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Cup Cake Dancer

 Cup Cake Dancer



Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Amateur theatre production September 2021. 
Murray Bridge Players and Singers
this was my initial design idea 

As part of the McArthur Park musical number in Priscilla the lead character has a dream involving cup cakes. For this scene I made 5 cup cake costumes, the director requested another complementary costume for each of the actors holding the umbrellas above the cup cakes. I had to make the dresses match the look of the scene and used the remaining fabric I had. 
For this costume I need a very simple A line dress so construction would be quick. I used Butterick 3554 dress view B. 

I used the sleeves from the pattern view B but instead of using the inverted scallops I curved the hemline so it could be gathered and added an elastic cuff. 

I changed the skirt from straight to flaired by splicing the pattern and adding fullness across the skirt. I also widened the shoulders towards the neck so the neckline wasn’t as open. I redrafted the pattern so the front and back had a seperate yoke which I cut from lime green stretch mesh, I also cut the sleeves out of the stretch mesh.
I made binding for the scoop neckline. 
I wanted to included a pleated lame accent to match the cup cake patty pans. 
On the inside I added a mesh lining to which I added the pleated lamé contrast hem. The mesh served to hold the contrast pleated fabric seperate from the tinsel mesh and to line the dress because the tinsel mesh is itchy! 


with added purple sprinkles



rehearsal photo by Jaybirdy Photography 


rehearsal photo by Jaybirdy Photography 



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