This is the fifth post in my Handmaid’s Tale Cosplay. See Why The Handmaid’s Tale , Researching the Costume, Creating the Dress, and Obi Belt Tutorial for more details.
Here are some images of my completed Handmaid’s Tale cosplay. Some of the images have strange lighting – sorry about that! I was taking pictures on a day when the sun kept coming out from behind the clouds.
Here you can see the front and back flaps in all their glory! They really do conceal femininity, as Ane Crabtree intended.
This is the fourth post in my series on my Handmaid’s Tale cosplay. See Why The Handmaid’s Tale , Researching the Costume , and Creating the Dress for more details.
Today I’m going to show you how to create my version of the obi-style belt the Handmaid’s wear on Season 1 of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. For reference, here is Samira Wiley wearing the belt.
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This is the third post in my series on my Handmaid’s Tale cosplay. See Why The Handmaid’s Tale and Researching the Costume for more details.
To make my cosplay, I started with the Christine Haynes Emery dress pattern and then made a list of things that needed to be changed.
Today is the second in a series of posts that I am doing on creating my Handmaid’s Tale cosplay. See the first post Why The Handmaid’s Tale here.
Once I decided to make my handmaid costume, I knew I needed to collect some images and details. First, I looked at promotional images for the series.
This is when I noticed that the bodice was split at the center front and that the belt was a separate piece. I decided to investigate further.
I looked for interviews with the costume designer, Ane Crabtree, and found a treasure trove of information. She’s given numerous interviews over the past 3 years. I found the ones in Atlanta Magazine and Vogue particularly helpful.
Each one of Crabtree’s choices was so purposeful. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
I’m pleased to announce that I am a blogger for the newly launched Cali Fabrics sewing and fabric blog!
For my first Cali Fabrics project, I chose a gorgeous orange embroidered eyelet. I immediately gravitated toward this fabric because of its gorgeous color, but once I received it, I became even more enamored with its overall design. I like that the eyelet openings are relatively small, meaning that I didn’t have to worry as much about underlining. Plus, the embroidery ensures that the design is visually interesting!
Check out the rest of my first post over on the Cali Fabrics Blog.
