Chinese Vampire ("jiang shi")

Added Nov 4, 2009

by redbean009

West Coast, Canada

Bs_ic_thumb

Views

3063

Vamp01_large
  • Vamp01_grid
  • Vamp02_grid
  • Vamp03_grid
  • Vamp04_grid

View All

Description

Made at bro’s request for Halloween. This set consists of:

-outer robe in brocade, handmade frog closures, chest badges from iron on transfers
-arm sleeves in crepe back satin, silk and satin
-skirt in satin, lower section interfaced, striped polyester cut on the bias and matched to form chevron pattern
-hat interfaced with canvas and Flexi Firm, trimmed with feathers, beads, fringe

We used a mix of photos of Qing dynasty clothing and movie costumes for reference. I kind of cheated with the “under robe” which are just arm sleeves and skirt (as we were running out of time and materials :p).

Material Notes

brocade, embroidered silk, satin, polyester, bias tape, iron on transfer paper, feathers, beads, fringe

Categories

For
Men
Garment Type
Costume
Style
Ethnic
Material
Blends, Other, Polyester, Satin, Silk

Credits

Make-up

http://www.modelmayhem.com/FayeSmithMakeUpArtist

5 Comments

  • Clip2_large

    Nov 5, 2009, 10.00 PMby almatinka

    Truly wonderful!!!! It looks sooo professional and unique!!!

  • Imgp3732_large

    Nov 5, 2009, 02.33 AMby d3liriums4m4

    Wow, this is fantastic! Both the concept and the execution. Did he spend the whole night hopping?

  • Burdastyle_moderator_large

    Nov 4, 2009, 04.47 PMby sew4my3

    Awesome costume! Scary too!

  • 718839f1e666b60ba89825066c66b0e93b61e21c_large

    Nov 4, 2009, 02.47 PMby ink

    Totally fantastic. I love it. The costume is so rich.

  • Vatten_large

    Nov 4, 2009, 12.18 PMby ichigogirl

    Wow, very cool, lucky brother!

Add a Project

Help

Add to Favorites 3 people added it

Featured

Burdastyle

http://burdastyle.com//projects/chinese-vampire-jiang-shi