That Was An Amazing Read! Maman I Love

that was an amazing read! Maman I love 😍🖐🏻

My lovelies… The article I’ve written on Maria Bjørnson’s costume design for The Phantom of the Opera is now out: 

https://dresshistorians.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Winter_2021_issue.pdf

A throwback to HNY card of 2020-2021 that I did! It's probably not in the best state at the moment, but I'm still proud of those drop dead gorgeous embroideries and details I've had added to the wishing gown.

2021-2022 HNY card is on its way. I might make it PC wallpaper friendly or something ☺️

From my observation, It is the highlander costume that is first seen at RAH. Its style is in the same vein as the RAH costume, which is kind of different from the other highlanders.

So this costume is apparently called the ‘Scotsman’. It’s worn by Donald Craig in the new London production… @operafantomet is this a new costume or have I just never seen it before?

I wish we could have seen any photo or audio of Sakoto Yoshioka as Christine during her mysteriously obscure Tokyo run of POTO. But judging from her later Princess Kakyuu role (which is operatic!) in 1998 Sailor Moon Musical, I can wholeheartedly believe that she's a very iconic Christine 💅🏻

here she is as the red alien Princess

Thank you so much!

Hello Anea! I'm from that franken-star princess Instagram. First, I really really love your blog! It helps me so much with the costuming and almost everything POTO related 💖🙏

Secondly, would you mind making a compilation of European Star Princess puff sleeves? It'd be the big help for my art project ❤️

Oh, but SURE! Here's a random selection of versions I like, or where the photo is good and shows details well.

Kimilee Bryant, Basel:

Colleen Besett, Vienna:

Viktoria Krantz Tocca, Copenhagen:

Hanne Damm, Copenhagen:

Isabel Schwartzbach, Copenhagen:

Anne Görner, Essen:

Elizabeth Welch, Oberhausen:

Elena Bahtiyarova, Moscow:

Amy Manford, West End:

... and keep up the good work <3

Where is she when we need her the most 💔😿

Endless love for the 1990s / early 2000s European Star Princesses!

Colby Thomas, Hamburg

Agnete Munk Rasmussen, Copenhagen

Ute Baum, Basel

Kimilee Bryant, Basel

Sarah Ryan, US Tour

Shona Lindsay, West End

Charlotte Page, West End

Zoë Curlett, US Tour

Anne Görner, Essen

(original design by Maria Bjørnson)