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tereshkova2001 ([personal profile] tereshkova2001) wrote2014-02-28 09:53 pm
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Costume designs for Dr. Mary

I did a thing, inspired by [livejournal.com profile] quadrivium's song "Scattering Seeds on the Pomegranate Tour" also known as "Peppermint Ladies". If you haven't heard this one live, fix that the next time she's in concert. It features a number of Greek and Norse goddesses on tour as a band and support staff. Being the costumer I am, I was immediately inspired to design outfits for all of the ladies and cast an entire stage-full.


Persephone: the esteemed Dr. Mary Crowell. Something slinky in dark red or burgundy, in a silk satin. I'm picturing fruit embroidery around the hem and garnet jewelry like pomegranate seeds, possibly adding stones to the embroidery. The dress would be bias-cut so it flows smoothly.

Galatea: Judi Miller of the flashing hands. A classical Grecian gown of vertical pleats, tied at the shoulders and belted at the waist. Those marble statues were brilliantly painted, so the dress is vibrant orange linen.

Idunn: calling in Vixy Dockrey for this one. Something like Frigga and Jane's costumes from the recent Thor movie, with a draped cowl neck. The dress is golden for the apples.

Ariadne: Sunnie Larsen starts the string section. Something with an eighteenth century flavor, with a wide neckline and three-quarter sleeves, both with fabric ruffles. The green brocade has a labyrinth or Greek key motif.

Hel: Amy McNally hides half her face with her hair. There's a classic Norse style of a dress with an (often striped) full rectangular apron. Here it'll be done in many shades of blue linen and cotton.

Arachne: since the costumer is in the song, Torrey Stenmark. The superhero Spider-Woman has a web/wing that extends from the sides and the sleeves of her costume. I'm copying that in indigo and using asymmetric hems and lettuce ruffles.

Echo: Betsy Tinney doesn't run sound but she does play against her own music with a looper. Her outfit is many different mix and match pieces (skirts, blouses, jackets, belts, etc), each in a different shade of purple, mostly made of light knits.

When I first heard the song, I thought Iris the messenger was in there. Even though she's not in the lyrics, I chose a rainbow of colors to represent her too.

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