Reference for Lestat

[lady_noremon]

Coat: https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/rh803-1780s-frock-coat.php?s=&c=22&d=121&q=ALL&p=192&w=21

Waistcoat: https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/rh808-1770s-waistcoats.php?s=&c=22&d=121&q=ALL&p=385&w=21

https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/rh809-1780s-90s-waistcoats.php?s=&c=22&d=121&q=ALL&p=369&w=21

Breeches: https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/rh812-1770s-1790s-fall-front-breeches.php?s=&c=22&d=121&q=ALL&p=395&w=21

These may be English, but are the 2nd closest things I've found.

Comments

[alchemy-hisoka.livejournal.com]

They remind me most of the musical 1776 (about the signing of the Declaration of Independence), but should work well with different material (e.g., blue velvet). Now that I think about it, you could probably use the same patterns American Revolution reenactors do with maybe slight adjustments (more elaborate) and more expensive-looking cloth. I still have trouble believing that companies can charge so much just for patterns; it might be cheaper just going to a seamstress/tailor first.

I'm somewhat ashamed to say that I haven't worked any further on Armand. I might use his wig for a non-related character for Halloween, though, so I'll have to finish de-curling it a bit.

I have patterns and instructions for the shoes that I found for free online and was able to scan patterns for the sleeves and tunic from medieval costuming books borrowed from the library, but I'm still debating a bit over whether I want to try to make the whole thing myself. The velvet was expensive and I'm not sure how good of a job I can do with hand sewing, plus I still have to re-size and enlarge the patterns myself.

(I can send a zip of the patterns to you just in case any of them would be helpful, though, like I said, they're almost strictly medieval/Renaissance; if you want a cape or cloak to go with the rest of the outfit, I'm pretty sure I have a pattern at least for that.)