Princess Elizabeth I

After maaaany long hours, it's finally finished. This is the gown that Elizabeth I wore in the portrait of her as a teenager (the painting is dated 1546, i.e. she was 13). Here is the painting I based the whole gown on: [link]

This is a Tudor gown, sewn about 70-80% by hand (as opposed to machine sewn). I made the entire thing myself, including beading all of the trim. The short necklace and brooch however, were made by Sapphire and Sage ([link]), a wonderful replica jewelry company. All of the funds for materials for this came out of my paychecks, and let me say, it was by no means cheap to make >.<;

I did use a pattern, but it royally sucked, so I ended up altering it a lot. The gown consists of a hoopskirt (that I did not make), a full kirtle (under gown, the gold), and the over gown (red).

NOTE: I finally got some better pictures of the updated costume (front placard was changed and French hood was added). You can view them here:
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Made and modeled by me.

NEW: You can purchase the updated version of this set here: [link]