Dress base is sewn from gold metallic swimmers spandex. Then was fitted to a dress form at my measurements with a trash bag between the form and the dress to protect the form. The next step was to cover the whole thing in a mixture of toilet paper and liquid latex. This took me the better part of three weeks to complete as I was a dummy and started in October when it was getting cold and I couldn't work outside very long. Between my fingers freezing and the latex setting up funny. Once the whole dress was covered, I let it completely dry for another couple of weeks before very carefully removing it from the dress form and manhandling the trash bag off the inside of the dress. A fine coat of baby powder on the inside of the dress aloud me to paint the outside of the dress without it sticking to itself and ruining all of my hard work.

The head was another matter entirely. I after sewing it from black lycra, I used the same method I used on the dress to coat the head. I wanted the face to be attached to the head, but I also wanted it to open so I could eat/drink/see to cross the street. For this, I need to have the head on while the latex was applied. Enlisted the help of Lady Vincira and viola. Nurse head!

Mixed acrylic paint into the latex for the shoes as well as dripped theater blood directly. Was anywhere between 3-6 months of work on and off, spread over the course of a year.