Desert Princess

This is one of a series of eight one-of-a-kind fantasy doll outfits which I just finished, based on ancient Greek clothing. Desert Princess is for MSD-sized girl dolls. Here it's modelled by my Yewande, an Iplehouse Benny.

The chiton (ky-TON) is made of cream cotton gauze eyelet. The himation (hih-MAT-ee-on) is a fashion fabric which was hand-dyed in golds and browns. It has metallic copper sparkles and clear reflective sequins. I picked up on the gold from the fashion fabric with the bracers, belt and circlet, which I made of a gold light wool suiting. The circlet and belt are trimmed with Czech glass beads, copper –look chain and leaf pendants, and lace leaves hand-dyed by me in brown and gold. The outfit is completed with fibulae (pins which fasten the chiton at the shoulders) made by me of copper-look jewellery findings, and an armlet made of Czech glass beads.

I made the forest props using artificial plants, florist's moss, and styrofoam forms.

This outfit is for sale from my Etsy shop, Iolanthe's Artefacts.