Ever After Costumes

Costume of the Moment: Jacqueline's Green Brocade Gown

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:56:32 GMT

It's been rather quiet here. LOL. Nothing much new to report. I've been slowly working on adding more historical reference images to my research site, and I'm still toying with the idea of adding a section for male costumes. While compiling all of the historical paintings to send to me, dreamerGIRL also found this great screencap of Jacqueline's Green Brocade Gown, confirming that the dress has a small train!

Jacqueline only has two costumes in the film: her Green Brocade Gown that she wears for the vast majority of the movie and her Masquerade "Horse" Gown.

This gown is made from a forset green brocade and is in the same style as many of the other female gowns in the movie. The gown is trimmed with what looks like dark green or navy blue velvet trim around the neckline, armholes, and at the waist. Thanks to the cosprop.co.uk concept sketch we know for certain that this gown also has detachable sleeves, as seen in this picture:

The sleeves seem to be a charcoal-colored silk taffeta that are laced into the armhole of the dress. The following picture shows that this gown also has a small train. Again, thanks to dreamerGIRL for sharing!

It also looks like Jacqueline has a ribbon tied in her hair. We can also see that the white chemise is floor length, which would suggest that the gown is actually two pieces (separate chemise and dress) rather than one piece with movie cheats.

Rodmilla's "Meeting" Gown and more Peacock Dress

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:28:46 GMT

Here's a nifty little graphic that I made illustrating a few details of Rodmilla's "Meeting" Dress:

I lightened the picture a little to bring out a few of the details.

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Red arrow: White lacey cuff.
Red lines: Chevron pattern on velvet bodice with princess seams.
Yellow circle: Gold girdle.
Blue arrows: Gold scrollwork design on velvet sleeveless overcloak.

I also found another picture of Marguerite's "Peacock" Dress with a good closeup of the neckline. It looks like the collar attaches with silver ribbon.

Here's the original picture with Rodmilla wearing her "Devil" Masquerade Dress:

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And another nifty graphic, lightened to show more detail:

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We've speculated before whether or not the collar is removable.

Red arrow: Gap between collar and dress where collar attaches at neckline.
Yellow arrow: Silver ribbon that secures collar to dress? Image is clearer on the right side (Marguerite's left), but a bit of silver can also be seen on the mirror left. It looks a bit like a prayer ribbon.

I've added a few more pictures to my research site here and there, mostly replacing poor quality caps with better ones. I still need to add more to the historical reference sections. Also, I'm seriously considering (eventually) adding a section for male costumes. Any interest in this?

Costume of the Moment: Rodmilla's "Meeting" Dress

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:56:56 GMT

It's that time of the year again, where I disappear for months on end because school starts eating my brain. But I pop up occasionally ~~because I'm procrastinating on homework or grading~~. :)

Rodmilla wears this dress when Prince Henry returns the horse that he stole from their stables. Most pictures of this costume only show Rodmilla from the neckline up, so we have great pictures of the headdress worn with this costume, but not the dress itself. Well, a little while ago I found some new screencaps that actually show some more detail. I've added them to my research site along with an expanded description of the dress, but here are some highlights:

Here's a decent shot of the dress:

Click the image for a slightly larger picture.

Note the chevron pattern on the velvet bodice. There's a contrasting waistband that matches the pattterned chiffon sleeves. And you can also see the gold girdle that she wears.

She also wears a dark sleeveless velvet overcloak decorated with gold scrollwork trim. This same trim is also seen on the cape she wears with her Marketplace Gown (on the left, below) and the taffeta sleeves of her Green Gown brocade overcloak (on the right).

She also wears the same headdress with her Marketplace Gown and Green Gown too. :)

You can find my research page for this costume [here]. As always, new pictures and/or suggestions about the costume's construction are more than welcome!

dreamerGIRL has been busy and has sent me more historical reference images that she could find for the rest of the Ever After costumes (male and female alike). I just need to sit down and get all of the images organized...oh, and add them to the site. :P

Historical Paintings and Ever After Costumes

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:04:59 GMT

First, let me apologize for the long delay in posting. A tragic event at my school combined with summer traveling and computer problems have taken precidence. But, I'm finally back with some exciting things. :)

Back in October (I know - I'm horrible with emails!), dreamerGIRL sent me a file with links to some online artwork. She took the time to find the historical paintings used in the cosprop.co.uk concept sketches! She also found a few paintings that look very similar to other Ever After costumes we don't have the concept sketches for.

Here's the concept art for Jacqueline's Green Brocade Gown.

And the paintings that dreamerGIRL found (from left to right):
Portrait of Maddalena Doni by Raffaello Sanzio
Portrait of a Woman Known as La Schiavona by Tiziano Vecellio
Lucretia by Lorenzo Lotto



Here's the concept art for Danielle's Blue Library Gown.

And the paintings (from left to right):
Ragazza con Ciliegie by Ambrogio de Predis
Portrait of Unknown Woman / The Artist's Wife by Hans Holbein the Younger



fieryredhead found a paiting by Albrecht Durer with many similarities to Danielle's 'Just Breathe' Ball Gown (first picture, left). Here are two more that dreamerGIRL found by the same artist (second from left to right):

Sketch of a Venetian Woman by Albrecht Durer
Nuremberg and Venetian Women by Albrecht Durer (and detail)
Die Hl. Katharina by Albrecht Durer



Here's a painting that is very similar to Danielle's Gold Court Dress:

Miracle of the Cross at the Bridge of St. Lorenzo by Gentile Bellini (and detail)



For the headdresses worn by Young Marguerite & Jacqueline:

Catherine of Aragon by Michel Sittow

And of course, the paintings we already knew about:

Here's the concept art for Danielle's Princess Gown.

And the paintings (from left to right):

Visitation by Domenico Ghirlandaio (and detail)
Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni by Domenico Ghirlandaio



It's possible that the portrait was used as a study for the larger fresco.

For Danielle's Work Dress:

The Flower Picker by John William Waterhouse

And Marguerite's Pink Velvet Gown:

Portrait of Jeanne d'Aragon by Raffaello Sanzio

On a somewhat related tangent, Maggie has some great information on the painting by Leonardo DaVinci seen in the film (and my icon too!). You can find that [here].

Thanks again dreamerGIRL for sharing your research!

Costume of the Moment: Marguerite's Market Gown

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:42:01 GMT

Marguerite wears this pink gown as a day dress and we see it when she and Rodmilla are shopping in the marketplace for a brooch. What pictures I've found of this dress can be found [here].

This gown is relatively simple, but I particularly like the touch of green around the armholes and neckline, as well as the changeable taffeta oversleeves that she wears shopping.

As always, new pictures and/or suggestions about the costume's construction are more than welcome!

And, it seems that I'm lacking a description of this gown on my research site, so any help compiling one would also be greatly appreciated. :)

Costume of the Moment: Queen Marie's Tea Gown

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:22:24 GMT

Queen Marie's wardrobe is really interesting in this movie. It's actually a bunch of separates that the designer mixed-and-matched for each scene to get different looks with fewer costume pieces. This is the gown Queen Marie wears for tea with Rodmilla and Marguerite.

This costume is actually a combination of the overdress she wears with her Red Gown and the dress from her Wedding Outfit.

The Red Gown:

And the Wedding Outfit:

There aren't really many pictures of this costume, since the scene is so short, but what I have can be found [here], along with the rest of her wardrobe. :)

As always, new pictures and/or suggestions about the costume's construction are more than welcome!

Costume of the Moment: Marguerite's "Peacock" Masquerade Dress

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:15:17 GMT

Here's one of my favorite gowns from the movie. Marguerite wears this dress to the masquerade ball. It is also one of the few costumes she wears that is not pink. ;)

aranel13 has screencaps of this costume on her Ever After Research Site. cleopatramwi also has a page with her thoughts of this costume on her website. And finally, you can find more pictures and a rough description of the costume [here].

We had a good discussion going on the Yahoo!Group a few months back, but as always, new pictures and/or suggestions about the costume's construction, fabric, trim, and possible patterns are more than welcome!

And maybe you can help me figure out something - I found a screencap of this costume online and it raises an interesting question about the sleeves/cape.

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At first, I thought the sleeves on this gown were like the ones on Jacqueline's Horse Masquerade Dress - full bishop sleeves that gather to the wrist and tie to the sleeve cap. However, in the picture above, it looks like the material of the sleeves is actually slashed and edged in gold.

*Red arrows - the edges of gold and the dark 'spots' between; perhaps we're seeing the undersleeves of solid blue velvet where the brocade oversleeves part?

*Yellow arrow - this could be part of the slashed oversleeve, but the way it's laying makes me wonder if it is actually part of the cape; we speculate that Marguerite wears a cape of peacock feathers, which would need a base of sorts to attach the feathers to; perhaps the brocade was used for this too?

What do you think? :)

Costume of the Moment: Rodmilla's Tea Gown

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:15:48 GMT

In an effort to start generating discussion - and have a look at some lovely eye-candy, too ;) - I've decided to try a "Costume of the Moment". Originally I thought about doing one every day, or every week, but knowing my schedule, it'll be more whenever-I-remember-to-post. :P

Obviously, Danielle's costumes in Ever After are popular and more recognizable since she's the main female character, but outside of her gorgeous wardrobe there's been very little research. Not that I would dissuade any thoughts/ideas/drooling over Danielle's gowns, but there are, after all, 32 other costumes worn by the other main and secondary female characters (not including the extras and courtiers, and yes, I did count, LOL), and they're all just as yummy. :)

Rodmilla de Ghent wears this gown when she has tea with Queen Marie, where she finds out that Prince Henry has been seeing Danielle (in the guise of a noblewoman named Nicole). The sleeve treatment on this costume is especially pretty.

Other pictures and a rough description of the dress can be found [here]. New pictures and/or suggestions about the costume's construction are more than welcome!

Welcome!

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:36:01 GMT

Welcome to Ever After Costumes! This is a community for researching, creating, and discussing the costumes from "Ever After: A Cinderella Story." All posts are welcome if they pertain to Ever After costumes - whether recreating a costume, sharing photos of your own costume with the group, general discussion of any costume from the movie, etc.

Don't be shy! Introduce yourself. :)