Evelyn, that's me, hand made this costume to be Cleopatra, Queen-Daughter of Isis. Elizabeth Taylor is the influence for this costume.
In the background, the picture of the sunset is one of many beautiful photographs taken by Ron Wilson.
I made the head dress; the beads I bought from
ebay. It took me a total of 25 hours (mostly imagination time.)
The coin necklace, I also made. Hand sewn then glued on material made of cotton, so it stays in its place.
This took me several weeks because half of the coins were sewn on, glued, and painted a different gold tone.
After drying, the process was then repeated (exluding painting) with the lighter gold coins.
The rest (makeup, cape, skirt, and top) was easy =).
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