Future Fashion Folio

[ladyofthethread]

So, I looked through the Costume Con Future Fashion Folio again and there aren’t as many designs that I liked this year as when the con was in Baltimore a couple of years ago. My favorite from this year is sarcasm_hime’s “Priestess of the Night Seas” design. They start taking reservations for Folio designs tomorrow but I’m on the fence about whether I want to ask for it.

I might possibly be able to make it without spending too much on new supplies. I have a few packs of black extensions lying around that I can weft and braid for the loops of the headdress. And I have about 6 yards of 45” wide silk shantung that can look purple or blue depending on the angle, which would fit for the suggested purple and blue color scheme. It’s been sitting around for 2 1/2 years since it turned out to be too purple for what I originally bought it for. I wonder if that would be enough for the main dress since it’s supposed to be full and crinkled/pleated. And I have a lot of beads lying around so I could probably use some of those, too. And with my family being in the plastics business, something around the store might possibly work for the mask. If I can use all this stuff that I already have, I could probably keep additional supplies to $50-$100. And there’s the chance to play with beads and embellishments which I haven’t done much for a while.

The biggest downside is that I don’t know if I’d ever have a good occasion to wear it again since Costume Con is too far away for me for at least the next two years and it would be somewhat random for an anime con. Also, I might be somewhat blind because of the mask and I’m not sure if it would look that good on my figure since it’s billowy and has the veil hanging down the front. My bust sticks out a lot so with something draped like that in the front, I worry I’d end up looking like a huge sparkly purple blob. ._.;

Hmm… Don’t know.

Comments

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

I'm pleasantly surprised that one turned out to be pretty popular; apparently 3 or 4 people were asking for it. I totally forgot about the deadline so I guess I should find out if anything I liked (only a couple this year) is still up for grabs.

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Ah, I ended up not asking for it since I was still undecided when they started taking reservations and then I saw on the Facebook page for the con a couple of days later that it was already taken. There wasn't anything else I liked that much from the Folio so I won't be making anything from it.