Chorus Bias Dresses

Tannhauser

LA Opera 2021

Designer: Gottfried Pilz and Misty Ayres

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28 Chorus dresses from black and white silk charmeuse and chiffon with a corset base. Bias bodice and skirts. 6 full builds, and 22 dresses that were completely reworked. They had to be taken apart completely with the charmeuse and chiffon re-draped onto the corset base. The skirts had to be shortened with a new hem to prevent tearing, and some panels replaced with new fabric due to wear.