Secret Honey Merida Set
Hello everyone, welcome back to another post. Today I would like to show you my Merida Set from Secret Honey. This is hands down one of my top 3 Secret Honey dresses I own. I absolutely adore it.
I showcase one of my Disney pieces every two weeks, you can check out my other posts if you like. Last time I showed you my Secret Honey Elsa Travel Cosplay.
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The Merida Set
As always, we start with photos of the whole outfit. Here is me wearing it ca. 2015/16 🙂 Those glasses… a sin 😛
Of course I also have recent photos and I think, I can say, that I like the way I look now much more than 10 years ago ^^’ Here it is from the front:
This set consists of a shirt, a skirt and a little brooch. Here it is from the side:
The sleeves are for once a good length on me. Still a bit short, but ok to wear out. And here it is from the back:
The Shirt
Let’s start with the velvet shirt. The fabric is super soft and has a beautiful shine:
There is a little lace up detail with a velvet ribbon at the top. The collar is decorated with ruffles:
I really love the little ruffles around the shoulders. All the ruffles are done with a folded layer of fabric btw, so no seams or finished edges. I like this a lot because the ruffles look pretty from all sides.
Then we have the sleeve detail which is similar to the renaissance dresses where the chemise was poking out of slits in the fabric of the overdress. It is done with ribbon, decorated with white specks and a linen-like fabric underneath:
the cuffs are also decorated with ruffles:
The Brooch
The brooch is made from tartan fabric and a copper coin with three bears on it. It gets attached with a safety pin in the back.
I normally don’t attach it to the skirt because I’m afraid of it leaving holes behind. So I just keep it around because it’s pretty.
Here is a look at the back of the brooch:
And here is a closer look at the beautiful coin with the three bears:
The Skirt
Let us have a look at the skirt to end this post together. Here it is on my dress form without the shirt:
Sizing and Closure
This skirt is really roomy for Secret Honey. It still fits me with a waist of 85 centimetres. There is a shirring panel in the back with a lace up detail:
The skirt closes with a side zipper and a hook and an eye at the top. I absolutely adore the waistband, the outer fabric is wonderful as well as the lining fabric Secret Honey used. Both very sturdy, so the waistband doesen’t crinkle:
The Waistband
I have to do a confession now. I put this skirt into the wash… And some of the colour of the waistband came off 🙁 Don’t wahs this skirt guys! But, the waistband is still pretty. What I like most about it: The waistband is wider around the top than the bottom. Really like this detail.
Here is a close up. If you want to see the original waistband have a look at the photos I used to reference the size of the skirt.
The Layers
This skirt only has two layers, the fashion fabric and the lining layer. No ruffles and nothing on the lining. It is a very simple skirt:
The Border Print
There is of course a border print for this skirt but it is very subtle. It’s mostly celtic patterns and a few motives of Merida woven into them. Here is a look at the celtic pattern:
And now let us have a look at all the prints featuring Merida. First up, Merida with her bow. On this print we also have the same bear ornament as on the coin of the brooch:
Since her bow is so important for her, it is featured three times on this skirt:
Here she is finally properly using it as we know her:
Next, we have Merida with Angus:
And then of course, Merida with her brothers as little bears:
And that is already it for today’s post. I hope you enjoyed having a look at all the details of this beautiful Merida Set from Secret Honey. I thank you for reading and wish you a good one.
Love,
Ella
