I’ve been terrible at remembering to put things here. But, here are a few shots from a costume I made for a guy who is sort of a dead ringer for the actor who plays this role. It took forever to make all the pieces, but overall I’m really happy with how it came out. I’ll post some more detailed bits later, but for now… Strange things!!
Dr Strange
Mike as Dr Strange
DragonCon 2017
Mike at Dragoncon 2017
Another custom piece, this time for a cosplay wedding! Frosslass:
based on this drawing the client sent of a pokemon character.
(not sure who drew this! If you know, please tell me?)
for a wedding, hopefully there will be more pictures!
I made this costume for Day of the Cupcake last year, an annual event which fundraises for various charities. I was hoping event pictures would surface, but the lighting was very low and the only ones I saw were in black and white. Sadie wore the costume again for a performance in Asheville and Lauren O’Leary snapped a great shot!
Sadie Hawkins
It’s a corset, pantaloons and bustle overskirt, all made with Marie Antoinette in mind.
Last weekend, my husband and I performed with a small circus for their Burning Man fundraiser. I made myself a costume for the occasion…
A bride wanted this Inara dress for her Firefly wedding. I love that people are doing cosplay weddings, so much fun! She asked this version be in a truer red, and preferred the corset sash option. (I think I should have made the original with a corset sash, it does look much better) Anyway, here it is…
A little while ago my friend Lindsay asked me to help her create part of her costume for a new piece she was creating. These button up jackets are sewn from a sturdy stretchy mesh and stretch lace for ease of movement. Peplum is longer in the back in a nod to Victorian style.
I was thrilled with how they came out, and love how they work with her beautiful choreography. I screen capped a couple of bits from her performance until stills become available.
You can see her whole piece, performed with Errin, here:
https://vimeo.com/122855377
I’m making a couple minor modifications and adding them to the shop soon.
I just found some wedding pictures of a bride who bought one of my red riding hood capelets on offbeat bride. How great!
Credits are found if you follow the link… photo by Janet Howard
Here are a couple closer shots of Sarah’s Inara inspired dress from Jody and Sarah’s engagement shoot. The dress is actually 3 pieces, the maroon satin under dress, the raw silk tunic, and the sash. Both the under-dress and the tunic wrap like kimono, and either can be worn on it’s own. The maroon dress is made from a matte heavyweight satin, and the sleeves from a lightweight chiffon. It’s designed to trail slightly, and be a little shorter in front. The sleeves are slit on the upper arm, with a small button at the elbow. They are attached to the dress only at the shoulder.
The tunic is cut from an iridescent burgundy/purple/green fabric with the feel of raw silk. Specialty silk fringe trims the edges. The sash is made from an embroidered satin fabric and simply knots in the back. This was quite a lot of fun to make, I’m adding it to the shop as a custom order, no two dresses will be exactly alike.
Some friends of mine did a great engagement photo session with my talented friend Bonnie Heath. The theme was Firefly, with a gender-bent twist. My friend Lizerati did the jewelry, and Ashley Skelly did the makeup and hair. I made the costumes. Here’s a sneak peek, but be sure to check out the whole set for the surprise ending…
I’ve been asked to make a few outfits for people cosplaying Danaerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones. Two of my favorites were not strict copies, but costumes intended to simply reference Dany’s Dothraki riding outfit.
The first was for go-go dancer Angie Starr. She wanted something sexy and easy to move in, a costume to accompany her and her three mischievous dragons as they “terrorized” photoshoots and dragon*con ballrooms. The top was made from a woven wool and nylon blend fabric, triple washed then hand-dyed for softness and color. Strands of the original fabric were removed and replaced with hand woven bits of leather and twine. The straps were braided bits of unravelled silk cording, again pre-washed for softness. The closures were crafted from cast brass findings, distressed and sealed, with double pointed metal pins. The skirt was double layers of soft faux-suede topped with re-purposed vintage chains, suede lace and brass findings for the belts.
Angie and her dragons,
with Sarah and Ashley
The second outfit was simply intended to reference Khaleesi, and was created to wear to festivals and other non-cosplay events as well as DragonCon. The top starts with the same material, but there is less of the handweaving, replaced instead with brass grommets, braided leather, and a large vintage buckle closure. The skirt is long and more full, with extra layers to allow for sitting on the ground. It is also decorated with grommets, brass studs and a brass buckle closure. Shown here with a wool John Snow cape made for another client.
And here’s a picture of it from DragonCon, with a most excellent Khal Drogo:
More Danaerys costumes coming soon…
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