As this sequin material requires more attention to detail through the removal of sequins from the seam allowances and hand sewing each seam, I had a lot of reflecting time to think of what other possibilities this shoulder design could be used.  Here are some photos of the process of building a jacket out of sequins.  The final garment is comprised of multi-layered construction, and constructed in separating sections.  As this garment is intended to be removed on stage, the jacket was draped and built as one piece, but in the end is made of 4 separate parts, shoulders, skirt, main body, and sleeves. Worn together they look like a single jacket.  This design is easier to achieve with a textile that hide’s the seams as the structure of the sequins are in a scale like pattern.  The materials used:

• Cotton Buckram (Shoulder structure base material)
• Balsam wood (Cut with an exacta-knife and scissors, drill holes and hand sewing)
  • 3D printed parts shaped the same as the balsam wood supports, keep posted)
• Cotton Muslin (Stabilizer hand stitched to sequins)
• Satin lining (polyester)
• Stretch satin side knit (matches bodice and undergarments)
• Cotton stretch lining (paired with side panel)