Part 4 of the Construction behind my Shannan, the Daughter of Allon costume.
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This was undoubtedly the most unique and hardest part of the whole costume. I searched high and low through my references to find something that would work against the stereotypical female doublet grain. I knew I wanted the bottom to be longer and the top more simplistic, but things were starting to look hopeless as I racked my brain trying to come up with something. My beginner skills at costume design were starting to show. During a google image search I happened across an illustration that became my design focal point
Sadly I cannot find the the artist who did this piece so I can give proper credit (if you know who did this, please leave me a comment so I can credit them!). I’ll admit that I copied down the jerkin almost exactly, mainly because I was trying to figure out how the artist designed it in the first place.
I had an intention to change the shape once I figured out the final design, but the more I worked with it, the more I thought it fit Shannan’s design. In the end, I kept the shape of the illustration’s jerkin, but changed quite a few other things. The changes made were:
- The lacing was replaced with D-rings and straps
- The jerkin’s bottom were cut into side flaps only to protect the hips rather than a full skirt
- Top was raised higher to protect the collarbones
- Different colour and fabric










We put the pink pattern over the coat (along with the costume pants and boots, which I’ll be discussing in another post).




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