Centuries-Sewing

Category: Labyrinth Costumes

  • Fabric swatch I keep messing with, because I am easy to amuse.

    Seriously thinking of making a dress out of this because it is so neat.

  • Brian Froud’s Costume Sketches from Labyrinth

    Brian Froud’s Costume Sketches from Labyrinth

    Labyrinth Woman Ballroom Costume Design I
    Brian Froud -Woman Ballroom Costume Design I Labyrinth, 1984 Graphite, ink 16 x 20″

    I ran across this a few weeks ago, a gallery in NYC is showing the Froud’s work. Including sketches from The Good and Bad Fairy Book, Dark Crystal, a few things I don’t recognize and of course Labyrinth.

    I am not located in NYC, nor am I heading up there any time soon.  So I’m quite happy to see the collection is online and even better the costume designs for the ballroom dancers are included, along with Jareth’s armor/coat, goblins, and other assorted puppets.

    This will making coming up with my own inspired version easier. Time to break out my pencils and water-color.

     

    Labyrinth  Copyright © The Jim Henson Company

  • Labyrinth Costume Research

    Labyrinth Costume Research

    I’m plotting a Labyrinth ball gown costume and took a few screen caps to use as references. Some of the skirts seem to have net petticoats underneath, others none at all. The bodices on the gowns vary from princess seamed to fitted panels with draped layers. Shot silk looked like the main fabric, along with various damasks an in one case some type of vinyl.

    Now I just need to sketch some ideas.

    Labyrinth  Copyright © The Jim Henson Company