How Do You Create A Marie Antoinette Costume?
• First, buy a cheap prom dress, the bigger the better. You can find them for under $20 at the Goodwill or at thrift shops. If you don’t think your dress is puffy enough (i.e. it can fit through the door), buy a bridal crinoline while you’re at the thrift shop. I bought one for about $10. You can also search eBay or other online shops for dresses and crinolines. • Next, you need to add things to the dress. Head to Wal-Mart and into the craft section. There you can buy bows, ribbons, lace, beads, pearls, rhinestones, and the like in coordinating colors to your dress. If your dress has no sleeves, you will also want to buy fabric for sleeves. • If you need to make sleeves: Find a pattern online for bell sleeves. Sew the sleeves and leave the end that will be on your shoulder and armpit with a raw edge. Sew that to the dress in a way that you find attractive. Then, put the dress on. Right above the elbow, bunch the sleeve up so that it is skinny on the top and foofs out on the bottom. Sew
