Gettig ready for the photo shoot:

.....and then my camera died.

The dungarees have been the bane of my life this project. I didn't realise how hard it would be to make them and then to have my model change once they were almost finished was a nightmare. However, it wasn't a major disaster I just had to change the curve of the bib section and raise the hems. The straps over the shoulders were easy to change because I cut them so that they could be adjusted anyway.



This is me testing out wether I like the bib section smaller or not. It doesn't look bad but the stomach is accentuated better when it is larger. Good to test it though, it made me more confident of my design.

This picture is after the re-fitting of the waistcoat and, as you can see, the shape of it is much better. The hem of the trousers needs changing as this model is shorter than the original.

Fabric to be used for the coat: It rminds me a lot of water and movement, being a design for a toad it seemed quite fitting.

Front view of the coat: I went for an old style over coat with a cape for Toad purely because it's very upper class with it's cape and the length. The Toad I have designed isn't intended to be in a certain part of history, he is very modern in his colour and fabric choices but he prefers the older style of tailoring.

The coat is a little bit too long here as it looks more like a tent due to the sheer size, and shape, of him. I'll bring the hemline higher so that more of the legs are visible, hopefully this will make it look more coat-like.

Once the fastenings are completed on the garment it will hold it's shape better. Overall I'm happy with the look of the garment and I love the effect the fabric has.

Toad of Toad Hall - Still not quite there.

Making the cuffs:

Rich anying his costume, 3rd Dec deadline:

The two Toads:

Moving around:

Side view:

Back view:

Help from Karen