They used a silk gauze or possibly a silk voile, and had it professionally steamed/crinkled. Possibly organza. Only a silk would have both that luster/shine, crinkle and that kind of body/stiffness at the same time. TV costumers lurve the silk, they do.
For your purposes, you could use cotton voile or guaze if you don't want to buy a silk. You are going to have a bitch of a time finding it in that color, so you may have to dye it yourself. Dying it will probably cause a nice wrinkle. You can always broom-stick wrinkle it easily enough for the same look. You can always starch it to give it body, spray it with clear varnish or spray paint for a bit of luster.
You might find a synthetic, but beware the slinky kinds. Same with rayon. It will drape all wrong and be really heavy. You want light, crisp and almost airy.
Getting that fabric at as Joann's will be a crapshoot at best. Try Dharma Trading Co. for all kinds of white natural fiber fabrics, including cottons and silk (which may honestly be the best, easiest and cheapest in the long run) . For silk you could also try Rupert, Gibbon and Spider. I've used both companies before. You might show the image to either of their customer service people and ask what they recommend to duplicate the look. I am not sure, but they may even dye to order.
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Date: 2008-04-19 07:46 am (UTC)For your purposes, you could use cotton voile or guaze if you don't want to buy a silk. You are going to have a bitch of a time finding it in that color, so you may have to dye it yourself. Dying it will probably cause a nice wrinkle. You can always broom-stick wrinkle it easily enough for the same look. You can always starch it to give it body, spray it with clear varnish or spray paint for a bit of luster.
You might find a synthetic, but beware the slinky kinds. Same with rayon. It will drape all wrong and be really heavy. You want light, crisp and almost airy.
Getting that fabric at as Joann's will be a crapshoot at best. Try Dharma Trading Co. for all kinds of white natural fiber fabrics, including cottons and silk (which may honestly be the best, easiest and cheapest in the long run) . For silk you could also try Rupert, Gibbon and Spider. I've used both companies before. You might show the image to either of their customer service people and ask what they recommend to duplicate the look. I am not sure, but they may even dye to order.