How many dirndls are too many? What started with one dirndl to wear to a wedding reception in Germany became several to wear to Texas Renaissance Festival and Oktoberfest events here in Texas…so why not make one a little more witchy for a dirndl group at Costume College? Following yesterday’s post on my 1950’s McGonagall […]
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Wizardbounding 1950’s McGonagall
After finishing my McGonagall costume last year, a mountain of a project, I had a lot of spare olive fabric, both striped and pintucked. When we made plans to run a half marathon in Orlando, we also made plans to visit Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I wasn’t sure wizardbounding was a thing, but I […]
Costuming McGonagall from Harry Potter
Professor Minerva McGonagall is my favorite Potterverse character. She’s the true hero, and anyone who says otherwise can fight me. She has many classic looks in the films, but the one that captivated me the most was her outfit at the Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Stunning olive dress robes […]
Costuming a Village Amazon from Wonder Woman
Like most women who saw Wonder Woman this year, I wanted to be an Amazon. I wanted to be all of them. Originally I chose Diana Prince’s blue silk dress worn at the gala to make and wear at DragonCon in Atlanta this year. But as DragonCon was rapidly approaching and I was frantically working […]