Phantomess.com is a result of my obsessions with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joel Schumacher, Susan Kay, and Gaston Leroux's works of Genius, The Phantom of the Opera Mostly based on my love for costuming, here you will find a plethora of things related to Phantom of the Opera, including costumes I have made, research on Phantom costumes, and a whole bunch of other things. If you have something you would like to submit, go ahead! All contributors will be recognized and credited. You can use the Contact Form if you would like to do so. So go ahead and explore! I hope you enjoy my site!
August 2006
August 30, 2006 - Updates on my Silverado Corset and Victorian Natural Form Gown! I finally went to Bed Bath and Beyond and got those Egyptian Cotton Sateen sheets and my God! The fabric is just gorgeous!!!
August 28, 2006 - Updates on my Silverado Corset - which has proven itself to be a big pain in the you know what....
August 25, 2006 - New projects: Victorian Natural Form Gown and Silverado Corset.
I also added a few new links: The Infamous Sumalee's cooler than mine website!
August 21, 2006 - I've got a new project! Christine's Dressing Gown from the Musical. I also updated my Elissa Costume making of. Also, I finally added pictures of my Baker's Wife costume for "Into the Woods Jr."
August 20, 2006 - Finally updated Christine's Don Juan Costume! If you have any input or opinions, I'd like to hear them.
Also, you may notice the say box slowly disappearing from some pages. I've decided to leave it on the homepage only, since it's really of no use to anyone else. Also, it is the cause of those annoying popup boxes, which you cannot really close because of the floating tables I use.
August 19, 2006 - I added some more backstage photos to my Broadway experience of my Wishing Gown.
Just in case anyone is wondering, I did get rid of the "announcement" bar on the right side. No idea what to do with it, but I've got a few things in the planning stages.
Also, I've been thinking of letting people advertise their sites on the bar on the right instead or something. If you're interested, give me a shout.
August 18, 2006 - At last! I have updated and posted my Phantom Las Vegas Experience!
Also, some of the trim for my Elissa Costume arrived today!
August 17, 2006 - Some updates! At last! I added Brooke's description of the Hannibal Slave Girl Costume to Christine's research page. Also, I finally uploaded Meg's Masquerade Costume, complete with Brooke's description of the dress, the pictures she sent in, and some of the ebay auction phtotos.
August 11, 2006 - I added all of the pictures Jirina took of the young ballet girl's top which she won (lucky...) from the ebay auction!! She even made a pattern for it. Check it out here. There's a new "Ballet Girls" section added to the menu, if you haven't seen it yet. Enjoy! I still have the rest of Brooke's pictures to put up, and all of Leah's pictures of her hannibal cape. Thank you for sending them in!!
August 6, 2006 - Whilst wandering away on the internet, sulking becuase I can't find any materials to fit my budget, I ran into these pretties: Rhinestone Buttons. I know their not perfect, but some of them are an inch wide and could possibly be used for the hairpins for Christine's Think of Me Gown!.
August 4, 2006 - Found some nice trims that could possibly be used for my Elissa Costume!
August 4, 2006 - Added more inspirational pictures to my Elissa Costume Making Of.
August 2, 2006 - One of Phantomess's biggest supporters is in the hospital! Please keep Brooke in your prayers! On a happier note, I fixed most of the missing links lying around. I don't know if they were all repaired, because my webhost was down for a rare period of time, and some of the pages didn't upload to the server.
August 1, 2006 - Christine's Dressing Gown Page is finally mostly completed!! Up next - the Don Juan Amnita Costume...
August 1, 2006 - Phantomess.com layout - Version 1.5! Hope you all like it! Feedback is much appreciated - :) As this was a rather large layout chance, there is a big chance that there are a bunch of broken links lurking around... It's hard to catch them all by yourself. Also, the URL directory has been changed for some pages. For example, all of christine's costume research pages are now under "phantomess.com/christine/*costumehere*." The same with the phantom, the phansection, and my costumes. So if you posted a direct link on another website somewhere, the URL needs to be changed to the new URL.
If you run into any broken links, or missing pages - please Contact Me immediately so I can fix it! Thanks!
July 2006
July 31, 2006 - Sorry for disappearing! I've lately been working on a new layout for the sight (Who knew there were so many pages??!!) And also a few other things I hope to get up and running - (haha, Sumalee!). I promise, it'll be worth the wait!! I hope...
July 22, 2006 - Updates on this website may be missing for a while because of the weather. Yes, the weather! It takes us about two hours to get anywhere in all of this rain. On top of that, flooding, mudsides, car accidents, etc, have caused huge, major power outages where I live. It's a miracle that my house still has electricity when all the surrounding areas don't! So, if this website suddenly disappears or if I disappear, don't get too alarmed, lol. : / Well, since no one visits here, it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
July 21, 2006 - No one visits this site anyways, so I guess the non-existant people who read this site won't mind if the dressing gown write-up is still not up? ")
I caved in and have started another project. My Twisted Every Way Gown is definitely on hold for now. The expense is way too much, especially since I want to make it out of real silk dupioni. But, I have started a new project! *Yay???* Christine's Elissa Costume. I haven't decided what version yet, too much to think about...
July 19, 2006 - Note: Apparently, my server has been having some issues with power, so phantomess.com may be experiencing some downtime.
On the other hand, I've had a bunch of random updates, nothing major around the site! Check out Brooke's Point of No Return Costume made by Randi of Just Sew Simple!.
July 12, 2006 - I really hate having a sore throat, I can't sing at all... To make me even more depressed, I just found out that I have to have surgery on part of my eyes. What better way to start your day... Blah, ranting, must stop.
On a higher note, write-ups for the rest of the dressing gown are currently on their way! As well as pattern suggestions for all of Christine's costumes. I'm also in the process of fixing broken images and links because I really do hate to see "page does not exist."
To clear up a few things, I have recieved a few e-mails asking if I'll ever do research on the stage costume. I've done research for my own stage costume reproductions (did i mention that I'm planning on making the the ballet dancers hannibal outfit in the musical production?) But have never really dedicated a section to it because there are such wonderful websites, like Anea's here which have already been started. Perhaps one day I shall throw myself into even more trouble and chaos, but that day isn't in the very near future. Thanks for the support though!
July 11, 2006 - Again! I have started a very detailed review of Christine's dressing gown! This is one complicated and detailed costume! I still have more to go!
July 11, 2006 - I'm back!! An amazing time at Phantom in Las Vegas!! I'm still working on the review page and all as well as pictures, so sorry, you might have to wait a little. Although, there have been some major category updates in the Forum!
Some other big news, Phantom on Ebay Again!!
June 24, 2006 - Wishing gown progress is going well! I only have a few things left to do, and I can all sew them by hand in the car during vacation! I have a sad announcement:
I'm going to be on vacation for the next two weeks until July 10. Unfortunately, unless I can manage to access internet from across the country in the middle of nowhere, I won't be able to update at all. If you do hear any updates, it will be from Sumalee in the Forum. Sumalee is currently taking charge of this site for the period of time that I will be gone. I can still receive e-mails, and there is a chance that I will be able to check them, but you can never be sure. I hate to leave Phantomess.com alone for such a long period of time, but I have no choice! Love and miss you all!
You're ever faithful Webmistress:
Phantomess
June 22, 2006 - The trim has been sewn onto the Waterfall Drapery!!!
June 21, 2006 - Only a few more days till I leave and I have alot of trim to sew on! Wishing Gown Making Of
June 19, 2006 - Posted alot of photos of the newly dyed fabric in my Wishing Gown Making Of
June 18, 2006 - More updates in my Wishing Gown Making of and my Twisted Every Way Making of pages!
June 17, 2006 - My internet is really messed up, and hasn't been working for about three days! I haven't had much time to update the research section, but I have been working diligently on getting this wishing gown done... I've written out my list of things to do here... in an attempt to make myself feel better. I don't have everything I need, and I only have one week!!
June 13, 2006 - A lot of updates in Christine's Costume Section! I have also officially started redoing my Wishing Gown!
June 11, 2006 - The phansection is currently up and running! Tons of updates in phanart section!
June 7, 2006 - Life has been very, very hectic, indeed. Lots of random updates here and there though! A couple edits on the Think of Me Page. Mostly sentences. Also, started Christine's Shoes page. One New Wallpaper! The first offical wallpaper!!!
June 6, 2006 - Posted in the Forum Announcements:
Hey guys!
I have a message to send you guys:
People came to fix our phoneline yesterday, and guess what, they screwed up the internet connection!
So now, my phone doesn't work. On top of that, the internet does work, but it is really slow. It takes about five minutes to load a page, and sometimes pages don't load. (I'm spoiled by high-speed internet).
I had alot to update yesterday, and it was really hard to upload anything because the computer was functioning so slowly.
Updates might be a bit scarce this week, because of the internet and it's the last week of school for me! I promise to do by best. This means more trips to the library....
I'm updating this from school, so I can't get much done without the firewall telling the teacher that I'm on a "bad" site when I really it's just my website. Ergh...technology, love and hate it, can't live without it...
I'm so sorry about this guy! But I promise the internet connection will be working, and you'll have plenty of updates!
Love,
Phantomess
June 4, 2006 - I have posted the first offical "Phan in Costume" in the Phansection! Check out Brooke's Slave Girl Costume. It's pretty darn accurate. By the way, to get to the phansection, go to Media and click the articles beneath the title "phansection".
The forum is offically up and running! I'm going on a campaign to advertise, any help is appreciated!
June 3, 2006 - It's late and my internet is down again, but I did add one new link! A person who does amazing reproductions: JustSewSimple.com I also added, as by request, a Phan Art section. E-mail any submissions to webmaster at phantomess.com. Just replace the "at" with a "@".
June 2, 2006 - hah, second update... Well, I updated and started the write-up for Christine's Wedding Gown! Have fun! It's still in the birthing process, so if things seem a little out of order, please don't hesitate to tell me...
June 2, 2006 - Watch out guys - the FORUM is officially up!!!! YAY!! Now, Join so I don't have another forum to add of my list of failed websites which is gradually growing... = I mean, please join!
I'm offically dubbing it your summer surprise and gift! Hope you enjoy! Besides that, if you find any pages that haven't been updated to accomodate the new banner, please contact me!
June 1, 2006 - June - ALREADY? Well, as you may notice, I'm updating the banner on the site to accomodate the link to the forum. I have about 60 pages of HTML codes which have to be altered, so this is going to be one heck of a job. If the links at the top aren't functioning properly, just go to http://www.phantomess.com/ and then type in the name of the website you want to go to (for example media) and then put .html after it. Example: http://www.phantomess.com/ + media + .html = http://www.phantomess.com/media.html! May 2006
May 30, 2006 - Well, I don't know if you noticed, but I did update the media section! A few new articles, Costumes on a Budget, Guide to buying off the Internet, and A Pattern Review section which is being worked on and is yet to be published. Some of the articles there do need some phans to contribute in order to make it grow, so come on people!
May 28, 2006
Guess what guys! I'm currently working on your surprise! A forum! Haha!!
May 27, 2006
At last! The hectic week is over!
I'm sorry for lack of updates, but my schedule has been killing me! We finally had our two performance of "Into the Woods Jr." and I must say, they were successful! Alright, so we're only little kids who aren't professionals, but hey, for a school that has to work with what they have, it was pretty cute. (Especially our poor special effects when Little Red gets "eaten" by the wolf...) I'll have pictures of the cast up soon enough...
Besides that, I'm planning a surprise! I can't wait to see how it will turn out, but I guess I'll tell you anyways... A forum! I'm creating a forum! A full blown forum! Yeah...you guys don't look too excited. Well, I'd really appreciate any input you'd be willing to share with me on this and what you think. Thanks for all the support guys!
I'm setting goals for myself now - I'm so sorry that I haven't updated Christine's Costume Section But graduation is draining the life out of me! My goal is to have something new on each page by the end of two weeks. Give me two weeks, and I promise, you'll see something... So long as my internet doesn't get cut off...
May 20, 2006
Feeling Very - very - overwhelmed...
You know, I should be doing that six page Thesis essay on Robert Louis Stevenson, but I got a little caught up in updating! Well, little updates, nothing major at the moment. I've been drained from rehearsals for "Into the Woods." Opening night this Wednesday, and boy are we totally not ready... It is not easy to do a show with a low budget and fourth through eight graders! I did however, mostly complete my Baker's Wife outfit!
Well, I just have to hem it, that's all... I still, haven't started Cindrella's bodice! AAHH!!! Did I mention that I have two final exams on monday morning, as well as a dress rehearsal in the morning and afternoon, then practice again after school? And then on tuesday, I have an school trip, and monday, my thesis paper due as well as opening night! OVERWHELMED!!!
May 13, 2006 - I started updating Christine's Slave Girl Outfit! Whew - this stuff is very tiring...
May 12, 2006
Haha! Third Update in a day!
Well, I've started my latest article, Creating Costumes on a Budget. Please don't be mad yet! I know that I have other more important things to do!:)
On another note, I've also created my Pattern Review page!
May 12, 2006
About the Media Section...
I'm terribly sorry about not updating this section... It's just that I've been so busy with all of the costumes that I often neglect this! When my muse and imagination come into effect, something new might pop uphere! But for now, I'm moving my sewing related articles here!
May 12, 2006 - Updated the Costumes section! Brooke also sent me all of the hi-res images of Meg's Masquerade gown! I can't wait to post them! I will - soon, I promise, but I'm absoltuely booked this weekend. I have to finish my costume and Cinderella's costume by Monday and study for a final exam! EEK!
May 7, 2006 - Planning a new project! The deal goes - if I sell/get rid of one of my costumes and get Valedictorian (how do you spell it?) then my dad will let me make another costume! So - I've decided so far - that I want to make Christine's Twisted Every Way Outfit. If you have any info you'd like to submit - don't hesitate.
May 6, 2006 - I'm changing the banner! and am thinking about adding a Fansection. If you're interested in sending in your costumes/creations/banners/etc, send me an e-mail through the Contact Form.
May 5, 2006 - I added all of the pictures to Christine's Slave Girl Outfit! Enjoy! I might be photo-fixing some of them to enrich the detail. Next up - meg! but I still have to finish most of Christine, don't I? Oh, and yeah, the Phantom too.
May 4, 2006 - So sorry! But school came back into the picture, and alas, I needed some time to study at night. (Right - like I was really studying - ;) But Brooke on Phantom Costumes on the Yahoo Forum sent me the images of one of the Hannibal Slave Outfits she had won from the auction! (So jealous!) I'm working on putting them up right now, I swear! I really owe her alot for sending me the pics.
April 2006
April 20, 2006 - A major major major! update in the links section! Totally redid it (well mostly.) Please tell me what you think of it! I finally cleaned up that favorites section and added new links. If you have a site you want to add - please don't hesitate to tell me!
April 19, 2006 - Alright! I'm just about done with Christine's Think of Me Page. Next stop - her dressing gown! Well, I changed the layout of the links section and added even more links! Tell me what you think, if it's nicer or not! Thanks!
April 18, 2006 - I updated my Costume Page with some of my latest projects!
April 16, 2006 - Added more pictures to the Christine's Think of Me Page. Working up a new banner, and maybe a new color scheme if I can find the time to do all of it! I've been sick lately, and trying to rest my voice for upcoming performances...but school has been wearing me out! I have Easter Break this week - so expect long healthy updates! UP next - finish that darn think of me gown writeup!
April 9, 2006 - I've been sick lately, so I haven't been able to update. Keeping my grades up to standard for this marking period is draining out energy too. Too many projects for literature! I don't think I want to think of Romeo and Juliet ever again... Well, on the brightside - I have been updating dabbles here and there! I mostly started the write-up for Christine's Think of Me Gown and did a bit of Phantom section updates too!
April 1, 2006 - I have not been idle! I've been updating things here and there, every now and then. I just have to upload all of it first. As soon as I can get my DVD player on this thing to work - I promise you screencaps!
March and February 2006
March 15, 2006 - Whew...school has been really busy lately! Well, I updated the Christine Research pages... Well, I fixed most of the images, I just have to get the final set of thumbnails in, and then I can start the costume wrtieups! Yay!
February 25, 2006 - I really should get a different table and archives for this thing...eh, I'll work on that later. I'm currently putting up all the image, and my goal is to have all of that done today! Yay! I've done the All I Ask of You and Christine's Masquerade Gown. Have fun! Writeup coming! I promise!
February 19, 2006 - SANDRA JOSEPH ON OPRAH TOMORROW!!! Just remind you all - lol. Well, I added the Christine's Don Juan Gallery Pictures I'm going to load all of the pictures before I start the rest first, because to save you guys with slower computers, I'm making thumbnails. I added a counter for anyone who cares!
February 12, 2006 - The moment you've all been waiting for - MY FIRST PHANTOM EXPERIENCE!!!
February 12, 2006 - I'm working on getting the pictures of my wishing gown up! Just be patient - please? As of right now, I'm adding thumbnails to the galleries, so that might take a while...
February 11, 2006 - I can't breath! I can't breath! I FINALLY WENT TO SEE PHANTOM! It was amazing and guess what else happened! - Well, I won't say anything until I can get the pictures onto my computer!!!
Besides that, I've been working hard on the Research Page. I have added another section to the Link Page too! I'm on a roll now! And yes, I did finish my wishing gown...you'll have to wait to see it though.
February 5, 2006 - Alright! The basic muslin is finished! Rejoice! Everyone - rejoice! I dyed my fabric yesterday too - and it looks beautiful. Not the exact deep blue I wanted, but It's better than nothing. Updated my Wishing Gown Page!
February 3, 2006 - Everybody scream!! Rejoice! Allelujah! This girl has finally put up all the images she has for her research! I'm currently in the process of posting the images, but don't worry, the research/review write-ups are on the way! Just...bear with me... For those of you who care, Christine's Think of Me Gown Research Page is the first to have it's lovely images posted!! YAY!
January 31, 2006 - *Listens to the angels sing "Hallelujah Chorus" - Can it be? Did I update on a weekday! Yes! Finally! I am publishing my current research papers, figuring that giving you something is better than nothing. I am just working on Christine for now, because she is the most sought after costume character by costumaholics. Just be prepared for some stuff to be uploaded soon.
Indeed, progress has been made on the wishing gown! Everything has arrived! Check the Making of Page for updates!
January 2006
January 22, 2006 - Aren't you proud! Two updates in a row! Finally completed my Victorian Underwear!. Also updated a teeny tiny paragraph in my Think of Me Gown making section. Have started saving images to write up all of the research pages! It's coming guys, just might have to wait. Any contributions are welcome, and you'll be credited.
January 21, 2006 - I've really been working hard on this! Updated the Link Section and my Wishing Gown Page! Yes, I've started my wishing gown. I do hope I finish the costume before I get to see the show...
January 4, 2006 - Wow, I've been really bad with updates... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Well, I got a webhost for Christmas, (I had to pay for half of it, but let's not talk about that...:) And so here it is - Phantomess.com - full blown with it's own domain and everything. Even a new layout because I was so excited!
I have a bunch of updates for you all. First, a new layout. Second, I have added a costume research page. It is still in the writing process, so bear with me. If you have anything to contribute, I will gladly put it here on the site. Yes, you will be credited for any info you donate. I have pictures of my Dressing Gown up in the costume section. The rest of it is still being written out. I have a few Christine research pages underway, several banners, tutorials, and a few random things that you'll find in the Media section. I know that some of the links will lead you to the same page, and that's because I haven't put an "under construction" notice on it - or it hasn't been built yet. Sorry about that...but having a webhost where you need to upload pages seperately is way different than Freewebs Where you edited it right on the spot. Thanks for all of the support! Love you all!
August - November 2005
November 24, 2005 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I finally got the internet back... I hope you guys are having a great time on Turkey Day. Well, I added one link into the link section.
November 21, 2005 - I am a very bad person...But hey! New layout! More info on the way now that I have time to update during thanksgiving! It will be better! I promise! I have finished my Halloween costume.. (well..a bit obvious, i know...) and as soon as i finish remaking the corset, I will have pictures up for you guys in no time. Well, you may have to wait a bit. I am adding onto the rest of the sections now that I have figured out Paint Shop Pro. The only thing on hold for a bit will be the costumes section. I hope you enjoy the new layout! Comments are always welcome, and I will reply to anything you'd like to know.
September 6, 2005 - Major updates on the Costume page!
August 29, 2005 - In the process of working on and buiding the pages, especially the costume page. I'm starting a new project! That's right. My Halloween costume is going to be(so long as the price doesn't shoot through the roof) Christine's Wedding Dress from Phantom of the Opera. I still have to update the page, but here is the page where my "making of" page will be. More later!
August 12, 2005 - Just a few updates. Wishing Gown Research Page has been officially started. Mind you, it's still in the process of building. If only my stupid camera was working, I'd post pictures of my "Think of Me" gown in the making. Well actually, all I have are the underpinnings I'm still waiting for someone to give me a ride to rag shop so I can get some cheap polyester satin on sale for 1.99. And I might get the Simplicity POTO pattern even though it's not exactly christine's dress. I would update the media, but I need my camera to be working! I had a few clips of me singing that I wanted to put up, but hey, my camera isn't working! I'm working on more banners, I swear. As if anyone actually looks at it though. The link section ought to be updated, misc. section, I have a few HTML tutorials getting ready. Fan section? Forget about it. I don't have anything since my old site got deleted...Guestbook has been set up, and I have to update the "site" section...
August 1, 2005 - I know, I didn't do much. Well, who visits my site anyway? I updated the Wishing Gown page. For those of you who are interested. Don't worry, the rest of the site will be coming up pretty soon... I'm currently working on the Wishing Gown research page.
July 17, 2005
Well, I got a few links in! And put up one of my banners. I've still got alot of work to do. I'm going to update the costume section soon. I know, you visit some of the pages, and they look like the main page. I have alot to update. Promise I'm getting there!