Over the weekend I did a YouTube livestream with Costume Cinemato (on Twitter and on YouTube). Heidi prepared a lineup of my costumes from several genres, and we talked about costume/cosplay inspiration, materials, techniques, the awkwardness of duct taping each other for patterns, and killing curtains. And I didn’t even break out in hives or […]
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Costuming Themysciran Senators from Wonder Woman: Corset, Skirt, & Cape
I never intended to make most of the costumes in the Wonder Woman film, but that seems to be what is happening. Last year I made a Themysciran village Amazon costume and Diana Prince’s stunning blue gala dress, also started working on a Warrior, and have been helping friends with their Menalippe and Hippolyta costumes. […]
Costuming Themysciran Senators from Wonder Woman: Accessories
I never intended to make most of the costumes in the Wonder Woman film, but that seems to be what is happening. Last year I made a Themysciran village Amazon costume and Diana Prince’s stunning blue gala dress, also started working on a Warrior, and have been helping friends with their Menalippe and Hippolyta costumes. […]
Costuming (Burlesque) Aqualass
Usually when I add a costume to my wish-list or line-up, one costume becomes three, because I make, throw together, or purchase a costume for my husband and niece. When I made my Burlesque Loki costume to join a Burlesque (or Kilted) Superheros and Villains group for last DragonCon, I wanted my niece to join […]
Join Space Force at DragonCon and Do Your Part, So Say We All
As we inch closer to DragonCon 2018 and are all frantically sewing, repairing, and upgrading costumes, I’m sharing our Battlestar Galactica costume upgrade to include a Space Force cap. As an Air Force veteran, I’m used to my branch being picked on by all other branches of the military (except the Coast Guard), so this […]
Costuming (Burlesque) Loki: The Outfit
Last year I came to DragonCon in Atlanta with my Burlesque Loki costume. The costume itself was very easy to make, and very striking when completed, but the helmet/horns were quite the challenge. I was so intimidated by the project that I put it off and made it after the rest of the outfit. The […]
Costuming (Burlesque) Loki: The DIY Helmet
For my girl Paige, and anyone else suffering through a DIY Loki helmet/horns… Last year I came to DragonCon in Atlanta with my Burlesque Loki costume. The costume itself was very easy to make, and very striking when completed, but the helmet/horns were quite the challenge. I was so intimidated by the project that […]
Costuming an Inmate & a Guard from Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black is finally back on Netflix! While we binge watch the current season, here is the breakdown of my inmate costume and my husband’s guard costume that we assembled and wore last year. These two costumes were super easy to put together that required basically no creativity, skill, or time on my […]
Costuming at Comicpalooza 2018
Comicpalooza, Texas’ largest comic book, pop culture, and entertainment convention, happened this past Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27, 2018) in Downtown Houston. I attended all three days and treated it as a costume deadline and cosplay dress rehearsal for another convention that we attend, DragonCon, during Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a […]
Costuming a Jedi from Star Wars
With my new Dark Rey costume and our niece’s new Jawa costume, I couldn’t leave my husband out of the Star Wars fun…so I made him a Jedi costume. I mean, what grown-up wouldn’t want to get dressed up and play with lightsabers? There are a lot of characters to choose from, but we decided […]