Huntress (beta-version)

© Fotostyler

Okay - except for the leather-strap bra, this costume was the quick product of one day, hence the addendum 'beta-version'. I'm going to perfectionate it, especially the leggings (will be made from leather, lined with fleece) and the loincloth.

The bra-design is based loosely on "King Arthur" (remember Guinevere fighting?), but I used medium suede to cut the straps from, instead of braiding leather strings until the outcome is broad enough. Time was pressing. Two straps run round the chest, one close beneath the bust, the other one right across it to press it flat and upwards. This is a constant battle between aesthetics and physics and only works up to cup C, if you ask me. At the crossings, the straps are joined with leather strings, and the whole thing is closed by means of two strings under one arm.

Loincloth and leggings are based on Native American patterns, but adapted to avoid their getting out of place. The loincloth consists of a long strip of sand-coloured cotton fabric, the edges slightly frayed (don't cut the cloth, rip it, this gets the desired effect) that is long enough to hang down about an ell behind and at the front AND pass through between your legs. It's covered by a layer of fleece (only added for warmth, can be left aside) that does not hang down, front and back are then decorated with a piece of fur. All this is stitched onto a soft fabric belt that ties on one hip and keeps everything safely in place.

.....currently no time for the rest, will keep it coming though! ;)