Balticon 2000

My first Con, where I met Diane, Laura, and Susan, who I'm still friends with and still see. Hard to believe that was 11 years ago!  Here's one pic I photoshopped.  Good times.

World Con 2001

I thought I might post some pics of past Cons, leading up to the most recent one, which was this weekend.  The second one I ever went too was World Con in Philadelphia in 2001.  I went with two work friends (who are now married to each other) and two friends we had met at Balticon  in 2000 (which was my first Con).  The convention center was very cool and was the perfect backdrop for our Jedi costumes.  Also, this was back when not many people had them yet. :-)

Jedi Costume

My interest in costuming started with The Phantom Menace, when my friend Gail and I decided to make Jedi costumes for a friend's Halloween party in 1999. We did a ton of research, watching the movie a ton of times, and surfing the web. Little did a know what I had started! I followed the instructions on Amber's Jedi Meditation Chamber to make my Robe, and watched the movie a million times looking for where the seams were. I wanted to be as close to the orginal as possible. 

Even though Jedi seem to be a dime a dozen these days, I will always have a lot of fondness for the Jedi costume, as it is what started me down this path, which has made me so many wonderful friends. 


Here is the web page for my costume with my research and more photos:
http://costumersguide.com/maggie_costumes/jedicostume.html

My friends and I and a little photoshop.