{"id":6660,"date":"2023-12-08T18:53:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T02:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=6660"},"modified":"2023-12-08T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T02:53:11","slug":"renaissance-vampire-witch-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2023\/12\/08\/renaissance-vampire-witch-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Renaissance Vampire Witch Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I decided to go to the Anne Rice Vampire Ball in New Orleans for Halloween 2023, I just wanted to wear something fabulous. Much like when I made my first outfit for the Portland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2019\/08\/12\/vampire-masquerade-ball-gown-2019\/\">Vampire Masquerade Ball<\/a>, I let myself fantasize about what shapes, styles, fabrics, and trims inspired me. I wasn&#8217;t going to recreate a specific costume or make something from a precise era. This was a costume to satisfy my current whims.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with, what in The Stash inspires me? I have oodles of great fabric, and it&#8217;s time to just use it! After looking at different yardages, I settled on a black \/ brown \/ gold silk damask for drama, plus it has a nice crisp weight to it, perfect for a big skirt. The silhouette I love best is 16th century, so I started with a bodice drafted off one of <a href=\"https:\/\/margospatterns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Margo Anderson&#8217;s bodice patterns<\/a>. I made it side-lacing so I could (mostly) get into it myself, and I fitted it over Elizabethan stays.<\/p>\n<p>The wide square neckline was perfect for trimming, and I have a bunch of\u00a0 Tudor ouches from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trulyhats.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truly Hats<\/a> that I wanted to use. I also found just enough silver lace and black lace in my stash for the neckline and the center front opening. I dithered about what color petticoat to make (or possibly use one from my closet), but I finally made a black silk taffeta one that could be used with another upcoming project.<\/p>\n<p>The sleeves are the most fantasy-gothic element of the gown. Knowing it would be hot and humid at Halloween in New Orleans, I wanted lightweight sleeves. I used a soft tulle flocked with bats (leftover from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2021\/09\/17\/batty-pink-black-regency-ballgown\/\">batty pink &amp; black Regency ballgown<\/a>) and created a full sleeve gathered into a cuff. These sleeves tie-on, so I can make more historical-ish sleeves at another date (I&#8217;m thinking of a 16th-c. style with a hanging sleeve).<\/p>\n<p>I always love accessorizing, and for this, I made a matching necklace and earring set based around a purple velvet choker with bats and purple teardrop crystals hanging from both.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-selfie.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-selfie.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-selfie.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6666\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6666\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-photobySuzanneGrim2.jpg?resize=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-photobySuzanneGrim2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-photobySuzanneGrim2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Suzanne C. Grim.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6665\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6665\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6665 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-photobySuzanneGrim1.jpg?resize=640%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-photobySuzanneGrim1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-photobySuzanneGrim1.jpg?resize=250%2C300&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Suzanne C. Grim.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-sittingstairwell2.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-sittingstairwell2.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-sittingstairwell2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6663\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-sittingstairwell1.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-sittingstairwell1.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-sittingstairwell1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6662\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-greentone.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-greentone.jpg?w=675&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-greentone.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6661\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-graveyard.jpg?resize=640%2C823&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Ball 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-graveyard.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AnneRiceBall-2023-me-graveyard.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ball itself was amazing, and I had such a good time! 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I wasn&#8217;t going to<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2023\/12\/08\/renaissance-vampire-witch-queen\/\">Read the Rest of this Post&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,14],"tags":[284,58,91,99,233],"class_list":["post-6660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-16th-century","category-gothic","tag-anne-rice-vampire-ball","tag-bling","tag-fabric","tag-finished-costume","tag-vampire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Renaissance Vampire Witch Queen | Trystan&#039;s Costume Closet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2023\/12\/08\/renaissance-vampire-witch-queen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Renaissance Vampire Witch Queen | Trystan&#039;s Costume Closet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When I decided to go to the Anne Rice Vampire Ball in New Orleans for Halloween 2023, I just wanted to wear something fabulous. 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