Maggie's Costume Wardrobe

Thursday, January 15, 2015

30 Day "Cosplay" costume meme - Day 2

(Posting 2 days in one to catch up with a friend)

2. How many costumes have you done?

Let's see... 33.5 movie costumes - though 4 were not sewn by me but researched and either screen accurate or close matches were found as well as accessories and the whole 9 yards (2 Firefly, 2 Star Trek). I counted Oswin dress I made as half a point since I wasn't happy with it and didn't finish the belt, though I sourced a bunch of stuff for the costume.

47 historical, though I didn't count a few bodiced petticoats. I did count the corded petticoat since that was actual real work. 2 of these were not sewn by me. One was altered to fit me (Edwardian and I accessorized it) and the other was my 50s outfit, which I researched and sourced stuff for. I'm also counting the waistcoat for Doug I am almost but not quite done with.

And 6 misc (TV stuff, Sgt Pepper) - 2 of these were researched and sourced (Amy Farrah Fowler, Lost Dharma jumpsuit), one was a group project (The Return's Pepper suits, so I wasn't the only one working on them) and another was the Holy Head Harpies cheer squad, which still counts as a costume but that was more put together (and someone else got the shirts made). I'll give half credit for that.

I didn't count the few modern pieces I've made.

So that's... 86. o_O I've been doing this a while.

Edited: I should have put a link to this page which has all of them. I should really do thumbnails for the movie costume ones too because it's nice to see them all out there:

http://www.costumersguide.com/maggie_costumes/completed.html

30 Day "Cosplay" costume meme - Day 1

So I've seen this floating around - I'm going to change it to costuming though because I don't really do cosplay so much as costuming.

1. Your first costume

My Jedi costume! First thing I ever really sewed - and worn to the first convention I ever went to, in 2000, at BaltiCon. It's where I met Diane and Sue, who I am still friends with - and I photoshopped this pic of our joined-up group of Jedi. We were the only Jedi there because there weren't many at the time! This was also the genesis of padawansguide.com

A League of Their Own

Note (1/21/20): I have worn this costume multiple times! So as not to bury this making-of page, I have moved all pics of wearing the costumes to the "a league of their own pics" tag: http://costumersguide.blogspot.com/search/label/a%20league%20of%20their%20own%20pics

Here is how I put this one together:

hat: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017QNADA/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item

fabric: https://www.fabric.com/buy/eo-897/moda-bella-broadcloth-9900-26-pale-pink
(this was the perfect color, but probably should have been thicker.)

socks and belt: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008YG6B9Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (be sure not to order the maroon, it's really brown.) I need to try to modify the socks to have a white foot, haven't done that yet.

patches: My friend Laura was kind enough to embroider them for me with her embroidery machine. But you can sometimes find them on Etsy. Like this seller. This one has the embroidery pattern.

pattern: I bought this one on Etsy and it worked really well. It's pretty accurate. If I did it again, I'd take out some of the blousiness in the lower back. But other than that, no complaints. I also added a side zipper to be closer to the movie version. https://www.etsy.com/listing/202210642/vintage-baseball-uniform-vintage-style?ref=listing-shop-header-0

shoes: My softball shoes, so I didn't buy them.

bloomers: I used this stuff for the bloomers and for the number on the back since they looked shiny to me and they looked like a darker red. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EAXFAJ4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I used a modified harem pant pattern I had for my Bespin Leia pants.

Photo Resources:

- screenworn Rockford Peach uniform:
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/lot-13481.aspx

- Madonna's screenworn uniform, #5:
http://www.marqueecapital.com/asset_details.php?asset_id=96

- Geena Davis uniform, #8
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/lot-77681.aspx#
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/geena_davis_1992__a_league_of_their_own__rockford_-lot155348.aspx

http://blogs.poughkeepsiejournal.com/seansspace/2010/03/30/really-in-a-league-of-their-own/

http://bidami.com/Auctions/AuctionCategory?qf=tags&q=Cap&p=0
http://www.bidami.com/pics/72487_01_lg.jpg

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpellegrini/1231536022/

Check out Fresh Frippery's blog on the costume she did: http://freshfrippery.com/2014/09/01/aagpbl-kenosha-comets-uniform-a-league-of-their-own-baseball-costume/

And my mom did a little painting:

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Outlander-inspired outfit

Like many these days, I am really enjoying the show Outlander. The costumes are really pretty - and even though they're not period, the chunky knits are really cute.

Our holiday tea had an Outlander theme (1940s and 1740s) so I decided to make something Outlander inspired. It's not a replica of any of the costumes - I didn't have a lot of time so I went with patterns I was familiar with and fabric from the stash. I was thinking wools and plaids.

I had some blue wool in the stash, and a brown plaid left-over from my faux Victorian coat and went from there.

I've used the JP Ryan jacket pattern a number of times so I went with that - even though it didn't have a waist seam. I think a waist seam is more appropriate for 1740s - this jacket is more 1760s. I do love this jacket pattern though - it's really straight-forward and easy to use.

http://www.jpryan.com/details/jacket.html

For the stomacher, I wanted to do something embroidered with thistles. So I looked on etsy to see if I could find something good, and then I remembered that I had impulse bought these vintage embroidered sleeves (and sort of regretted it later) - but then I realized that one of them would be perfect for a rustic looking stomacher. And it worked!

Here are pics of the costume on my dress form and on me - I'll have more coming from the actual tea.

A big thanks to my friend Gloria, who knits. She made an extra cowl which she gave me. And then she put up pretty brown wool mitts in her etsy store, which I snapped up.