This is the second outfit I wore to Wild Wild West Con this year. I ended up using the corset and bustle from my original brown steampunk outfit that I posted about earlier: Evolution of my brown steampunk costume.... I decided to make a red outfit versus keeping so much brown. I am sad, because it lost the thrift store alteration touch, but I absolutely adore how the finished product came out.
Here is the fabric I chose for the skirt. I found it at one of my local fabric chain store. I love the tufts and squares that add some dimension to the fabric. I made a simple 3 gore skirt, based on a 4 gore skirt I made previously. I added trim that matches the trim on the bustle around the bottom of the skirt.
The next piece for this ensemble was the shirt. I had originally bought a red silky fabric to embroider for scarves, but I hadn't used it after buying it 2 years ago. When I decided I was going to make a new shirt for this ensemble I decided to use this fabric. I used simplicity pattern 0199 for the shirt. I had to alter the sleeves to fit my arms, and I slightly altered the front of the shirt by making the front one cut of fabric versus 2, eliminating a seam down the front. Using a see through fabric I had to do french seams and rolled hems to finish it and the less I had to hide, the better!
