#COSTUME DESIGNS

[laurenillustrated]

Cutesy Costumes! 🦇🍁

Here are all of my vintage inspired costume designs for the spooky autumn season!

Prints available on my inprnt!

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet TV series costumes (1950)

[bastart13]

I'll probably end up doing 4 more of these over the weekend

Prompts: Lazy, extravagent, uncaring, generally apathetic and used to having luxury, though he doesn't particularly take care of it

[fashioninpaper]

Costume designs by Edith Head

[cliozaur]

1878 costume designs for Les Misérables theatre adaptation, by Jules Marre. I have complaints about Montparnasse. And it seems that the adaptation just ignored the barricades part.

[thefugitivesaint]

''Dennison's Bogie Book'', 1924 Source

[chernobog13]

New costume designs for Robin suggested by readers, as published in The Batman Family #13 (September, 1977).

The design on the lower left is from the late Norm Breyfogle, who would eventually become a long-running artist on the Batman titles for DC Comics. That costume is apparently not his original art, as DC editorial had it redrawn.

Incidentally, the main story in this issue had Robin confessing his love to Batgirl, but she had fallen asleep so she never heard.

[the-colourful-witch]

Okay, to add on to my earlier Ask, I really wanna go into why I love your Yule Ball Dress stuff so much.

Luna:

I feel like every single one of you designs for her captured the eccentric and bold, but still soft and kind aspect of her character that she displays. Before I get into this, I wanna reiterate that I adore all the designs and if I prefer one it doesn’t mean I dont like the other, it just means I feel like it suits the girls better. The dresses are all gorgeous.

My least favourite would be number 2. I think that in the 90s, the dress has quite a hippie but still common vibe even if its a little old-fashioned. I feel like it doesn’t stand out as much as the others, but the style is beautiful. The vest is what stands out the most for me. If they weren’t Wizards this dress would make the most sense realistically, but as they are I think she would have more access to crazy, whimsical materials and designs. My favourite thing about this dress is the skirt. It looks exactly like one of those flowers that hang upside down, haha. I forgot to add, the hairpiece really suits Luna in my opinion

In 5th place, I’d put dress number 1. I love the pattern of the dress, but my opinion of this one is about the same as dress number 2. The only this is higher is because I am very very biased when it come to puffed sleeves. I also love the slight colouring and speckled pattern that’s on the sleeves and neck even if its subtle.

For 4th place, I had an extremely hard time deciding. It breaks my heart to put this in 4th place, but I’m putting dress number 5 here. This is my favourite if I was to wear a dress out of all these options. I love the colour, I love the corset, I love the short ruffle sleeves, I love the loopy embroidery, I love the corset, I love the flowers in her hair, I love the boots, I love the necklace and I love the corset. I really love the corset if you couldn’t tell. The shape of the big skirt is really cute. But I think once again she would have a more adventurous pattern. I’m so sad that I am doing this to myself but this would not be what I imagine for Luna. I mean, this girl wore a hat with a Lion and an Eagle in some strange combination but still pulled it off without a care. I love her. Anyway I’m getting off track. I think this is a little simple once again but I still adore the design. I think one day I might get this made professionally if I can ever afford it, would you be alright with that? The boots are really nice too. I personally love this style of fancy dresses with boots so this is number 1 for myself and in general but I dont think this fits Luna the best.

In 3rd place I will put dress number 3. It’s beautiful and I love the kooky Alice in Wonderland Vibe. I think this one really suits her and I like all the sharp edges on the design. I feel like it gives a nice contrast to the rest of the softer, more pastel and more flower colours and designs. But, I agree with you that the pastel ones are my favourite for her. I really adore the jewels and shiny stuff all over the dress. It really drives home the wacky aspect in a way I can’t really explain.

My second favourite is number 6. I feel like the space buns are what makes the outfit something that really screams Luna. The dress and cut is gorgeous and I love the heart shaped neckline, but my favourite part is the print on the dress. The ballerinas are so delicate and elegant, but still uncommon cos back then people usually didn’t get fabrics with patterns of humans. That sounds way creepier than I intended. But it’s really beautiful, and space buns are also one of my own favourite hairstyles, so this is number 2.

My favourite one, is definitely dress number 4. From the elegant up-do with leaves in her hair, to the crystal looking booties, this entire outfit is perfect. The dress is really good. The pattern on the skirt is gorgeous and I think that the zodiac signs were a really good choice for her. I love the green tights because it gives it a more playful vibe as compared to just elegant, and I think that playfulness is really important because she would have been 13 and it’s a part of her character. The see through tulle is really pretty and it makes it looks like it’s very nature like. The bodice is perfect as well because we all know that she would have put real plants on it if she had gone to the ball. It just really suits her and I love the design.

Okay that’s all that I have to say but I wanna reiterate that I really do love all the designs and I’m so happy you out so much effort and thought into each of them. Your really great! I’ll do Ginny and Hermione in a separate ask, but what do you agree/disagree with from what I’ve said?

I read your piece three times and I couldn't agree more! Like, when I draw these design sheets, I'm mostly thinking as I go. I think things like: what are the things she would wear at that age? What would she be interested in? Is she crafty? Or thrifty? Things like that :) I agree with your top 6. I also think the 70s dress isn't the right fit for Luna at the Yule Ball. I do think it's something she'd wear, maybe in a more casual setting, with slightly less saturated colour. I should do a drawing on that... Anyway, your top three! Agreed, 100%. The green plants and zodiac dress is my favourite, too. She could have put that whole outfit together in her spare time after classes. That's the idea I wanted to go with. I am a little biased about the purple dress, I loved making that one. I feel like maybe she would have worn something like that at a Christmas party when she was a little bit older. It's a slightly more sophisticated look. I love that you pick all these things up from my drawings. I just finished my bachelor's in illustration and storytelling and the main thing I always focus on is telling the story I want people to see/hear. There is a story in the dress designs and you've managed to find them. I love that! It's so wonderful. I'm really curious about your thoughts on the other girls I've already done. I'd be happy to hear what you think :) Finally, if you ever find a way to make the pink dress, be my guest! And send me the photos! It would be an honor! And I think I would cry, just a little bit, from happiness.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Moonbase Alpha uniforms designed by Rudi Gernreich - Space: 1999 (1975)

[here-a-lee-there-a-lee]

found these costume sketches for 1776 and I think they’re pretty cool

[fashioninpaper]

Some more terrific costume designs by Erte

[claudia1829things]

Time Period for "DANIEL DERONDA"

Recently, I discovered that the BBC had aired two adaptations of George Eliot's 1876 novel, "Daniel Deronda". One was a four-part miniseries that aired in 2002 and starred Hugh Dancy and Romola Garai. The lesser known production had been a six-part miniseries that aired in 1970 and starred John Nolan and Martha Henry.

The ironic thing is that both adaptations were set during the early-to-mid 1870s. Yes, I know that the novel had been published in 1876. But . . . Eliot's novel was set during the mid-1860s - 1864 to 1866/67. Didn't the producers of both miniseries realized this when they were made?

[euphoricmood]

in the books Cinna (the genius) makes every single piece that katniss wear a statement. the more obvious being the burning gown to mockingjay, from compliance to the literal symbol of the revolt. i wish they'd been more attentive to that in catching fire, the little girl in love dresses up until the announcement of the games. it would have been more poignant that the black sets she wear all movies long. even if the reason is that they aren't different by much from the uniforms of the games. or to the workers in the mines. because she's a pawn, all the times

[chernobog13]

JACK KIRBY’S JULIUS CAESAR

In 1969, not long after he and his family moved to Southern California, Jack Kirby was asked if he would be interested in designing some costumes for a college production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

Jack not only designed costumes, but he also drew a poster that was used to advertise the play, all for free!

This must have been wild to see in real life!  It feels like Jack was using these designs as a warm-up to his Fourth World Saga.

See more of the designs at The Kirby Museum here: 

https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/effect/caesar/

[frogteethblogteeth]

Costume design for the four swallows in the ‘Snow Ballet’ by Wilhelm (William Charles John Pitcher), London, 1883-84

[thesnackist]

keep stumbling over more and more obscure corners of the Doctor Who EU/fandom 🫣 it's lovely but also A Lot™️