This is based on one art­book image. Since the dress is mainly Eliz­a­bethan, I went with mostly Eliz­a­bethan con­st­duc­tion meth­ods. Since I was plan­ning on research­ing this period any­way, I used the resources I’d begun to com­pile. Since Esther does not wear a chemise, the under­gar­ments worn with this dress are not a com­plete set, but only an Eliz­a­bethan far­thin­gale, bum roll, and corset. The gown is cov­ered in beads and gold trim, which had to be sewn on by hand. The stripes had to be attached indi­vid­u­ally. I used mainly vel­vet, satin, and linen to con­struct all the pieces, as would be used in period. The sleeves are not Eliz­a­bethan, so I made them detach­able.
Model: Daisy
Pho­tog­ra­pher: Maboroshi