Forest Looks for the King & Queen

Some inspiration and
a progress picture.

As soon as I read the script I knew exactly what I wanted the King & Queen to wear in their scenes when they "live in a forest." I knew I was going to make the Queen's dress and some part of the King's ensemble to match. After some sketching and decision making, I decided the Queen would be in a more simple dress with elbow length sleeves and the King would be in tan breeches, a white long sleeve shirt with ruffles, and a long vest that matches the Queen's dress. And the whole time I was designing their looks I knew exactly what fabric I wanted to use and it was already a part of my fabric stash.

Here is a little backstory on the fabric I chose: when my parents moved into their house their dining room had this wonderful floral wallpaper and curtains to match! Well my parents hated it and were going to redo the entire room. I asked for the curtains because I just adored the pattern on the fabric. I didn't have any plans for it, I just knew I needed to save it and hang on to it just in case the moment called for it. Well this show called for it!

Here is a progress picture
of the King's vest.

For the Queen's dress I took a very basic grey dress that was falling apart and decided to breathe some life into it. I redid the hem and the neckline, took the sleeves off to create new ones that are more historically accurate, and then fixed some minor holes here and there. I made the sleeves out of the curtain fabric with green fabric I would also use on the King' vest (back and inside facings). I also made a floor length skirt that snaps in the front to go over the dress so it helps add a little more volume and gives the dress more versatility. 

As for the King's look I decided to make a simple long vest with the curtain fabric for the front panels, a lovely shiny green for the back and facings, and a solid green linen for the lining.