I Spent 1,000 HOURS Recreating This Lobster Bustle Gown!

Would you regret spending 1,000 hours recreating this fabulous lobster gown from an 1883 fashion plate? Follow along the 8-month journey as we build this sucker from the ground up! I'm SO excited to finally share this make with you! From the hand-dyed fabric to the 26 (!) papier-mâché lobsters dangling from various parts of the gown, this thing took an immense amount of labor. The bodice is decorated in various puffs and lobsters and crowned with a felted lobster "little guy." The apron, or overskirt, is block printed with a hand-carved stamp and then hand painted with funny little lobster guys before getting trimmed and bustled. And the underskirt is covered in pleated voile "grass" before--yep, you guessed it!--getting covered in MOR LOBSTAS. Even better? My friend made the accompanying Seagull gown, and we got to wear it to a Victorian event in December! Is this the most epic bustle gown ever made? Maybe. It's certainly the most crustaceous. Watch the whole Saga of the Lobster Gown in this playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDDxqes4R_ovmCbG6dyCbFqah4CdF9Hv9 Resources: Bodice Pattern: https://blacksnailpatterns.com/en/products/viktorianische-damen-balltaillen-von-1880-bis-1900-schnittmuster-0320-grosse-eu-34-56-pdf-download Cotton twill, cotton sateen, and Robin's Egg fiber reactive dye: https://www.dharmatrading.com/ Teal cotton voile: https://fabricwholesaledirect.com/ Lobster mold: Amazon Lobsters: My recycle bin :D Chapters 00:00 I spent 1000 hour