Queen Elizabeth I in the perennial outdoor drama The Lost Colony, Roanoke, North Carolina
William Ivey Long’s design for Queen Elizabeth I
Completed costume depicted in the souvenir program
Wheel farthingale plate made of plastic sheeting reinforced with polyethylene tubing, covered with a detachable poly organza petticoat
Bodice and sleeve ornamentation were created using fusible embroidered appliqués, cut and finessed into shape.
Brass crown with gems soldered into settings
Weaving the piano wire for the standing butterfly veil and lashing the joins
The skirt is tucked up onto a fabric stay to hold the row of pleats at the edge of the wheel of the farthingale
