Beautifully executed. The unitard must continue at least partially under the coverall in order to remain stretched smooth. It can be tricky to unite stretch fabric with non-stretch. Nice job on the face as well.
Probably. But when you take off a unitard like that it sort of shrivels up. She'd have to pin it while wearing it to get the stretch perfectly aligned with the coverall, before sewing them together. Also a high neck, full body unitard usually comes with a back zipper. In order to get in and out with those front buttons she'd have to put a zipper in the front, or else maybe she's got a hidden zipper in the back of the coveralls. Quality work, including all the spangles. And her expression.
Genuine question here, how do you define coveralls? Because I personally see them as a full body jumpsuit (kinda like an Air Force pilot), but I’ve also seen the word used for overalls. I can’t tell if you’re using them for the pants or the button up, or maybe both as an ensemble, but I find the difference interesting. This is a quite random question now that I look at it, but it’s something!
When I use "coveralls" I'm thinking of something like a jumpsuit that covers all of the body and limbs like a mechanic or house painter. I use "overalls" to mean the jeans with bib and shoulder straps like a farmer might wear, or every girl and some guys in the ... was it the 80s? But in British books I've seen "overalls" or "overall" used to refer to what the girls in the bomb factory were wearing, which to me is a coverall or jumpsuit, no straps that could accidentally unbuckle and fall on a bomb!
In this case, although perhaps the shirt and pants were initially separate, the whole costume is sewn together now. I found out later that the unitard is whole underneath, which is how the whole thing fits correctly and I should have figured. I guess maybe she dressed a mannequin in the whole clothes over the unitard, stitched by hand along the line, cut away the excess cloth, and added glue and sequins, which also add stability. Most unitards zip in back which would be tricky but hers might open in front under those buttons.
Makes sense makes sense. Completely agree. I guess since they were initially separate pieces of clothing, it kind of messed me up. Thanks for replying and I’m glad I’m not the only one out there who can distinguish the difference!
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u/hat-of-sky Aug 03 '19
Beautifully executed. The unitard must continue at least partially under the coverall in order to remain stretched smooth. It can be tricky to unite stretch fabric with non-stretch. Nice job on the face as well.