Making Princess Jasmine's Costume
When I was in my late teens, costumes were my most common sewing projects. I made various historical garments from different time periods, some of which were even made from original patterns from the time period. Most of them were rather elaborate and made from exciting fabrics with rich trims. As my time and budget for purely creative sewing has diminished drastically over the years, my sewing has become focused on making clothes that are useful and cost effective. It would be a conservative guess to say that I haven't made a costume for myself in over ten years. That all changed at the end of last year when I came up with the idea of having a costume party for my birthday. I think I was inspired by finding a sari length in my fabric stash and imagining what fun things I could make from it. After watching Aladdin a few times and falling in love with Princess Jasmine's costumes, I chose to recreate her purple dress. It features the iconic, huge harem pants and a little jacket