‘Moulin Rouge’ to this very day is my absolute favorite movie, and the costumes are out of this world beautiful. I decided that many years ago I would one day make Satine’s ‘Pink Diamonds’ costume, and that came to fruition two and a half years ago. She was absolutely a labor of love, about three months in the making and is my most expensive costume to date.
Materials used: hand dyed cotton poplin, rhinestones, sequins, polyester tulle, glass bead fringe, glass beads, ribbon, feather boas, ostrich feathers, wig, bracelets
Items purchased: T-strap Spanish heels painted and embellished by me, stockings that were hand dyed/embellished, pettishorts, vintage garter belt with rhinestones added, satin gloves, corset
Costume features a hand dyed steel bonded corset covered with dyed cotton poplin with tulle on top. A layer of padding was added between these layers to help hide the boning. Bustle style pad with feather boas mounted to it; ties to the corset via ribbons at the waist. The original move costume utilized ostrich feather boas and these were opted out due to their very high price, about 400 dollars US per six foot boa. Hand sewn padded hearts at the chest and crotch, hand embellished. Sequins in gold are scattered throughout the corset and beaded fringe trim runs along the bottom front half of the corset. Hand sewn bead fringe at the hips.
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