AO PI-rates

It's time for the first date party of the year - A O PI-rates. Michael is going as a pirate (easy) and Kaitlyn is going as a mermaid. Naturally, Kaitlyn and I are having our creative differences as usual. She tells me or draws her vision of her costume and I'm supposed to come up with one without a pattern!!! I'm the one paying for the materials, and putting my time in for labor. Although this time she has helped a little more. SO FAR the top is purple. I made the bandeau part and she came up with the ruffled strap which comes up the right shoulder and splits in the back into two straps that make an upside V in the back where it's connected in two places. She may or may not "bedazzle" the top with jewels.



The bottom is sort of my idea. I looked at a video on you-tube to come up with how to make the skin-tight skirt. I made her lay down on some roll-paper and I traced her outline. Then I laid it on the material and allowed for seams and cut it out. Fits like a glove! Literally, second skin. We had our creative differences when it came to the bottom of the skirt. We worked it out and now I'm in the process of connecting the tulle to the skirt.

I think Michael will have to pick her up and put her on and off the party bus as she cannot lift or separate her legs (so much for booty popping while dancing!). Anyway, it's not finished yet, but I'll try to post a picture of the finished product this weekend. Usually after they wear a costume to a date party they've either gotten drunk and ripped something or spilled something on the costume. So much for all my hard work!