shadowcat
Below you’ll find my blog posts about my Shadowcat (X-Men) costume, constructed in 2002.
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Dcon 2014: Shadowcat
Ya’ll don’t even KNOW how excited I was to bring Shadowcat back to Dragoncon. As I’ve mentioned, Shadowcat was my first superhero costume for my first Dragoncon in 2002. I’ve been playing around with the idea since Dragoncon 2011. But never had a good excuse to until I got to be part of a very awesome 80s X-Men group this…
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Wigs, chiffon and migraines
Yesterday I ended up going home at lunch with a bad migraine. Meds weren’t doing much of anything I felt pretty puke-y, probably from trying to take too much medicine. Went home, slept, felt a little better after that and tried to get some work done. Today it’s more of the same. I think it’s sinus stuff that has turned…
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A Collection of New Photoshoot Pics
I’m sorry I haven’t posted much lately. We’ve been busy packing and dealing with house stuff (keep your fingers crossed) that writing in the blog is not something I’ve been thinking of! In the meantime here’s my more recent white backdrop photoshoot pics.
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sketchblog: shadowcat
This was one I did a while back, when we were planning my Shadowcat costume.
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Dragoncon 2002 recap!
report… sort of preliminary, as I remember things I’ll have to go back and add them. Friday Friday saw us up at 4:30 AM to drive to the airport to catch our 6:30 flight. We got to the airport and checked in… we had perfect timing, as soon as we walked up to the gate they called our seats and…
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To-Do List 8/25/02
Updates: Amidala: -Finishing dying -sew arm rings in -finish arm rings -figure out hair -find some nice sandals to wear with it Shadowcat -make mask -finish shirt Ocha -Trim ear hair (lol) -Finish sewing socks onto the leggings (don’t ask) -finish the blue vest. I just tried on my amidala dress and it’s sooooo pretty! Only thing is I’m going…
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Dyeing my Padme Lake dress, updates
UGH! We did the first dying on Amidala yesterday and it turned out too bright. It looks like a banana snowcone. I’m going to have to use some colour remover on it. Cut out the pattern pieces for Shadowcat’s shirt. Finished Ocha’s boot covers and figured out her tail. To do list: Amidala: -Finishing dying -sew arm rings in -finish…
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to-do list 8/19/02
Finished Ocha’s white dress, except to put the buttons on and possibly take the waist up some more. Also started on Ocha’s ears, and finished her wig except for some trimming I need to do. To Do List: Ocha: -Make blue top -Sew buttons on white dress. -Put buttons/ribbon on boot covers -Cut off leggings -Make armbands from the cutoff…
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Shadowcat, Padme and Ocha updates
MTAC was fun! 😀 I took five rolls of film (only used 3 at otakon…!) Actually……….. DAD took 5 rolls of film, mostly ’cause I told him to take pictures of everyone in the costume contest. I should have them back by the end of this week. Shadowcat – got boots, got tights, got blue bathing suit bottom. Got fabric…
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Otakon 2002 pics are up!
I’m alive!!!!!!!!! sort of. otakon report + pics are up. Anyway. I’m still not sure whether I won something at otakon or not. Very confused, I am. I’ve been working on dragoncon stuff. I start curling my ocha wig last night. Also got white fabric, blue fabric, white vinyl and yellow ribbons for ocha. I have everything I need for…
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to-do list 7/7/02
Finished my Lina shirt. Bought a blue bikini bottom for shadowcat. Got Dragoncon plane tickets (completely set for Dragoncon… no going back now!) Got different yellow ribbon for the yellow bits on Urd… turned out I’d gotten craft ribbon the first time 😛 To Do List: -Make Lina Armour. -Attach cape to said armour. -Get three belts for Lina. -Make…
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Shadowcat and Lina boots!
And now cool boots! Brown Boots, which I thought could be good for any number of things, namely Lina and Eowyn (speaking of which, I’ve decided to hold off on Eowyn until the LOTR opening in Dec. If Cath is coming to Dragon*con, we want to do Urd, Skuld and Belldandy together. Which means a day of wearing Urd again.)…
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Buying stuff
I got a bunch of stuff lately! Got a Misato necklace off ebay. It’ll look much better than if I try to make it. I love it already (there’s a pic in my livejournal of me wearing it w/my misato wig) Got a grey pleated skirt for Hermione. took a few pics today – they weren’t very good, I needed…
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Dragoncon suggestions
There’s a good chance I’m going to DragonCon this year. It was sort of a sudden decision between Cath and I… she can’t go with us to either Animazement or Otakon, so I brought up dragoncon… it looks *really* cool, with a lot of really neat guests and events. I was thinking of costumes… right now I’m working on Xiaoyu…
