice-

I got the bodice fitted really nicely and I really like the way it looks on me. It was hard working with the silk overlay but I think it came out nice. I finished the shoulder decor and have been sewing small sequins I got online into it. I absolutely adore the top of this dress.

Cumberbun-

After not working on it for months I finally finished it! I ended up making it shorter than I originally intended. The flower was alot easier to make that I thought too. I've decided to keep this a separate piece. I was going to sew it into the dress because I was scared it was going to move but after trying it on I saw that it didn't so I ended up deciding to just keep it separate. It will make the zipper easier to put in too.

Skirt-

Oh my gosh...this has been the bane of my existence. So I got the 15 ruffles sewn in. Each one was like 4 yards long because I wanted them to be full. I spent all this time getting them on and then tried on the skirt and it looked horrid on me. The ruffles were sticking up and were unflattering. So against my better judgment we ripped all 15 out.

I decided to try a different approach to the ruffles and used the left over 4 yards of fabric I had I cut the ruffles out again, this time on the bias. I didn't have enough length though so I used my ruffles from my previous skirt incarnation and had them meet in the middle. Because the ruffles are cut on the bias they lay flatter against the skirt. After putting the skirt together though I discovered I was missing a ruffle so really the skirt as 16 of them, so I had to take apart part of the skirt again and sew it in again.

I highly recommend cutting on the bias for anyone who is making this dress.

After all of this was done I went in and serged every inside seam together and then sewed the overskirt to the underlayer. It is gathered at the top to make it fit. And then I serged that and then sewed the skirt to the top.

So this is what I have left to do on the dress...

- Put in invisible zipper
- Hem underdress
- Serge overskirt layer
- Finish the inside
- Put hook and eyes on the cumberbun

And then I'm done!!! I'm sooooo close to finishing!!!

MrJoshKenobi said:

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This is off topic, but you look just like Emma Watson! And that is a high compliment my friend.

Thank you so much! You have no idea how much that means to me!

I finally finished the dress!! I can't believe how long it took but its finally finished!!! I still have a couple of ends to tie up, like some stay stitches but otherwise I'm ready to wear it! Here are some shots of the completed dress, please ignore the lack of a necklace. lol

Wow, what a smashing dress! Fine job indeed! And you look just marvelous in it! I'll bet you'll get a lot of use out of that dress!

Your dress is amazing and you look fabulous! I can't wait to see the picture of your whole wedding group. I am new to the rpf - and am still trying to figure out how it all works- is the Yule Ball picture available somewhere on the site?