In “the before times” (aka pre-pandemic), my Costume College partner-in-crime, Tina and I were planning some sort of steampunk or Edwardian/Victorian explorer costumes to wear together. While scrolling Pinterest for ideas, as one does, I was repeatedly captivated by a character in a foreign film I had never seen or heard of. Tracking her down, who […]
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Running Costumes: Captain Hook and Mr. Smee
This time last year we were tasting our way through Disney for Taste of Epcot International Food & Wine Festival after running RunDisney’s Wine & Dine half marathon that morning. Part of the fun of running these races through the parks is all the costumes seen along the way; my own, people I pass, and people who pass […]
Costuming a Shelby Brother from Peaky Blinders
Around this time last year we were marathoning Peaky Blinders and loving every bit of that 1920s-1930s style. And this was around the time we were planning our New Year’s cruise to ring in the 2020’s, and absolutely planning to wear 1920s outfits on the cruise. So I zeroed in on one of Polly Gray’s outfits that […]
Costuming Polly Gray from Peaky Blinders
Around this time last year we were marathoning Peaky Blinders and loving every bit of that 1920s-1930s style. I took a particular fondness to Polly Gray with her unapologetically rough fashion (and attitude) through the years. And this was around the time we were planning our New Year’s cruise to ring in the 2020’s, and […]
Portrait of a Quidditch Player: A Costume Analysis
Last year I visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for the first time. While there, we rode Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and shopped at Diagon Alley. Being somewhat of a quidditch costume enthusiast, I was pretty excited to see the full Gryffindor Quidditch costume featured in the ride on display at Quality […]
Halloween Cruise? Don’t Mind if I Boo! (Part 2: The Costumes)
While making marmalade last year with my costuming friend Tina and my blogging bestie Miranda from Spooky Little Halloween, we booked a Halloween cruise under the influence of a lot of alcohol (as one does). And then we convinced our other blogging bestie, Cheyenne from Sense & Serendipity to sell find a sitter for her kids and come along…and the rest is history! […]
Halloween Cruise? Don’t Mind if I Boo! (Part 1: The Cruise)
While making marmalade last year with my costuming friend Tina and my blogging bestie Miranda from Spooky Little Halloween, we booked a Halloween cruise under the influence of a lot of alcohol (as one does). And then we convinced our other blogging bestie, Cheyenne from Sense & Serendipity to sell find a sitter for her kids and come along…and the […]
Costuming Red Carpet Darth Vader
Why wear a basic ball gown on a cruise formal night when I can also be Darth Vader? Especially when on a Halloween cruise! Inspired by Mexico City-based fashion illustrator Guillermo Meraz, I accessorized a stunning black ball gown with the Darth Vader statement necklace I made last year for a dark subtle glam costume […]
Sewing a Reversible Poodle Skirt
After making four poodle skirts last year for a Halloween cruise, I wanted to make my neice a poodle skirt to wear with Tina and I at a future event. And since she could’nt decide on a llama or Hufflepuff badger, I decided I’d make a two-in-one with a reversible poodle skirt! So following yesterday’s […]
Sewing a Pack of Poodle Skirts
I’ve always wanted a poodle skirt. It was a popular costume when I was a kid, and seemingly easy to put together, I just never did it until last year. When planning group costumes for a Halloween cruise with my costuming friend Tina and my blogging besties Miranda from Spooky Little Halloween and Cheyenne from Sense & Serendipity, I made the […]