I loved the costumes of the movie Ever After, they are so pretty. My favorite though has to be one of the evil step-sister Margarite, the rosy red dress she wears to the tennis match and at the end of the movie. I love the beautiful velvet, and the color. I have decided this is one I will make someday, maybe next year.
Descrition of Dress
I got most of my information on the dresses in this movie from Everaftercostumes.com. Though the site does not have information about Margarite, it is a great resource thought since the dresses are basically the same. I also found this site that has some information. From what I know and can tell from watching the movie, Margarite's dress is a rosy red velvet dress with a high waist that has some gold trim at the waist line and white lace around the neckline. The sleeves are huge and very full on top with lots of pleats. It looks like there are 4 slits on the top and bottom of each sleeve allowing the chemise sleeve to poke though with 4 gold buttons on the top side of the sleeves. It looks like the sleeves are linned in some light pink fabric. The red over sleeves are open at the bottom,showing the white chemise sleeves. Im not sure what the chemise is made of, possible silk.
Pictures
I have found only two pictures on the web of this dress, one black and white and one colored. The colored one has the dress a little darker than in the movie, it is a more rosy red that that.
Photos courtesy of IMDB.com and Romantic Ever After
UPDATE: Peacefully At Livejournal was very kind and made me some screen caps of Margarite in this dress! Below are some link to some of the very nice sceen caps, ans a couple I cropped to have on my site. PLEASE don't take these!
Back and view of snood
Back and view of Snood 2
With Rodmilla and Jacqueline
At the Palace
Bottom, nice view of skirt and bottom of sleeve
Walking towards the King
Tea with the Queen, nice view of the top of the sleeves
Throwing a fit, can see the bottom of the sleeves
Throwing a fit
"It was a Bee"
Walking with Henry
Side view
Front of face, can see some of snood
Side view again
Arms crossed at match
Smirk on face
Holding the tennis ball
Tennis match
Close up
Looking at Henry
Here is a painting that might have inspired the dress, it is Portrait of Jeanne d'Aragon by Raffaello Sanzio,courtesy of Raveness Renaissance
Pattern ideas:
For the dress I will use McCall 2806, the blue version. For the over sleeves, I think that Simplicity 9929 could work, I will also use the gown part of the pattern for the chemise.
Fabric ideas for Dress
Triple velvet from Denver Fabrics
Triple Velvet from Denver Fabrics
Velvet from Distinctive Fabrics
Velvet from Sy Fabrics
Velvet from Sy Fabrics
Chemise fabric ideas
Silk Essence
Trim ideas
Tea Rose from TLBarnes
Button Ideas
Swirl buttons
Climbing ROse
Doll courtesy of historicaldolls.com
Ever After Characters copyright © Fox. No copyright infringement is intended.
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