Going to the Races Agent Carter: Accessories
Bit of a throwback, but I realised I never got around to writing this up.
I do love this outfit. I quite literally jumped out of my seat when I first saw this look, so naturally it had to be done. This outfit for our dear Peggy Carter is more complicated than I originally thought it was going to be.
First, accessories:
Very simply, I bought the screen accurate Chelsea Crew Gatsby heels in a flurry of impulse-buying and once they arrived I searched for a matching handbag on Amazon. I don't particularly like the one she has, and there was no way I was going to be able to fit all my "con essentials” into one of those box purses, so I didn't even bother. I fond a crocodile patterned patent leather bag that I liked the look of and that matched the shoes
Earrings were likewise found on Amazon. The first pair I bought turned out to be much smaller than I wanted and actually pinkish? So I went looking for new ones and found a pair I really like. Tip- avoid the 'pigeon blood red' options...
Peggy’s hat is very distinctive and even though there are times when she does not wear it, I knew I wanted to. There are undoubtedly beautiful vintage options out there, but I honestly do not like paying those prices for something I'm going to alter. So I eventually settled on a straw red hat.
Well, it was supposed to be red. It actually arrived pink. I tried dying it with Rit and it got darker and more red, but still not truly red.
It's still more pink than I would like, but I take solace that in at least this shot the hat has a definite pink hue to it when Peggy is wearing it.
I was fed up at that point and decided to go with it anyway. Naturally, the hat I had found wasn't actually a good match in height. So I cut it apart, and stitched it back together with about 2 inches taken out so it wasn't as tall.
I am convinced that the red around the edge is a velvet trim, and I happened to own the perfect red velvet ribbon. I spent a car trip to and from Kerry to go visit the Star Wars "The Last Jedi" set hand stitching the whole thing down around the brim.
The hat I got was floppy, so I hid wiring behind the ribbon to strengthen the brim and make it hold its shape better.
Because at this point it was the night before the con and I hadn't finished putting the ribbon down the outside, I just sewed it on with the machine.
I don't know why I didn't do this to start with, tbh. Next time I'll do it this way from the start. My hands will thank me.
I hemmed and hawed a lot about the other fabric for the hat, to the point where it's addition was actually a last minute night before thing. The actual hat uses the same fabric as the contrast in the dress and it's grey. But I hated the idea of grey, especially since the Chelsea Crews are blinding white. Rather than have a blaring white, which I also didn't like the thought of, I actually layered white organza on top of a grey poly.
I'm really happy at how it looks, as it's white, but not in your face white.
I do love this outfit. I quite literally jumped out of my seat when I first saw this look, so naturally it had to be done. This outfit for our dear Peggy Carter is more complicated than I originally thought it was going to be.
I mean really. Just LOOK at it. |
Very simply, I bought the screen accurate Chelsea Crew Gatsby heels in a flurry of impulse-buying and once they arrived I searched for a matching handbag on Amazon. I don't particularly like the one she has, and there was no way I was going to be able to fit all my "con essentials” into one of those box purses, so I didn't even bother. I fond a crocodile patterned patent leather bag that I liked the look of and that matched the shoes
Earrings were likewise found on Amazon. The first pair I bought turned out to be much smaller than I wanted and actually pinkish? So I went looking for new ones and found a pair I really like. Tip- avoid the 'pigeon blood red' options...
Peggy’s hat is very distinctive and even though there are times when she does not wear it, I knew I wanted to. There are undoubtedly beautiful vintage options out there, but I honestly do not like paying those prices for something I'm going to alter. So I eventually settled on a straw red hat.
Well, it was supposed to be red. It actually arrived pink. I tried dying it with Rit and it got darker and more red, but still not truly red.
It's still more pink than I would like, but I take solace that in at least this shot the hat has a definite pink hue to it when Peggy is wearing it.
I was fed up at that point and decided to go with it anyway. Naturally, the hat I had found wasn't actually a good match in height. So I cut it apart, and stitched it back together with about 2 inches taken out so it wasn't as tall.
I am convinced that the red around the edge is a velvet trim, and I happened to own the perfect red velvet ribbon. I spent a car trip to and from Kerry to go visit the Star Wars "The Last Jedi" set hand stitching the whole thing down around the brim.
The hat I got was floppy, so I hid wiring behind the ribbon to strengthen the brim and make it hold its shape better.
Because at this point it was the night before the con and I hadn't finished putting the ribbon down the outside, I just sewed it on with the machine.
I don't know why I didn't do this to start with, tbh. Next time I'll do it this way from the start. My hands will thank me.
I hemmed and hawed a lot about the other fabric for the hat, to the point where it's addition was actually a last minute night before thing. The actual hat uses the same fabric as the contrast in the dress and it's grey. But I hated the idea of grey, especially since the Chelsea Crews are blinding white. Rather than have a blaring white, which I also didn't like the thought of, I actually layered white organza on top of a grey poly.
Photo by Donald Manning at Dublin Comic Con 2016 |
And would you look at that, I found another matching accessory when I dragged my husband to the basement for a photoshoot!
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