Dress U, part 1

I had a fabulous time at Dress U - but things have been so crazy since then I haven't really had time to post about it. I guess that's what happens when you take 3 trips in a row! First, I can't believe it actually happened! I'm so impressed (and grateful to) Victoria for organizing it. She really followed through with our Costume Con scheming and I think she did an amazing job. We had about 80 people show up and for a first time Con, that's pretty awesome. All the events were super fun, the hotel was pretty comfy and there were lots of restaurants near it. I know it wasn't super convenient for people flying in, which was one downside. Also there were way too many "muggles" staying at the hotel. And with so few of us, it was a little weird wandering around in costume. I had some old guy say that I'd better hurry or I'd miss my steamboat. o_O And then they wondered why I didn't want to hold the elevator for them. The best part of course was hanging out with friends and meeting some great new people! So, thank you again, Victoria! And hopefully we will do this again next year! Without further ado, here are a few pics from the weekend. All the pics are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggie42/sets/72157629992202439/

Carly had this amazing idea to get hi-res pics of flat fans printed on spoonflower on silk on fat quarters and then make them into fans! (I want your spoonflower link!)
 

 
I don't have great pics, but this is the outfit I wore Friday night - it's actually regency (though there was no way to keep that belt up) but it also looks Titanic era. I'll probably make a wide sash and reuse it should I need another Titanic dress!
   
I loved this spencer!
 
This flapper outfit was so pretty!
 
This is one of my fav costumes's of Amanda's!
 
 Snow White:

I so want Leia's zone front! Love it!
 
Saturday was my white regency plus my spencer, a combo I hadn't worn together yet. Plus the hat I bought from Jenny-Rose, which will henceforth be called my "steamboat" hat! :-/
   
I loved Stephanie's mom's table! Plus she posted my mom's art! (Since she was selling hand-made books like the one my mom has done her paintings in.)
   
 I went to Jenny-Rose's awesome fitting class in which I felt like I picked up a bunch of new tricks.
 
 I'm so glad Loren made the trip out!
 
How adorable is Leia in this 20s outfit?
 
Love this floofy pink dress!

So pretty! It made me want a similar outfit!
 

Julia had amazing costumes all weekend long! I wish I'd had more time to browse at her table!




What's not to like about a costume talk that starts out like this:
 

That David Bailey shoot of John and Paul is my favorite ever. Beatles and Colleen Atwood - they had my number! (I enjoyed the panel, it was really fun!) I was pretty happy with my Titanic hair. I had to wear my comb even though it's not screen accurate to this outfit:
 
Isabella made a great ghost:
 

My hand-beaded outfit, made over a few months (or more) of 2006.
 

Taylor's elegant train:
   

Sadly I didn't get any pics of Gloria's outfit because I was taking pics with her camera and missed it!

 

In the next post, we'll pick it up back up with the Titanic dinner.