I made this outfit in the middle of making Arwen's chase dress.
I'd splurged on a fabulous suede bodice (made by
Austin Leather Works) at GenCon 2002, figuring I could make a chemise and
skirt well enough on my own, and wear the whole outfit to
King Richard's Faire. And that's exactly what I did-- I
made the chemise and skirt according to the instructions at
Dawn's Costume Guide and had no problems. I later pirate-ized the outfit
for opening day of Pirates of the Caribbean, when my friends and I went in
costume (arrrrrrr!), and then wore the pirate-wench version at
Comic-Con and GenCon 2003, as well as King Richard's Faire later in
the year.
