This isn't really an FAQ Friday today, but just some fun memories & stories I wanted to share. So earlier this week, I read this really great article, "15 Cosplay Mistakes You Will Inevitably Make" by Jenbae. Go read it, it's great. As I was reading it, I was checking off things in my mind where I'd made that mistake. I thought it would be fun to make my personal responses ...
Today I want to talk about something that happened to me at MidSouthCon, and how to HOPEFULLY avoid it. I'm talking about the Walk of Shame. No, not the "morning after" kind, though I guess that happens at cons pretty regularly, too. I'm talking about when a part of your costume either fails, or becomes so uncomfortable that you have to remove it and walk back to your room/car ...
Today I have a tutorial to post! I'm planning on wearing my Queen Amidala parade dress soon, and it's been YEARS since I wore it (late 2005 was the last time I wore it with long hair; 2010 with short hair), so I figured I needed to practice the hair since it's been a while. Back in 2005, my hairstylist helped me come up with the way to do this with my own ...
Today's question is brought to you by the panic induced by trying to prepare for a local convention. Getting my costumes ready for an out-of-town con and a local con are very much the same, but very different. The main difference lies in the fact that I start preparing for an out-of-town con much sooner, and with a local con I tend to think it'll all be easy and I ...
Sorry I don't have any pictures for this like I do for my Leia hair breakdowns; I'm kinda doing this one on the fly! So here's my best reference for the Mustafar hairstyle; this is from padawan's guide: And here is an other screencap. To be perfectly honest, my Mustafar costume was a quick, very non-serious costume I did just to match my husband's Vader, so I didn't try too ...
This is a question I've gotten a handful of times, and I took some photos of my collar/bodice attachment over the weekend, so I figured this would make a good entry for FAQ Friday - especially appropriate this week as I'll be at Disney World when this posts :) So anyway, my Snow White costume has a lace-up back with a remove-able collar. Honestly when I was in the middle ...
Today's question is... Just how many costumes have you done? It's really hard to make a complete list. Everytime I try I end up forgetting something. But I'm going to give it a go. (I'm not counting costumes I made for friends, unless I also wore them at some point.) Last updated: June 2021 1. Star Trek TNG Uniform - my mom made this for me and I wore it at MidSouthCon ...
It's probably a little too close to Christmas for this, but you can always add a few extra stocking stuffers :) A couple of years ago Ash got me a whole sewing care package for Christmas and it was AWESOME. That stuff lasted me almost the whole year! So I thought I'd share some of those things, along with some other ideas! 1. Thread You can never go wrong with thread. You ...
I'm tired of trying to give good advice, so here's the worst costuming advice I can think of. 1. Don't waste time doing research The best costumers just jump right in and make awesome stuff happen, like magic. 2. Don't have a sewing machine and a needle and thread takes too long? Try Elmer's Glue Don't waste time trying to hem or fray-check, either. The fraying edges give it a weathered, realistic ...
Well I made a list last week of things you shouldn't say to costumers... so let's do the flip side this week. 1. "You did a great job on your costume." It's a simple phrase. It's common, too. But it's always nice to hear. Always! You can never go wrong this! 2. "You look fantastic/amazing/wonderful." There's a lot of variations to this. Any pleasant adjective is acceptable. Plus it can ...