Miss Kitty Costume

This is the Miss Kitty costume I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. It turned out pretty neat and looks nice on the gal who is wearing it!

The red jacket has brushes of gold and purple in the paisley print. It is finished with a sheer purple ruffle around the sleeve hem and jacket hem. The ruffle in the back of the jacket forms a bustle that was common in that time period. There is over 50 yards of the purple ruffle around the jacket hem - lots and lots of gathering! Click here to see what happened when I started to baste all those ruffles!

The gold skirt has the same purple ruffle around the hem. I pulled up and pleated the front so the ruffle would peek out from under the skirt. Three red roses bring the red jacket fabric back into the skirt. That's the part I love - the pulled up skirt and roses! :)

the jacket & skirt front

the jacket back & bustle

detail of roses on front skirt