Queen Isabella
In 2018, Italian Heritage Foundation commissioned me to create a gown for their Queen Isabella who was selected annually and participated in San Francisco’s Columbus Day Parade (now: Indigenous People’s Day Parade.) Following Paul Carpio’s 1989 rendering of Queen Isabella for the Foundation, I sourced, patterned, fit, embellished and built the gown, hood, and jewelry. Historical in look, this garment is created as a theatrical costume with seam/hem allowance enough to fit a variety of sizes.
Queen Isabella CF, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella CB, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella CF detail, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella CB detail, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella SH detail, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella SLV, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella SLV detail, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella guard, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella in progress, 2018, Photo: unknown
Queen Isabella hood, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella jewelry, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella rendering by Paul Carpio, 1989
Queen Isabella gown beads, 2018, Photo: Self
Queen Isabella forepart beads, 2018, Photo: Self