Last year, I pleaded with the universe to deliver me Mina’s red absinthe dress from Bram Stroker’s Dracula, so I could wear it to the Los Angeles’ Labyrinth of Jareth Ball.
Well, the universe is indifferent; I learned to sew . . . well, kinda.
What resulted was a hybrid between Mina’s red Absinthe gown and Satine’s red number in Moulin Rouge!.
I’m not going to claim that it is the most well-constructed costume of it’s kind on the internet. The dress only consists of a few key elements: an 18-inch red tight-lacing corset from Orchard Corsets, one red night gown (previously gifted), a small pillow, red fabric, red rose lining, needle, thread, and the imagination (and construction skills) of the bossy five year-old girl in all of us.
Deadstarlet in the Mina Dress, posed by the Bordello in Venice Beach. Photo by J. Burgdorf
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The fairy in the absinthe wants your soul!
My milkshake. I used a small pillow as the bustle pad which I sewed into an elastic band that went underneath more corset and around my waist.
This tight-lacing corset closes at a minscule 18-inches at the waist. No. I didn't get it all the way closed.
Mina dress at the Labyrinth of Jareth Ball, 2010. Photos by E. Poole.
Mina dress in Venice Beach. Photos by J. Burgdorf
This is awesome, Shanon! The dress really suits you too