GACKT ARMY Costume Challenge entry

[karadinart]

Artist Karadin
Theme: Gacktway 2 contest - Victorian GACKT
Vest pattern is by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 – 1928) in his rose and tears textile pattern (original colours), black embroidery on trousers adapted from Mackintosh rose pattern.
Gauntlets and military boots shiny patent leather. Top hat and top lapels on coat in matching black velvet. Waistcoat Omeshi Silk with jet buttons trimmed in black silk.
Coat in black, midnight blue, and fuschia shot-silk yarn-dyed taffeta. (also called colour changing taffeta because it has an iridescent quality)
Eternity white diamond and white gold cross necklace designed by GACKT 2010
Gackt's borrowed his monocle from me and his riding crop from Sherlock.

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Comments

[glitterburn.livejournal.com]

Oh that's gorgeous! I love the elaborate coattails - taffeta is an interesting choice, good for holding the shape, just stiff enough to give that folded effect. I also like the design on the trousers and the way it balances with the pattern on the waistcoat. And of course boots are always a good look ;) Very hot!

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I am thinking of making a peacock version of this for Benedict! (ahaha)

I could have added more pink, but I wanted to make sure with those flowy coattails that it read more masculine, but hell, I'd wear this!