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Phantom of the opera Sweatshirt -dutch production  

bought this one in the circus theatre scheveningen

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This is a 'rare' item I have not seen often. Its a night gown (bigshirt) it comes just above the knee..

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Phantom of the opera costume pattern   

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Phantom of the Opera shirt of the musical in general

Because the making the description of each item costs so mucht time. I wil make them shorter from now on. Afterall a picture says more then a thousand words. I bought this one recently throught ebay. I was not really paying attention when bought this shirt several months ago on ebay. It was clearly Phantom and it was cheap. The front says in very large print: the phantom of the opera and there is a mask on the sleave. No mention of a specific show.   Its from the line "touch of gold" made by spring ford.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Phantom of the Opera shirt of the Dutch show
 

Because the making the description of each item costs so mucht time. I wil make them shorter from now on. Afterall a picture says more then a thousand words. I bought this one recently throught ebay. I bought this shirt in the theater in Scheveningen where the Dutch show was on stage.The front says: the phantom of the opera - holland. The mask is glow in the dark and its the only decoration on the whole shirt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Phantom of the Opera shirt of the Canadian show
 

Because the making the description of each item costs so mucht time. I wil make them shorter from now on. Afterall a picture says more then a thousand words. I bought this one recently throught ebay. The shirt is XL (looks smaller) and cost 0,99 dollar. WIth shipping to the netherlands that came to about 10,99 (8 a 9 euro) I liked it because of the 'spotlight" image. Its from the canadian show in the Plantages theatre in Toronto
 
 
 
 
 

Phantom of the Opera Victorian Dress Pattern
 

May 1 2006-  Under all the text here which decribes the item I have in my collection I have placed some pictures of my creation. But be warned they are rahter shocking... as said before I do not have much skill, had a very short deadline, and do NOT look like a Christine...(too old, and ehm curvy (lets call it that wont we??)

April 14, 2006 - I am now working on the dress in the color sea green/blue. SInce I am not that handy and have a deadline to make (elf fantasy fair on april  22) it will not nearly look as good as on the pictures (in the future I might put online a photo of the result..if I am not too ashamed of it)

Since I tend to visit the Elf Fantasy fair (kind of renesance fair)  and last year for the first time went in costume (made myself from a pattern) I went looking
for another pattern for this years edition. I was actually looking voor a simple one since I am still very unexperienced. However when I was looking for Phantom items to add to my collection on ebay I came across this one. It arrived yesterday and yes....it will be a challange. It will probably be made badly (due to lack of skill)  and I am no young and beautifull slim lady...(the only thing thats correct is that I have long hair of my own) but I can not resist the opportunity of giving it a go.  From the pattern you can make a replica of christines masquerade dress and with the other option the point of no return dress. If you read what I stated about me not looking like a Christine you can imagine why I will try my hands on the masquerade one and not the sexy point of no return.  Here are some things the   seller wrote about it. (since I could not have said it better myself I quote her)

"Breath-taking costume pattern based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway smash & Joel Schumacher's recent film, Phantom of the Opera. This particular pattern concentrates on two memorable dresses worn by Christine, the object of The Phantom's obsession. Both styles are very authentic looks for the time period. Every well-bred French lady in the 1880's almost certainly would have had dresses similar to these.

The first style, View A (larger picture, left, and small picture on lower right) is Christine's pink "Masquerade" dress. Sleeveless bodice with princess seams, full skirt, and 3 very large dramatic flounces in the back. The other style, View B (upper right), is a very good reproduction of Christine's "Point of No Return" dress.
 

Christine's "Masquerade" Dress    Christine's "Point of No Return" Dress

The pattern contains all 13 pieces to make both views and is multi-sized to fit sizes 6-8-10-12. It regularly retails for $16.95 if you can find it. Due to their popularity not only for Phantom of the Opera fans, but for Halloween & costume parties in general, these are getting pretty difficult to find.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

My creation....

What I made of it...as stated above..be warned the pictures are rahter shocking... as said before I do not have much skill, had a very short deadline, and do NOT look like a Christine...(too old, and ehm ...curvy (lets call it that wont we??) Oh and I know..the upper layer seems short but the basis was my mothers weddinggown and I did not have time to make it longer (will do that in the future though) and the hoopskirt is much thinner but thats because A- I had to figure out al that myself (was not included in the pattern) and B - with my type of figure one does NOT want to make ones hips too much broader... Also regarding the picture from the back...the fullnes of the que does not come across well, in reality its much more fluffy. The que is removable (this is also so on the original pattern) which makes traveling easier. In the orriginal pattern however it was fasstened with ribbons through holes in the skirt. I have chosen to make no holes in the skirt but to use transparent ribbons and tie it around the waist (under my bodice). This is much more practical since it turned out on the fair that a lot of people would stap on my hem...had I used the holes they would have torn my dress ..now all I felt was a tugg at my waist. Oh and I did not use lots of lacy lace ruffles...also very dangerous for one my size (I used a transparant voile with shiny seagreen threads weaven into it and did not ruffle very much)
 
 
 

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