Construction Details:

The dress is made from a wheat coloured stretch silk charmeuse and trimmed in vintage beads along the wrist and neckline, and accented with a vintage mother of pearl Jerusalem cross pendant brooch. The lavender robe is made from a limited edition silk sari that I was fortunate enough to purchase the very last of--this is the fabric I've been looking for relentlessly for a decade, and finally found something close enough to work--it is lined in a lavender silk charmuese. The sleeves of the robe are accented with freshwater pearls. The sash is a matte silk duchess satin. The cape is made from six yards of mandarin orange silk dupioni and trimmed in gold zardozi. The headscarf is a silk lurex marquisette, accented with pearls and tassels and held in place with multiple ornate pearl stick pins. The costume is collectively 18 yards of silk.rnrnWanting to capture every detail, I made sure to pay particular attention to my hands in this costume. Purchasing rings and adding henna designs with Temptu alcohol based makeup. Everything is in the details.

Personal Thoughts:

Sibylla from Kingdom of Heaven has been my dream costume since the movie came out back in early May 2005. Since that time I have been searching for the right fabric for this costume. Some of it is easy to source, others proved to be nearly impossible. I have such a love for Eva Green's portrayal of Sibylla, and an even greater love for the period of history in which the film was based that I was determined to finally cosplay her. 2015 has marked the year in which I've made those costumes that I've loved and wanted to make for myself for a decade. And in finishing Sibylla and being so completely happy with the outcome--sacrificing my sewing machine of the past 8 years in the process--I feel like I've accomplished something that I set out to do over ten years ago.

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