November 26th, 2010

The Explanation: Adele Hajicek (her pen-name being Treskillard) has been making costumes for some time. Only within the past few years, however, has she put such detail into her creations as to make them truly exciting. Her experience making costumes for the book trailer of To Darkness Fled by Jill Williamson, in particular the costumes used by Princes Achan Cham and Esek Nathak, has inspired her to keep going.

So for the first time, Adele is going to make specialized, tailored, custom costumes for people other than friends and family; fascinating costumes that the wearer will feel happy in. People who see her creations have always requested this; now it is actually happening! However, since she currently can’t afford to be a charity, you’ll have to pay well. She’d rather make men’s costumes than women’s: and it absolutely must be a creative, interesting type of costume. She refuses to make anything, at all, (!) unless she enjoys making it and you enjoy wearing it. Adele will add her own touches to whatever design you come up with.

What to expect: Special order. Also, Adele will only make 3-4 costumes a year at most. She’s quite busy and is not a factory, so go elsewhere if you want something quick, cheap, and amusing. Outfits will not be completed on a strict schedule, and up to three months (or four) must be expected before your costume reaches you. She'’ll also need very detailed measurements in order to make a costume for you.

This is an opportunity to get something really nice, all handmade, designed with cool looks for you in mind. No dull clothing will Adele sell, and should a project turn out somehow wrong, she’ll start over with no charge to you. So get your dibs in fast, before you lose your chance!

Price ranges: If you’ve seen the To Darkness Fled book trailer, something in the range of Prince Esek’s crimson shirt would be $500. It was all handmade and the embroidery & smocking were complicated.

But if it was three, easier pieces of clothing, say like Achan’s outfit, (shirt, doublet, breeches), it would reach the same price.

(Spots are from lens flare)

So anything between $200 and $500 for a special piece of clothing. Having some machine sewing on the inside of the costume where it can’t be seen will keep the price on the lower spectrum. But Adele won’t do machine sewing on the outside unless the costume is made of a thick fabric & the seam is almost invisible, as on Achan’s black doublet.

To give an example of the pricing, imagine a special shirt approaching the extravagance of Esek’s. With zero machine sewing, it would be:

1—$500

With some machine sewing on the inside seams, and a little less embroidery, it would be:

2—$400

Or if strapped for funds, Adele would recommend going for a drama-rich shirt like Achan’s, all hand-sewn, which would be:

3—$200

This is Achan’s blue shirt w/out the doublet (the actor is enjoying all the fake blood, btw).

Don’t let the examples fool you. Adele is not intent on merely replicating what she has done previously. New costumes are the idea.

Visit ‘Epic Tailor’ on Facebook to discuss costume making with her and see more photos.

Adele offers unique looks and is only interested in completing difficult, fantastic projects that will make you soar when you wear them!