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On my cross-country trek to and from Utah, i stopped over as a halfway-point with an old friend and costuming colleague, Yosa Addiss. Yosa is the principal designer and proprietress of the wedding and fantasy gown atelier, Silks & Velvets, based in Lawrence, KS.
In addition to her couture gown and corsetry business, Yosa is a long-term performer and participant in the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Costuming performers for a renaissance faire presents a whole host of unique problems--the costumes must stand up to extreme weather exposure, and be worn all day long in all kinds of climatic change. Yosa graciously allowed me to document some of her tricks for constructing an ornate standing ruff of gold guipere lace, which she wore for the duration of the 2004 season, portraying Anna Maria, the Queen of Spain.
( pictures! )
In addition to her couture gown and corsetry business, Yosa is a long-term performer and participant in the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Costuming performers for a renaissance faire presents a whole host of unique problems--the costumes must stand up to extreme weather exposure, and be worn all day long in all kinds of climatic change. Yosa graciously allowed me to document some of her tricks for constructing an ornate standing ruff of gold guipere lace, which she wore for the duration of the 2004 season, portraying Anna Maria, the Queen of Spain.
( pictures! )
