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Time to get our Revolution on!

Jean Paul Marat 1743 - 1793 [link]

Though he's best known for getting stabbed to death in the bathtub by a young lady from Caen, Marat is very cool in his own right. While guys like Robespierre, Danton, and Desmoulins were at the forefront of the French Revolution, Marat was always there in the background, tirelessly publishing his influential journal, L'Ami du Peuple, and constantly seeking an end to the plight of the Parisian poor. For an intelligent, EXTREMELY well-written biography, I absolutely recommend Jean Paul Marat: Tribune of the French Revolution by Clifford D. Conner. He wasn't terribly popular with his colleagues during the Revolution, given his skin disease, his total lack of filter, his intense radicalism, and his uncanny ability to know everything about everyone at any given time.

This costume has been in the works for some eleven years. I first came across Marat during the French Revolution unit in Grade 11 Social Studies and he has been stuck in my brain on and off ever since. I have wanted to make his outfit from this particular engraving for the same amount of time: [link] I mean, just look at that badass! Doing his thing with his pistol and his cheekbones, looking all cool...

The jacket is a 1790s cut, made of a flannel wool, interfaced, and lined with a striped cotton. The shirt underneath is a white cotton and hand-sewn (because you don't feel legit otherwise), the tricoleur sash is made from a variety of questionable fabrics from the bargain bin, and the breeches are microsuede. Close observers will notice that's a British Light Dragoon pistol - sure, it's British but Marat lived in England for ten years of his pre-Revolution life as a well-respected doctor and scientist so there's no reason he couldn't have picked it up then.

This was an interesting project since I not only had to fit these clothes correctly but also had to keep in mind how they would look when worn improperly (breeches garters not done up, shirt untucked, hosen falling down, etc) For detailed construction notes, take a squint at my project log entries:

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Also! I now have a Facebook page! [link] Check it right out! It has LOADS of work-in-progress shots, how-tos, and lots of stuff that just never gets covered on dA. Also, send me your costuming questions! I'm all about helping bros out!

Costume/Makeup/Model: ~ColonelLiamRoss
Photo: Gary Watson

PS Ignoooooore the modern buildings in the reflection....ugh.

Description
Time to get our Revolution on!

Jean Paul Marat 1743 - 1793 [link]

Though he's best known for getting stabbed to death in the bathtub by a young lady from Caen, Marat is very cool in his own right. While guys like Robespierre, Danton, and Desmoulins were at the forefront of the French Revolution, Marat was always there in the background, tirelessly publishing his influential journal, L'Ami du Peuple, and constantly seeking an end to the plight of the Parisian poor. For an intelligent, EXTREMELY well-written biography, I absolutely recommend Jean Paul Marat: Tribune of the French Revolution by Clifford D. Conner. He wasn't terribly popular with his colleagues during the Revolution, given his skin disease, his total lack of filter, his intense radicalism, and his uncanny ability to know everything about everyone at any given time.

This costume has been in the works for some eleven years. I first came across Marat during the French Revolution unit in Grade 11 Social Studies and he has been stuck in my brain on and off ever since. I have wanted to make his outfit from this particular engraving for the same amount of time: [link] I mean, just look at that badass! Doing his thing with his pistol and his cheekbones, looking all cool...

The jacket is a 1790s cut, made of a flannel wool, interfaced, and lined with a striped cotton. The shirt underneath is a white cotton and hand-sewn (because you don't feel legit otherwise), the tricoleur sash is made from a variety of questionable fabrics from the bargain bin, and the breeches are microsuede. Close observers will notice that's a British Light Dragoon pistol - sure, it's British but Marat lived in England for ten years of his pre-Revolution life as a well-respected doctor and scientist so there's no reason he couldn't have picked it up then.

This was an interesting project since I not only had to fit these clothes correctly but also had to keep in mind how they would look when worn improperly (breeches garters not done up, shirt untucked, hosen falling down, etc) For detailed construction notes, take a squint at my project log entries:

[link]
[link]
[link]
[link]

Also! I now have a Facebook page! [link] Check it right out! It has LOADS of work-in-progress shots, how-tos, and lots of stuff that just never gets covered on dA. Also, send me your costuming questions! I'm all about helping bros out!

Costume/Makeup/Model: ~ColonelLiamRoss
Photo: Gary Watson

PS Ignoooooore the modern buildings in the reflection....ugh.