Today's question is... "How do you deal with rude comments?" (and other similar questions.) Costuming is a weird hobby. The majority of us are normal people who simply enjoy making and wearing costumes. We aren't models and we don't care to be. Yet the minute we step into public in a costume, whether you have an online presence or not, you're immediately in the incredible scrutinizing gaze of thousands of ...
2013 on its surface looks like I was a lazy bum on the sewing front this year. So, first, let's look back at what I said I wanted to accomplish in 2013: Romana I Yes! I actually did this one! Yay! an Edwardian dress No. I did a ton of planning for it, got fabric samples, and then decided it was going to be too much work the way I was wanting ...
I've been adding a lot of new photos over the past few weeks! I've got new pics for Batgirl, Ripley, Utena, and Belle's blue dress! And I finally finished adding pics from Halloween to that set in the events section.
Today's question is... "how do you afford to make so many costumes?" I've already touched on this a little bit before in a previous post about how I make so many costumes, but I thought I'd dedicate a whole post to it, since it's a common question. I don't have an unlimited supply of money to throw at costumes, I wish I did. I've made costumes through a large portion ...
Today's question is... How do yo keep your costumes clean? I'm going to start this off with a story. Several years ago, I bought a used costume piece from someone. I figured it would make things easier and cheaper than buying it new/making it myself. Well, first it was like pulling teeth to get this person to mail it to me after I paid, and then when it arrived, ...
So, pretty much all the time I'm wearing a costume dress or skirt, I've probably also got shorts or pants on underneath it. Or, sometimes, for whatever reason, wearing jeans or something over a superhero costume. Exhibit A, B, and C: And for whatever reason, guys tend to want to comment on this in a condescending, snarky way. (I haven't had this happen recently; just something made me remember it ...
Today's question is... How do you find a photographer? How much should I pay for a photographer? How do you get good pics of your costumes? My first rule of thumb for getting photos of your costumes is to take your own. "Pics or it didn't happen!" as the quote goes. Get a friend or a parent or somebody to snap a photo of your costume for you. They may ...
I'm in love with the shots we took on the white back drop after MCFC! There were so many I liked I had trouble weeding them down to pick out which ones to post. But here's a few. My favourites are up in my portfolio and the rest are over at my flickr account.
Several several years ago, our local newspaper posted an article about one of our local cons. I found it by happenstance, just from googling around afterwards looking for pics. Well, they had used an AP photo from San Diego Comic Con for the article. That was the only image for the whole article. And I'm like, as long as this con has been going on here in town, you don't ...
Been busy the past few days! But Saturday we headed over to MCFC for a few hours, and it was a lot of fun. I wore Batgirl. Although since I'd curled my hair AND it was warmer out than I'd thought it would be (thus I was quite toasty) I never wore the cowl at the con, just carried it. We met Jess Harnell who was SUPER nice: And shopped. ...