Katie Arden

Costume enthusiast.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@sewinglauren @dino_man You did such amazing work on this!! Love the photos.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@CostumeCinemato @YouTube Seriously these things are so thorough. Thanks for letting me be a part of it ☺️

[Cowbutt Crunchies✨Our new book is here! @Cowbuttcrunchie]

Three days until Katsucon and one costume.... mostly finished? This group consists of three original designs, inspired by cosplay and needlework!

#cosplay #katsucon #katsucon2018

[Terry Dresbach (Outlander Costume) @OutlanderCostum]

I do love checking in here and seeing all the wonderful Outlander costumes, made by fans. Keep them coming. They are very exciting!!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@Outlander_STARZ @SamHeughan Thanks for the retweet! I love your work on the show.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@OutlanderCostum Yes that's what I had to do as well. But rather than using silver chains I had to use a stainless steel (for budget), and then I painted the steel with stained glass/metal paint to make it look tarnished and more matte.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@peggieschommer @Outlander_STARZ Thank you! It's actually black silk but I lined it with medium weight cotton muslin so it makes it look smoother and more like leather.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@ElizabethHeffe6 @OutlanderCostum No it's actually black satin! It looks like leather because it is lined with a medium weight cotton muslin. Gives it a lot of structure!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@RoseannMilano @OutlanderCostum Thank you! No I ended up using a silk satin that I had in my stash.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@mrspeggysousa Yes! I looked at the original design for days and came up with a plan. It's a simple dress but sewing it was not that easy. :)

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@CarrieNeedham1 @OutlanderCostum I really don't know. I worked on and off for two months, upwards of 30 hours for sure. Thank you!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@Catscrazygirl @OutlanderCostum Thank you! I definitely struggled with the piping. It was not behaving for a while.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@beyondalltowers @OutlanderCostum If you check out my instagram I will be doing a tutorial in my "highlights" section in the next two weeks. It's not really a historically accurate method but it gets the job done!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@LLaufman @OutlanderCostum If I could be in fancy dress every day I absolutely would!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@BrendaBomgarden @OutlanderCostum I technically draped it myself but I referred heavily to Janet Arnolds "Patterns of Fashion" for the 18th century. Thank you :)

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@ZenMamaJenn @OutlanderCostum Lucky find on ebay!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@KyraWinroth @OutlanderCostum @SassenaChile I used silk satin and a silk habotai (sp?), I'm not really sure what the real thing is made of but I really liked what I used!

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@auntieda276 @OutlanderCostum I draped the pattern myself and used a kind of generic black silk satin that I had in my stash. I referred very heavily to the Janet Arnold "Patterns of Fashion" book that covers the 18th century.

[Katie Arden @diystopian]

@jillmetcalf @OutlanderCostum Thank you! I really appreciate it.