ladyofthethread | May. 4th, 2008

I managed to get my new D costume done! It took quite a few evenings of handsewing trim since there’s over 8 yards of it on the coat. (and which is why I haven’t posted here for a while. ^_^;) It’ll probably be a few days until I get pictures from my brother so meanwhile, here’s a peek inside the coat and a detail pic of the tassel decoration I did on the back to make it less plain. I based it off the back of the coat from the Berlin sidestory, since that one was somewhat similar and the outfit I made didn’t have a back reference. Made the cording and tassels myself. The buttons are around waist level and the lines of trim in the middle are where the coattails split in the back.

( inside the coat )

Wore the new D for the cherry blossom festival yesterday although I didn’t get to stay as long as I would have liked. ._.; I overslept and had to go home around 3 to change for a wedding reception. (A cousin’s cousin got married; never met him before but the whole family got invited.) Weather was very cloudy and on the chilly side, too, so I spent much of the time hiding under my trenchcoat when not taking pictures. (I’m kind of annoyed that it’s turning out to be sunny today. I figured I had to go yesterday since rain and thunder were forecasted for today!)

Still, it was nice to see some friends again and hang out for a while. ^_^ *waves to

ngmaster,

selphie84,

vampricyoda,

ifuritaoni,

amande_san*

As for what’s next in cosplay plans…

I’m holding off on the YGO costume for a while until

novaraven is more definite on whether she can make it to AnimeNext. If she can’t make it, Cecilia will be postponed until a con we can both attend since I’m making it primarily to go with her Pegasus and not interested in wearing it on my own.

Meanwhile, I think I’ll remake the obi for my nyosen uniform since I bought the fabric already. Haven’t worn any of my Twelve Kingdoms stuff for nearly a year and I’d like to wear this costume again but the sash falls down now since I’ve lost weight. I already ripped the obi open once to take it in so it’s kind of beat up and I’d rather start over.

Finally, I was looking at the Met website recently and noticed their next fashion-related exhibit is opening this week: Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy. Anyone want to go see this in a group sometime? I figure some of you might be interested and I think it would be more fun to go with friends. :-D