Costume update
Jul. 18th, 2006 01:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyofthethreadHmm… Otakon hall costume contest info finally went up on their site. I was thinking of entering but I’m not sure if I would be able to now because one of the rules is that costumes which have won a major award at any con are not eligible. So, that rules out not only Youka and Ayame (the two I was trying to decide between before rules were posted) but also older costumes Lili, Tohru, and Renrin. Practically my whole costume wardrobe since I’ve gotten a major award for every costume I’ve used in competition so far. ^_^;; I’m not sure if Terra would qualify for the contest since it’s not a straight recreation but I’ve asked on the Otakon forum to check. If it’s not… Oh, well. *shrug* I was a bit iffy about entering the contest and I suppose sitting it out would mean more time to actually enjoy the con.
Costume progress is going well. Since I last updated, I’ve:
-finished 2 more sequined flowers (7 left to go!)
-sewn 2 scarves
-made a netted fringe on one of the scarves (kind of hard to figure out what to call it; basically, I made long fringes with metallic embroidery floss at 1-inch intervals and then tied adjacent fringes together for 3 levels to create a netting with little tassels at the bottom)
-remade my hair bow in the glittery pink chiffon (I interfaced it with netting to get it to stand up)
-trimmed bangs into my wig (I left them on the long side so I still need to try it on and possibly trim more after checking where they fall relative to my face)
Here’s a picture of the wig and bow. (Lacking a proper stand for the wig head, I usually take the backrest off my swivel chair and stick it on there. XD;)
The wig is the Naomi style by New Look. I ordered it in the color shown the Cosworx site, butterscotch blonde with platinum blonde highlights. I now kind of wish I had just ordered a non-highlighted one; it’s not too bad in the curls but at the top of the wig, the highlights tend to look like white streaks. ^_^; I kind of expected more volume, too, and found the top of the back a bit thin due to how the hair was separated out into curls. But it’s still a decent wig and I’ll work with it.
Costume progress is going well. Since I last updated, I’ve:
-finished 2 more sequined flowers (7 left to go!)
-sewn 2 scarves
-made a netted fringe on one of the scarves (kind of hard to figure out what to call it; basically, I made long fringes with metallic embroidery floss at 1-inch intervals and then tied adjacent fringes together for 3 levels to create a netting with little tassels at the bottom)
-remade my hair bow in the glittery pink chiffon (I interfaced it with netting to get it to stand up)
-trimmed bangs into my wig (I left them on the long side so I still need to try it on and possibly trim more after checking where they fall relative to my face)
Here’s a picture of the wig and bow. (Lacking a proper stand for the wig head, I usually take the backrest off my swivel chair and stick it on there. XD;)
The wig is the Naomi style by New Look. I ordered it in the color shown the Cosworx site, butterscotch blonde with platinum blonde highlights. I now kind of wish I had just ordered a non-highlighted one; it’s not too bad in the curls but at the top of the wig, the highlights tend to look like white streaks. ^_^; I kind of expected more volume, too, and found the top of the back a bit thin due to how the hair was separated out into curls. But it’s still a decent wig and I’ll work with it.
