Patternmaking Project- "Long Live Cowgirls" Romance of the West

This is my patternmaking project that I designed at the University of Missouri Patternmaking course. The requirements of the course were to design a bodice and skirt with sleeves and a collar based on a fictional character. I was inspired to create this set based on the idolized cowgirl in the song "Long Live Cowgirls" by Cody Johnson. Images from Diamond Cross Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming as well as several images depicting western life and romance inspired the creation of this project. I wanted my design to reflect the wildness of the spirit of a cowgirl as well as the romance of the west. The wildflowers on the bodice reflect the wildness of her spirit, and the entire set resembles something a cowgirl could wear in a wedding besides the traditional white.