Not Dead Yet!

The comic book character requests haven't stopped rolling in!  I love it!  This was the most recently incarnation, a tunic inspired by Deadpool!

Front View
Please note the "horseman" style used again.
Dost I see a trend emerging?

When I was asking about features for the tunic, and a keyhole neckline came up, I felt like Deadpool would want some lacing.

Side View
Someday, my faithful dress dummy Genevieve will have a man-friend so these tunics don't look so fem.

Back View
Deadpool doesn't really have a classic emblem, so we decided to embellish the back with his katana instead.

I am really loving the "tear away" technique of applique I've been using, and I definitely used it here.

Flash as Blue Lantern

The Sinestro Corps Tunic of recent production has opened up a great-many doors for me in terms of styling medieval-esque tunics as comic book characters.  I have a ridiculous amount of fun putting them together.  Today's work was on a Blue Lantern Tunic, styled as when Flash becomes a Blue Lantern.

I started out with this as my reference point.

Front View

Side View

Back View

Detail View of the Emblem

Tunic Bonanza!

With the debut of the Sinestro Corps Tunic, I have gotten a rash of requests for tunics from folks within my LARP.  Anytime I sit down with a tunic, I feel like I'm getting back to my roots and I really enjoy being able to apply new tricks and techniques to my tried-and-true tunic pattern.  Here is the latest...

As you can see, I'm really dealing with a basic t-tunic style in a parti-color.

I *love* the placement of this applique.
Oftentimes, you can get stuck as to where to put an applique when you are dealing with parti-color, and this is a fantastic way around it.

A close-up on the applique.
Each piece is individual, which made for a nice challenge!

A close-up on the neckline.
A keyhole neckline was requested, and was happily installed!

This part, right here, is something I haven't been asked to do in *ages*.
The tunic has a split up the center front, and a split up the center back.
This styling is sometimes called a "horseman's tunic", and I don't think I've done one like it for about 10  years.

I go from this project right into another tunic, another comic character themed one actually, so stay tuned!