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foresthouse

NADWCon2011: Costume Extravaganza!

Jul 31, 2011 23:44

Despite my being super-busy working during NADWCon, I still had a lot of fun; and one thing I had fun with (both before, in putting things together, and at the con itself) was the costuming. Now, I'm not a "costumer," in the sense of the amazing people I know who sit down and make a whole intricate Victorian walking suit out of bolts of cloth, ( Read more... )

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softpaw August 1 2011, 04:13:15 UTC

nice!!

do you have a full shot with out the bag in the way of the goddess dress? I want a better look at what you did with the belt.

foresthouse August 1 2011, 04:31:34 UTC

Thanks!

Yeah, I too noticed I didn't really have many great pictures of that. :P But here are a couple:

Front:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charishawk/5935334908/in/set-72157627188974272/

Back:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/charishawk/5934775187/in/set-72157627188974272/

softpaw August 1 2011, 04:32:37 UTC

Ok I REALLY like how that turned out.

foresthouse August 1 2011, 04:49:23 UTC

Me too! It worked really well, considering it was a bit last minute. The width of the leaves made the waist much more flattering; without them, the ribbon that came with the dress only tied right under the chest, and the dress billowed too much at the waist below that and didn't hang right. But with them, it was like a wide empire waist. :)

molokov_au August 1 2011, 05:22:33 UTC

Lovely costumes, Emily. You seem to have put in an awful lot of work for someone who claims to not put in an awful lot of work.

I always find if you pick a character that's obscure enough, nobody else will have the costume. It comes with the drawback of noone working out who you are, either, but thems the breaks.

For Nullus Anxietas 3, I stuck with only 2 costumes.

Friday: John Not-A-Vampire-At-All Smith
(pictures here with Otto ChriekI mostly did this one for our "Wossnames" panel, which is based on a very old innuendo-filled Australian Game Show, Blankety Blanks ( ... )

foresthouse October 9 2011, 03:09:31 UTC

Those sound like fun costumes!

Well, I put a fair amount of *thought* into the costumes, but I meant more like, I didn't hand-sew an elaborate dress or anything, heh. :)

I had the problem of no one recognizing me when I went as Christine for the UK banquet last year - even with my dead roses, only a few people got it right off!

pann_cake August 1 2011, 23:10:08 UTC

All your costumes are so gorgeous, and the con looks like it was so much fun. The Duchess of Quirm dress is so beautiful! I think every girl wants to wear a dress like that once! The Absinthe Fairy looks great too, what a great costume idea! You can customize it to make it your own and still be recognizable! :D

But I think the Clacks Girls is my favorite! There's something super fun and cute about it, and I do so love petticoats and corsets. :P

Ahh, everytime someone on my flist posts pictures from ANY con I get so jealous! I love costuming, and rarely get the chance to do it (which is why I go all-out for Halloween, lol). I think I have decided that the next NY Comic-Con, I will have to make the trip.

Neil and Terry just seem like the sweetest mose gentlemanly people ever. So much lovvvvve. <33 ( ... )

foresthouse October 9 2011, 03:12:27 UTC

Thanks for the compliments! I really loved wearing the Duchess dress, even with the craziness of hoop skirts - definitely fun to wear!

There was a great Absinthe Fairy I ran into at Dragon*Con while wearing my costume; totally different take on it, and yet we were both recognizably the Fairy. :) Hers was awesome, too.

The Clacks Girl I like a lot too, AND it's fairly comfy.

Are you going to NYCC next weekend? I'll be there Sunday!

Oh, Neil and Terry are fantabulous, no question.

And Etsy is great, too - I have the same problem with wanting to buy everything! Heh.

cutebutpsycho99 August 2 2011, 18:14:53 UTC

I personally love the Clacks Girl, but that's because it's such a playful costume.

I'd do costuming, but am so seriously lazy that I've been tempted to be Anoia. I have a bedsheet, rope and tons of cutlery.

foresthouse October 9 2011, 03:14:03 UTC

I did have fun putting the Clacks Girl together and wearing it.

I definitely want to wear that one again. My main problem is that I had to tear up the hat Erica made me, because it wouldn't fit in the luggage but I wanted to keep the parts so it could be made again. Heh.

chrryblssmninja August 4 2011, 09:00:51 UTC

Nice costumes! I like the last one best.

foresthouse October 9 2011, 03:14:19 UTC

Thanks! They were all pretty fun to wear. :)