Stepping Out 2024 - Vera

Stepping Out - Vera's

Judy Jetson Costume

Production by the Murray Bridge Players and Singers 2024

In the movie version of Stepping Out with Liza Minnelli, the character of Vera - played by Julie Walters in the movie - wears a leotard the other dance class members refer to as Judy Jetson. screenshot from the movie

This costume is based on that unitard for an amateur theatre production of the musical.

This pattern is an add-on pant designed for use with the Jalie Leotard bodice patterns 4237 FIONA or 4349 EMMA (sold separately). It allows you to turn your favourite leotard into a catsuit/unitard.

Choose a pack or purchase a bundle containing both pants styles.

Pack 1: Pants with seamless front

Pack 2: Pants with centre front seam

This special add-on is only available in downloadable format.

I chose the seamed front pants version teamed with the Fiona Leotard.

For the skirt I used pattern Jalie 4237A1 skirt add on.

All packs include the entire leotard size range (from size F (toddler-2) to size MM (adult 36/5XL).Metallic charcoal spandex

For this costume I need a metallic like grey lycra. I found something suitable at DK Fabrics in Adelaide.

White fog finish lycra for the lightning appliqués.

Dark silver metallic mesh for the over skirt using pattern Jalie 4237A1

The costume I based this unitard on has a contrasting diagonal line, starting at the left waist, traveling up the bodice and then opening up to form the collar.

I had to re-draft this design into the bodice so it included the front of the collar. I changed the collar so the front collar is part of the front bodice.

I did make a test run unitard to check the body rise. I carefully marked out the position of the lightning bolts with safety pins. The actor and I decided, after pinning the white lightning on the black test version, that the angle and direction the white lightning pointed to was very un-flattering. We decided to add a mesh skirt overlay onto which the accents could be appliquéd.

I used a small zig zag to stitch the appliqués on the mesh and the bodice of the unitard.

I added flat white piping to the armhole seams and faced the collar in the white lycra as well.

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