I'd say "close,but no cigar". and for $89. plus s/h I'd make my own,
Anna's looks to be more of an ecru base for the blouse. I'd just get a
peasant blouse pattern, some nice natural colored muslin, the start
checking the trim section of Wal mart for cotton lace trim yardage.Look
for one with the big floral type design for the sleeve tops,I'd dye this
a nice red and appliqué to the flat panel of the sleeve tops. Run strips
of this down the arms,up the front and add small floral motifs where
necessary( see pics) .
the heavy cotton lace would look more like embroidery,give a dimensional
quality to it.
Just my idea.....This is what I pan on doing,to busy to hand emb. all
that material.....
Melody

Holly wrote:
> Peasant blouse (white cotton) imported from Romania/Transylvania with
> red or black silk thread embroidery--when I saw VH for the 1st time a
> couple of wks ago, I thought "I've seen that blouse before!"
>
> http://www.carpatina.com/Blousecollection.html
>
> HollyVK
> (way behind on my film costume viewing, did see "Charlie &
> Choc Factory" & "Lemony Snicket" on the big screen tho')
>
> --- In Pescucci_costuming@yahoogroups.com, "kemperoctavia"
> <tolkienscholar@y...> wrote:
> > Hello! I am new to this group so thanks for taking the time to read
> my
> > post. I am in the midst of recreating Van Helsing's Anna's costume
> > when she meets VH. I am having no problem with the jacket, corset
> or
> > boots; however, I am having difficulty with the blouse. I live in a
> > culturally deficient area and Wal-Mart is usually my only available
> > fabric source. I need to create the blouse. I bought some red
> toile
> > (I seriously dislike toile) and thought I could recreate the blouse
> > with that if need be. But I would like to get closer to the
> original
> > design. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips regarding the red
> > print of the blouse? Thanks. Kemper
>
>
>
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