Peggy Carter – Captain America: The First Avenger

Made for: Dragoncon 2014

Background: I love WWII-era uniforms, and Peggy is awesome, so this was at the top of my list to make for DragonCon.

Journal Entries: Read more at my Peggy tag

Patterns Used:
Simplicity 1421

Jacket:
My fabric I picked up while we were in Atlanta for Momocon – a wool I dyed greener. I started out with the pattern above, and used the basic pieces to make a mock-up jacket out of some felt I had. I got it fitted and edited as I wanted it – adding the seams and darts in the front. Once I had the mock-up the way I wanted, I used the felt pieces as patterns for cutting out my wool. I lined the interior and added the welted pockets – they are functional but I sewed them closed.

The buttons I bought off ebay, and the SSR badges I bought from kevinericon on the RPF. I had the worst time making the button holes on this jacket – the fabric was too thick. But I got them finished and they’re functional.

Skirt:
The skirt I made using a skirt of my own as a pattern. It is lined to the knee and zips up the back. After I finished it I noticed the slit in the back had a pleat – I made one to add to it but decided to leave it off, as it was looking bulky.

Wig:
You’re going to think I’m crazy, but I dyed this wig. Why not just buy a brown wig? I did, but it looked black in photos. I could not find a wig in the style I liked that was a MEDIUM brown. So I bought one that was honey blonde and dyed it – brown and black sharpies. I recurled it and styled it. It ended up looking a little long at Dragoncon, so for GMX I cut it a bit shorter and recurled everything – although now I’m thinking I want to go through it all again – maybe another inch shorter, and also possibly remove some wefts in the back and sides to make it a little thinner and not so poofy. Or maybe I’ll just buy a new wig all together LOL.

Accessories:
The shirt I bought at goodwill and altered, my tie I bought online, and the shoes at Target. My briefcase prop was my grandfather’s – I cleaned it up and added some props to the interior – gun, SSR logo, etc.

Final Thoughts: I was super pleased with how this turned out. It is very hot to wear but beyond that pretty comfortable. I am thinking of taking the jacket up a little bit, it’s a little bit baggy in areas. We’ll see if I get around to tinkering with it this year.

                       

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