Queen for a day

so...right now neither my sister or myself have any desire to work on our Trinity Blood costumes.....

I have been wanting to make something else. but for a while I have been in a slump. I haven't had any costume inspiration.....


well. one of my favorite movies is The Young Victoria. and Victoria has a really nice dress in that movie that I like.
it has an embroidered strawberry pattern on it! I was looking at exhibit picture to see what type of embroidery it uses, and lucky for me it is the chain stitch, which is super simple.....


so I'm am going to think about this dress.....if I can find a good pattern for it I might attempt it.....



but there is also another dress I have been liking lately. I really am into learning about Empress Elisabeth (aka Sissi) of Austria. she is one of my favorite historical figures....

anyways. she had a black court dress made out of moire silk and has a HUGE train. oh man it is fabulous. so I can't quite decide which dress I would rather make...