Susan's and Lucy's Narnian dresses
in Prince Caspian
Lucy's Red Dress and Silver Bodice,
Susan's Purple Dress, Night
Raid Outfit, Battle Outfit, and Cuirass
Since the girls' dresses in Prince Caspian are really so different,
we've grouped them according to costume this time.
Lucy's Red Dress and Silver
Bodice
There are several ways to recreate the layers on
this: a full underdress in gray under a red dress, with a
silver bodice over it; red skirt and sleeves attached to a
silver bodice with an underdress below that, etc. Here are
some basic princess-seamed dresses that will get you closest,
along with some bodice patterns.
Girls' Dresses, Bodices and Skirts:
- Burda
2463: Really good bodice and skirt. Use View A bodice,
(round the waistline) and View B skirt with split.
- McCall's
4246: Girls' and girls' plus lined princess-seamed tops
that button up the back and skirts. View A adaptable: round
the edges of the neck, cut a rounded notch, borrow sleeves
from another pattern or extend and flare the upper part
of the sleeve. Skirt C with a center front split would be
very good.
- McCalls
5207: Girls' "maiden" costume, with princess
seams and back lacing, with sleeve and neck variations.
View C oversleeves look good; might want to round the slit
on the View D neckline. Sizes 3-14.
- McCalls
4765: Girls' and girls' plus lined princess-seamed tops
and skirt. Back of top is an inset, not princess seams.
Might want to widen the skirt's flare. Sizes 7-16.
- McCall's
4246: Girls' and girls' plus lined princess-seamed tops
and skirts. Back of top buttons. View A adaptable: round
the point on the center piece, round and notch the neckline.
Skirt C looks very good.
- McCalls
4599: Misses and Girls'. Princess seams, back lacing,
notched scoop neck. View A with View B's sleeves adaptable.
Sizes 3-8.
Misses' Dresses:
- McCalls
4599: Misses and Girls'. Princess seams, back lacing,
notched scoop neck. View A with View B's sleeves adaptable.
Sizes 3-8.
Misses' Bodices and Skirts:
- Simplicity
9466: Fitted princess-seamed top, buttons up back. View
A looks optimal. Separate flared skirt included.
- Simplicity
4990: Fitted princess-seamed top, pullover. View C looks
optimal. Separate flared skirt included.
- McCall's
2818: Fitted princess-seamed vest/top, buttons up back.
View C looks optimal.
- McCall's
4710: Fitted princess-seamed top, zipper up back. View
C looks optimal.
- McCall's
3436: Fitted princess-seamed vest, buttons up back.
View B looks optimal. Includes separate flared skirt.
- Butterick
3756: Fitted princess-seamed vest, buttons up back.
View A looks optimal.
- Vogue
2218: Fitted top with back zipper. The sleeveless with
the round neck looks very good: just cut a rounded notch
at the center.
Cloak:
- Simplicity
6537: Misses' capes. View A, lengthened, without
collar seems about right.
Susan's Purple Dress
and Bodice
Another dress where the layers are open
to creativity. You could make a separate full underdress,
or make the sleeves and skirt attach to the bodice, etc. Here
are some good bodice patterns, some with separate skirts included.
Coat sleeves could be drafted, or straight sleeves could be
borrowed from another pattern.
Girls' Dresses and Bodices:
- Burda
2463: Nearly perfect bodice and skirt. Use View A bodice
and View B skirt with split.
- McCall's
4246: Girls' and girls' plus lined princess-seamed tops
and skirts. View A adaptable: round the edges of the neck,
borrow sleeves from another pattern or extend the upper
part of the sleeve. Skirt C looks very good.
Misses' Bodices
- McCall's
4455: Close-fitting princess seamed bodice, zipper up
back. View E looks optimal. (Out of print) Might want to
make the waist pointed.
- Butterick
3756: Close-fitting princess-seamed bodice with back
buttons. View A. Also includes skirt View E, which, without
using pleats and train, and altering to include a split
up the front, should work for the purple over-skirt.
- Butterick
4452: Princess-seamed close fitting bodice. Included
mainly because it's the only one with a back lacing, though
it also has a side zipper. Attached sleeve straps are wrong.
- McCall's
4710: Close-fitting princess-seamed bodice with back
separating zipper. View C; might want to make the waist
pointed. Also includes skirt View D, which, without using
inverted pleat and train, and altering to include a split
up the front, should work for the purple over-skirt.
- McCall's
4109: Boned tops—it'd be best to bone only the
lining layer so the casings don't show. Would want to widen
straps and make the waist pointed.
- McCall's
3436: Misses' fitted princess-seamed vest, buttons up
back; might want to make the waist pointed. View B looks
optimal. Includes separate flared skirt.
Susan's Night Raid
Oufit
All we see of the blue dress worn with
this are the sleeves and a hint of the skirt underneath the
purple overskirt. It could even be a shirt. This is where
some creativity comes in.
Misses' Dresses
- Vogue
8445: Dress with contrast shaped bodice, bishop sleeves
and back zipper. Use View C, lengthen sleeves and skirt,
remove flat collar and maybe round neck. Make skirt and
sleeves in blue, with contrasting bodice in a faux leather
to get a layered look. Then you could add purple over-skirt
and cuirass. It says for knits only... but since when did
costumers follow rules?
- Vogue
8411: Chemise-like loose dress with pleated neck and
bishop sleeves. Lengthen skirt.
- McCall's
5535: Pull-over dress with raised elastic waist and
V-neck. View A sleeves are good; lengthen skirt. May want
to alter or create an inset for that plunging V-neck if
it's going to show.
- Simplicity
3620: V-neck back zipper A-line dress. Lengthen skirt
and sleeves, and shorten or eliminate cuff.
- Simplicity
4177: Loose tops with sleeve variations, all are gathered
into neck. Use View B for a chemise-like look. You could
keep it as a shirt and wear with a separate skirt, or flare
and lengthen for a skirt.
Susan's Red Battle
Dress
Misses' Skirts/Dresses
- Butterick
4131: Skirt F adaptable, without train. Also includes
bodice with back separating zipper, adaptable for cuirass.
- Vogue
2810: View D skirt.
- McCall's
5499: Princess-seamed back lacing dress. Shorten View
A sleeves to elbow length.
- Simplicity
9891: Princess-seamed back zipper dress (the multi-purpose
Lord of the Rings spin-off pattern!). View C would be good,
shortening the straight part of the sleeves to elbow length,
and even including that yoke and collar. Do it in a gray
velvet!
Susan's Cuirass
While the actual piece is molded hardened
leather, an easy way to copy its look would be a corset in
a suede/leather/faux leather with a boned lining.
Misses'
- Butterick
4131: View A bodice with back separating zipper adaptable
for her cuirass. Consider straightening shaped neckline.
- Vogue
2810: Fitted boned sleeveless top, front hook and eye
closure, back lacing. Might need reshaping of waist and
neck. May just want to lay the front two pieces (and back
two pieces) down on the fold to be rid of the front hook
and eye closing. You could make it lace up the sides, or
just leave it as is. Also includes View D skirt, good for
red dress.
- Vogue
8325: Fitted boned sleeveless top. Also front hook and
eye closing, with lacing at back. Might want to reshape
neck and waist. May just want to lay the front two pieces
(and back two pieces) down on the fold to be rid of the
front hook and eye closing. You could make it lace up the
sides, or just leave it as is.
- Simplicity
2966: Boned, princess-seamed back lacing corset with
sweetheart-like neckline and pointed waist.
- Simplicity
6480: Lightly boned, princess-seamed, back zipper corset
with pointed waist.
- McCall's
5321: Fitted boned sleeveless top, back button and loop
closing. Might want front waist and neck altering.
- McCall's
4107: Fitted sleeveless Rennaisance tops, View A side
and back lacing. Might want to lengthen and round the waist.
- McCall's
4109: Fitted boned sleeveless top. Front hook and eye
closing. Waist wants reshaping.
- McCall's
3436: View D sleeveless fitted top has back button closure.
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