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Lemony Snicket's Baudelaires

Started by wenz, Oct 19 2006 05:47 PM

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Posted 19 October 2006 - 05:47 PM

I've wanted to make a Sunny Baudelaire costume since I saw the film. Does anyone have anyideas what fabric would have been used??

wallpaper of sunny baudelaire from movie website
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Posted 19 October 2006 - 07:39 PM

Hmmm, not sure. Maybe sueded silk for the grey. Gosh, that's such a pretty dress!!!
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Posted 19 October 2006 - 11:39 PM

That's gorgeous!!!

I agree that it looks like some sort of suede or maybe even some sort of velvet?
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Posted 19 October 2006 - 11:48 PM

Is it some sort of rich velveteen or a silk velvet?

I love this movie's costumes too Wenz - I especially like Violets blue jacket
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 10:29 AM

I loved the visual style & costumes of the film ... though it's Sunny's dress that I want to copy the most. blink.gif Yep, it's pretty high on my wish of costumes to make, though on an adult will might look like a Loli dress (different body proportions).

There are buckled straps going all the way up the sleeves, and at first I thought the stripes on the skirt were woven, but I'm not sure they are any more.
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Posted 20 October 2006 - 02:25 PM

I think it would look great as a Loli dress smile.gif especially if you made the waistline slightly high and the skirt knee length. But if you made it in 'adult' proportions, it would still make very elegent 1890's dress, thought the buckles on the sleeve are, err, different. smile.gif

I would go with any of the fabric suggetions above: a washed/sueded silk (or synthetic copy - I have a microfibe you would swear was sueded silk just looking at it) or a soft velveteen would be a cheaper alternative. And without more reference pics, I'd guess that the stripes on the skirt are a satin striped chiffon (wide) ribbon, which is also used for the trimmings on the dress and for the sleeves.

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Posted 20 October 2006 - 03:50 PM

here are some more links to pics

picture in The Age

German cinema website

another shot of Sunnymovie poster on IMDB
IMDB studio still

If I can decide on the fabric etc this might be a good Loli dress for January, and be a costume made from my wish list
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Posted 20 December 2006 - 01:54 PM

I found this pic recently and thought it may help any one out, looking at this costume. I understand the artist saw the costume in person and drew from that. It's an interesting break down of the layers.
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Posted 20 December 2006 - 02:18 PM

That is really pretty. I really like the artistic impression. It would make an awesome loli dress.
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Posted 20 December 2006 - 04:47 PM

sqeee thanks for the breakdown pictures ... it helps a lot. It'd make a great loli dress, though not necessilary on my figure!
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Posted 20 December 2006 - 11:16 PM

It's so cute! I hadn't really paid much attention to her dress before, probably cos she's so little. It is a nice dress though. It could be adapted to an adult lolli dress I would think!
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Posted 21 December 2006 - 09:41 AM

QUOTE(wenz @ Oct 19 2006, 04:47 PM) View Post
I've wanted to make a Sunny Baudelaire costume since I saw the film. Does anyone have anyideas what fabric would have been used??

wallpaper of sunny baudelaire from movie website


That is a lovely costume. I had been thinking about that one for my daughter too, but was also wondering re the material... maybe one day....
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QUOTE(Kat @ Dec 21 2006, 08:40 AM) View Post
That is a lovely costume. I had been thinking about that one for my daughter too, but was also wondering re the material... maybe one day....
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Ah, Morgan informs me that she would prefer Violet's dress... I have been told
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Posted 21 December 2006 - 09:58 AM

LOL, adoration of Violet's dress is much more common. One of my friends looked almost horrified when I said I wanted to make Sunny's dress. Another looked at me the way you do at a demented relative you're fond of regardless.
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Posted 21 December 2006 - 10:55 PM

QUOTE(wenz @ Dec 21 2006, 10:28 AM) View Post
Another looked at me the way you do at a demented relative you're fond of regardless.



Hehehehe.........I know that look very well......I seem to get it all the time!
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