A Look Into My Phantom Design: Hannibal Princess

A look into my Phantom design: Hannibal Princess

I haven't drawn or designed anything Phantom-y for a long while now. So I want to show some insight on my costume designing (I guess lmao)

I always want my Hannibal to be grand, very risqué (but no midriffs!) and kind of Belle Époque exoticism. Furthermore, I strive for 1880s bustle silhouette in my costumes so I started Hannibal scene with the Hannibal Princess because I love @motherfuckinghannibalprincess so much.

I took a bit of Björnson's design (mostly the iconic apron drape) and added my own flair with asymmetric bodice, strings of beads and elongated earrings that connect to each other under the wearer's head. The tiara is in a bandeau style with wacky center.

This picture features the bustle draping design and the early concept from 2020. The bustle style is inspired from late 1870s Harper's bazaar fashion plate that I will refit it on 1880s silhouette.

The early concept has so many Björnson's influence which I am not loving. (I mean who would want their own design to be a hard referenced version of the original anyway)

So that's the post! I hope you enjoy some look into my little design project I do for fun 😊 I'll try to draw more Phanart soon!

I wouldn't say they are all over the place, to be honest. Maria Björnson was really careful with the historical details. Most civilian dresses (in the design) are based on the silhouette of years 1874-6 including the background dresses that are referenced from Harper's bazaar fashion plates.

The Elissa costumes used to look more historical and in line with the 1876 bustle silhouette, but they've been amped up over the years to bell shaped skirts with backdrape. They're opera costumes after all. They don't have to follow the current fashion as long as they stay theatrical.

The reason why the bustle silhouettes seem to all over the place is because the choices made by different productions. Some production goes for a more pronounced bustle, some with something almost natural form but they never mix the silhouette up together (unless they start inheriting costumes from different warehouse and workshop)

TLDR: The concrete style and aesthetic of the late 1870s is there but the bustle size and shape is for the productions and workshops to interpret. Even though I don't agree with 'The costumes in the show are all over the place' but great research, op!

How come the wedding dress for Christine in the musical is somehow based of the bustle era? Which was in late 1880's. But then Wikipedia says its based of 1860s for the musical but now I don't know which to trust?

Always a good question. For this and more I give you the following tag:

THE TIMELINE ISSUE

Long story short, there's many different takes on when the story is set, both in the prologue and the main story. For example, the original cast album said 1861, but the West End stage show said 1881. Meanwhile Hamburg listed 1871, and the Japanese productions "mid 19th century". Today I think they all list "Late 19th century". And that's just the replica versions!

Meanwhile the prologue has been pushed from 1905 to 1911. But then "Love Never Dies" came along and claimed its main story was 1907.

So in short, nothing makes sense.

Oh, gotcha! And yikers...Seems like a bizarre choice done by the costumes leg. West end in general, from my observation, seems to be even more consistent than Broadway sometimes when it comes to the whole silhouette thing (except recently when they start putting a more second era oomph on Christine's costumes for the whole dress deflation situation 💀)

How come the wedding dress for Christine in the musical is somehow based of the bustle era? Which was in late 1880's. But then Wikipedia says its based of 1860s for the musical but now I don't know which to trust?

Always a good question. For this and more I give you the following tag:

THE TIMELINE ISSUE

Long story short, there's many different takes on when the story is set, both in the prologue and the main story. For example, the original cast album said 1861, but the West End stage show said 1881. Meanwhile Hamburg listed 1871, and the Japanese productions "mid 19th century". Today I think they all list "Late 19th century". And that's just the replica versions!

Meanwhile the prologue has been pushed from 1905 to 1911. But then "Love Never Dies" came along and claimed its main story was 1907.

So in short, nothing makes sense.

Long ago, it seems so long ago

How young and innocent we were

She may not remember me But I remember her....

A references study of Leyendecker's artstyle with my Raoul as the model;///; Hope you love this blonde hunk (He's buff and I make this rule😏)

10 of my favorite Hadley Fraser as Raoul moments (gif edition).

No doubt Hadley is, and will probably remain, one of the most popular Raoul’s. Personally, I think his Raoul could sometimes be a bit emotionless or on the more aggressive side, though I don’t entirely blame him. Besides the fact that he was going off of what he was being directed to do, he had also never been in the show before and had only a short time to get acquainted with the part. But I think he also had some wonderful moments that make up for it. So here are some of my favorites!

Being so proud of Christine and excited to see her again,

I have always interpreted this as him not just being happy to see her, but also happy that she remembers him too!

Visibly being more serious/concerned/sympathetic when Christine mentions that her father has passed and coming down to her level to comfort her.

Him being adorably confused as to why Christine is asking him to love her when he already is!

Just cause I love Hadley’s smile.

Bringing her hands to his chest and closing his eyes because that’s just how much he loves Christine and needs her to love him in return.

I love how he holds Christine’s head. And of course the kiss. Cuteness overload.

More of his smile. And also how happy and relieved he is to find Christine after looking all over for her.

Christine is his number one priority.

This part has always stuck with me all these years. He looks so defeated and disappointed thinking Christine chose the Phantom.

"Stop it - that tickles."

Rebranding myself as BG3 fanartists brb