Alia's Welcome Dress/Coat
Alia's Welcome Dress/Coat is made of two parts. The underdress is a white/off-white color. It is fitted and the skirt is fairly straight, not severely flared or A-line to facilitate taking large steps. It is also sleeveless and had a low scoop neckline. The fabric is a difficult one to tell. There seems to be some sort of pattern on it, but there's also a sheen to the fabric. Some sort of metallic brocade? It's difficult to say without any nice high-res pictures available.
The coat that goes with this outfit is made of a black and gold floral brocade. The gold flowers are in clusters and go diagonally on the fabric. The coat is full length with long sleeves. There is a small strip of fabric that across the waist line.
Alia also wears leather gloves, a necklace of beaded fringe, and a small wire circlet with this outfit.
10.1.04
Since I first saw Children of Dune, I thought the costumes were beautiful (much nicer than those from Dune). This dress/coat combination was one of my favorites. Having finally given into the desire to make it, I have started researching about where to buy fabrics and what fabrics to use. I'm thinking maybe a silk satin for the underdress. Since I honestly have no idea what the actual costume was made of, I'm going to get something that closely resembles it, has a nice drape, and is compatible with the brocade I'm buying. Speaking of brocade...when I was beginning to consider this as a project, that was the fabric that I thought would be nearly impossible to match. One day when I was on the Thai Silks website, I found the perfect match in the brocades gallery! After some urging from a friend who is also a Children of Dune geek, I decided to make this. I am currently figuring out prices and the amount of fabric I need to buy. A friend of mine sent me this website, which has contact lenses in the exact blue color from the movies. They're the "blue sclera" pair. The person who makes them can also make the lenses so they only cover the iris, instead of the entire eye. They'd be more movie-accurate and much cheaper.
