The finished costume! I am the Queen of Spades. My brother has my camera, so unfortunately these pictures are not the best. But I am satisfied. So satisfied.
Elements from the top down:
The crown is made of cardboard, I painted some maroon on it in streaks and used lace as a stencil then spray painted it black.
The vest, collar, and cuffs can be seen below.
The dress was my bridesmaid dress from my sister’s wedding last year, I just shortened it.
The sash is just made of muslin with an applique spade.
The socks and garters came from Sock Dreams.
There is also a really crappy petticoat that I kind of improvised on, and the bloomers are underneath there as well.
The shoes my sister gave me awhile back, they are awesome.