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ladyofthethread) wrote2008-09-30 04:00 pm
ladyofthethread) wrote2008-09-30 04:00 pm
NYAF
NYAF is over now and it was fun. Was great to see everyone and their new costumes and have a chance to hang out. ^_^
I managed to get Eugenie done in time although it meant working until midnight Wednesday and Thursday and finishing a bit of handstitching on the jacket after I got home from the con on Friday. ._.; Never trying to do a costume with that much handpainting in 5 weeks again; I think I really underestimated the time for all the painting and it should have been a 2 month costume. On the bright side, I entered it in the hall contest and won Best in Show. ^_^
Friday: Thanks to my uncle who agreed to drive me to the con rather last minute, I was able to bring my Sarah costume. ^_^ (There’s no way I could have managed otherwise with the rainy weather.) Spent much of the afternoon wandering with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
neoangelwink in her Amano Aeris and had lots of crossover pics taken since people wanted pics of both of our gowns. We also got to advertise Tsubasa and Case Closed for the
Funimation podcast although our cosplays were completely unrelated. XD (We’re in there about 3 ½ minutes in andanimeangel also makes an appearance near the beginning.) Stopped by the manga library for a bit to visit ifuritaoni and he gave me a Tigger pendant for my birthday. (Thanks, Brian!) Went home around 6:30 and finished attaching the lining to my Eugenie jacket that night.
Saturday: Debuted Eugenie on Saturday. Ran intongmaster who gave me two types of tea for a birthday gift. (Thanks, Dave!) Went to the Amano panel and spent much of the afternoon sitting with friends, away from the crowds, since the Eugenie shoes weren’t great for walking (4 ½ inch heels!). ^_^;; Watched the masquerade which was very good; many of the costumes were great and it looked like a lot of effort was put into the entries.
Sunday: I wanted to pack D’s tailcoat outfit to change into after getting Eugenie judged for the hall contest but overslept and didn’t have time. Still made it to the con before hall contest judging started though and did that before doing a bit of shopping. Ran intosakuralenayuy and usa_ko and walked around with them for a while. Found neoangelwink later and she gave me a cute kimono fabric bunny. (Thanks for the birthday present, Carrie, and the café suggestion! Sorry you couldn’t make it for tea. ;_;)
After the con, I went out with sakuralenayuy and usa-ko for tea/coffee and cake. Was great to just sit around and chat for about an hour outside of a con. :-)
And I’m probably nuts for even thinking about it so soon after finishing a big project but I’m feeling kind of inspired after seeing some of the WCS costumes and talking to Jasmine and Janina the other day… Anyone want to do Kaleido Star cosplay with me for next year? :-D (No, not for WCS.)
I know there are a few people on my friends list who also like Kaleido Star and I’ve got a vague idea for a presentation with a specific set of stage costumes from the series. Very simple concept without words, mainly to show off the costumes. I think it could be really nice if I figured out a way to make the costume work (it involves the crazy Kaleido Star costume I’ve told a few of you that I want to make someday) and had people to help plan out the idea because I’ve never done a skit before. ^_^;; Number of people should be pretty flexible, could possibly work with as few as 2 although I think 4-5 would be ideal. If there were people interested in doing this though, I’d want the group to be coordinated in terms of material choices and have uniform craftsmanship. Plus, I’d want it to be for something big like Costume Con. (Yeah, I know. This is probably asking a bit much for a series so rarely cosplayed. ^_^;;;)
Or if people don’t want to compete, we can try an informal group with costumes from anywhere in the series just for wandering at cons and taking photos. ^_^
Now that the con is over, I’m catching up on paperwork. My actual birthday is today but it should be quiet; just dinner and cake at home with my family.
I managed to get Eugenie done in time although it meant working until midnight Wednesday and Thursday and finishing a bit of handstitching on the jacket after I got home from the con on Friday. ._.; Never trying to do a costume with that much handpainting in 5 weeks again; I think I really underestimated the time for all the painting and it should have been a 2 month costume. On the bright side, I entered it in the hall contest and won Best in Show. ^_^
Friday: Thanks to my uncle who agreed to drive me to the con rather last minute, I was able to bring my Sarah costume. ^_^ (There’s no way I could have managed otherwise with the rainy weather.) Spent much of the afternoon wandering with
neoangelwink in her Amano Aeris and had lots of crossover pics taken since people wanted pics of both of our gowns. We also got to advertise Tsubasa and Case Closed for theFunimation podcast although our cosplays were completely unrelated. XD (We’re in there about 3 ½ minutes in and
animeangel also makes an appearance near the beginning.) Stopped by the manga library for a bit to visit ifuritaoni and he gave me a Tigger pendant for my birthday. (Thanks, Brian!) Went home around 6:30 and finished attaching the lining to my Eugenie jacket that night. Saturday: Debuted Eugenie on Saturday. Ran into
ngmaster who gave me two types of tea for a birthday gift. (Thanks, Dave!) Went to the Amano panel and spent much of the afternoon sitting with friends, away from the crowds, since the Eugenie shoes weren’t great for walking (4 ½ inch heels!). ^_^;; Watched the masquerade which was very good; many of the costumes were great and it looked like a lot of effort was put into the entries. Sunday: I wanted to pack D’s tailcoat outfit to change into after getting Eugenie judged for the hall contest but overslept and didn’t have time. Still made it to the con before hall contest judging started though and did that before doing a bit of shopping. Ran into
sakuralenayuy and usa_ko and walked around with them for a while. Found neoangelwink later and she gave me a cute kimono fabric bunny. (Thanks for the birthday present, Carrie, and the café suggestion! Sorry you couldn’t make it for tea. ;_;) After the con, I went out with sakuralenayuy and usa-ko for tea/coffee and cake. Was great to just sit around and chat for about an hour outside of a con. :-)
And I’m probably nuts for even thinking about it so soon after finishing a big project but I’m feeling kind of inspired after seeing some of the WCS costumes and talking to Jasmine and Janina the other day… Anyone want to do Kaleido Star cosplay with me for next year? :-D (No, not for WCS.)
I know there are a few people on my friends list who also like Kaleido Star and I’ve got a vague idea for a presentation with a specific set of stage costumes from the series. Very simple concept without words, mainly to show off the costumes. I think it could be really nice if I figured out a way to make the costume work (it involves the crazy Kaleido Star costume I’ve told a few of you that I want to make someday) and had people to help plan out the idea because I’ve never done a skit before. ^_^;; Number of people should be pretty flexible, could possibly work with as few as 2 although I think 4-5 would be ideal. If there were people interested in doing this though, I’d want the group to be coordinated in terms of material choices and have uniform craftsmanship. Plus, I’d want it to be for something big like Costume Con. (Yeah, I know. This is probably asking a bit much for a series so rarely cosplayed. ^_^;;;)
Or if people don’t want to compete, we can try an informal group with costumes from anywhere in the series just for wandering at cons and taking photos. ^_^
Now that the con is over, I’m catching up on paperwork. My actual birthday is today but it should be quiet; just dinner and cake at home with my family.