Or, at least a regional 3rd at the Crown Championships of Cosplay. For Marie Antoinette, I actually ended up making about four different pairs of shoes on the way to the final product that I used at the competition. I had never made a full pair of shoes before until last summer, only shoe covers,…… Continue reading Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world
Now that C2E2 is done and done, I’m going to try and share more of what I’ve been doing on Marie Antoinette over the last few months. One of the first big things I did after DragonCon was a complete remake of the grande panniers. Two reasons. 1) I needed them to be able to…… Continue reading 1938 Marie Antoinette’s Grande Panniers
This costume is actually several months old and I’ve worn it several times at this point, but since I’m catching up on updating this blog I am only just now getting around to sharing it. I’ve been wanting to make a Belle costume ever since I fell down the cosplay rabbit hole, so when the…… Continue reading Belle Cosplay // Live Action Beauty and the Beast
A couple of photos of my new Vanessa Ives inspired costume from Penny Dreadful. (inspired, because I wore this to a historical themed event and not a cosplay event, so I didn’t want to wear a black wig) I have already made her black walking suit, but have been really wanting to make one of…… Continue reading Vanessa Ives / Penny Dreadful Cosplay
Friday at DragonCon started out pretty relaxed. We decided to wear our Crimson Peak costumes during the day. I remade the underskirt last spring for the Crown Championships, but left it at home this time because I feel that DragonCon is getting to be less and less safe for big or fragile costumes, even during…… Continue reading DragonCon Day 2, 3, & 4
This poor blog has been woefully neglected, but to be fair, the last few months have been very busy. After taking home a win in the needlework category at the Crown Championships of Cosplay for my Lucille Sharpe costume, I had to shift gears and finish several big costume commissions for DragonCon. In addition to…… Continue reading Post DragonCon Wrapup Day 0 and Day 1 (and general update)
I usually make most of my patterns because I don’t have the patience to follow commercial patterns. Usually they don’t fit true to size and need a lot of modifications to work, so it’s faster for me to work from scratch or only use bits and pieces of a pattern. However, in preparation for teaching…… Continue reading DC Bombshells Wonder Woman Cosplay (Pattern Review for Simplicity 8196)
