Cher Arctic coat
Our version of the Cher coat
Our version of the cher coat back
Our version of the Cher hat
To get the correct spacing, I sketched the curliques
of the velvet and rhinestone tracks onto a muslin mockup
I had copper tissue lame' crush-pleated to match the texture
of the real coat. I chose to use stretch velvet so the coat would be
clean-able.Here I am sketching the tracks for the silver outlines on
the velvet.
I was very fortunate to have a friend who took pictures
of the real Cher coat while it was on display in Las Vegas.
Because the pixels were so large in the photo I was able to
blow it up for details of the stone work.
The coat is about half-way finished. The fur is on
the hood, but not on the cuffs yet. The basic large stone
work is done but the smaller stones are not on it yet. The
fur is an imitation lamb's wool that curls on the ends.
This is the beginning construction of the hat. I used some really nice
resin rhinestones for the shapes. Again, those blown-up pictures made
all the difference. I was able to clearly see the shapes that were needed
and count the smaller rhinestones. The lines are silver seed beads that
are sewn to the hat. There are jet (black) rhinestones in the black spaces
between the crystal stones.
This is the real Cher Arctic Coat that is on display in Las Vegas.
Back of real Cher Arctic Coat