Babydoll outfit.

I received an order for a commission a few weeks before Halloween asking if I could make the outfit Babydoll wears in the movie "Sucker Punch".

My client informed me that she already had the thigh high stockings, the shoes, the sword and gun, so my job was simply to find the wig, and make the outfit.

I started by trying to find a suitable pattern that I could use. My searching ended up leading me to use a mixture of a cheerleader costume pattern and a woman's sailor blouse I had found in the bargain bin at my local fabric store for the top and some inventive thinking for the skirt.

So, onto the 'build'.

I started by figuring out which pattern pieces I would need for the top. Taking the basic shirt pieces from the cheerleader pattern and the sailor flap (thing) from the blouse pattern. After doing that, I cut out the pieces and matched the front and back of the basic top at the shoulders.

After stitching up the shoulders and sides of the top, I added the sleeves and prepared for the hellish ride that was attaching the sailor-style necktie. Two hours later, I finally managed to get it done, and started working on the skirt.

Simplicity was a key factor in making the skirt. I cut out two and a half strips of fabric, about 45" long and 13" tall and proceeded to make the pleats. This process was made really easy by my handy pleating tools.

Using both my handy pleating guides I ironed out all the pleats in the proper directions using an 'under, over, over, under' style sequence.

To make the band at the top of the skirt, I mimicked the pattern I had found for the cheerleader costume and modified it to my purpose.

I then pinned the skirt to the band careful to make sure I got all the pleats in the right order.

After stitching shut the band for the skirt, I had a fitting with my client and decided where to put the buttons and how much to take in for the top.

After that, it was just a simple matter of making the scarf, making the clasp for the scarf, and sewing on the ribbons to the bottom of the skirt, the sleeves and the sailor necktie.

Just a quick shot of the skirt after adding the buttons.

The beginnings of the scarf clasp. Really easy to make.

After installing the pressure snap. All finished.

 

The completed outfit. 

A shot my client was nice enough to send me of her in the outfit. The wig was found online. Sold for about 35$ and is the wig released by the production company. I had to redo the hair band though, since it was a black ribbon and the entire outfit was made of a navy blue material.

Hope everyone had an excellent Halloween!