More Riversdale Masked Ball

Here are a few more photos from the Riversdale Masked Ball from Isabella's camera:

Riversdale Masked Ball

A bunch of us went to Riverdale House's masked ball last weekend. The best part is the was able to join us since the timing with her DC vacation worked out!

The ball was smaller than the 12th Night one and had light snacks rather than a full meal. It was really fun! That house is so pretty! 

I wore my tiara made by Megan. (Etsy store here.) I got mine and Doug's masks on Amazon. They have a number of pretty laser cut masks.

Here are a few photos:







I really need to make my poor husband another vest and a slightly later coat. Just no time. Someday I will sew again. :-/









Mike's photobomb FTW!















Regency wedgie shot for Jen!

Georgian ring

While I'm updating on jewelry acquisitions from the last 6 months - here is my birthday present, bought from nalfie.  It's English, 15k gold, tiny rose-cut diamonds, a faceted blue paste, and enamel, circa 1780.  One tiny diamond is missing, but I almost can't tell which,  and I love the little silver star settings. They thought the paste might be an early addition/replacement. And they dated it around 1780/1800. The pics are nalfie's.

30 Day Cosplay/Costuming Meme - Day 18

I got super off-track on this, but what the hell, I'll keep going at will!

18. What is your best cosplay memory?

So many different ones. I have two favorite things - one is being in a period house in a period costume. There's a certain time-traveling thrill of tiptoeing around Gadsby's Tavern (the bathrooms are on a floor above the ballroom, so going upstairs by yourself feels like you're sneaking around) in a regency or 18th century gown.

The other quite different favorite thing is the fun a group costume can be.  Our Glee Lady Gaga group was perhaps the most intense one I did because we did a whole Masquerade dance that required intensive dance practices throughout DragonCon that made everything so much more fun.  There was also the Sgt. Pepper group costumes. And the Holyhead Harpies.  So many good times and inside jokes and being a part of something with good friends.

30 Day Cosplay/Costuming Meme - Day 14, 15, 16, 17

 I got super distracted from this and never updated, so here are a few more days of it!

14. Your  costuming habits (eg. singing while working on a costume)

Nothing weird? I find sewing sufficiently boring that I have to have the TV on.  Lately I like marathoning old sitcoms. Currently Parks & Rec and Friends.

15. Your least favorite thing about cosplay

Drama and snobbery. First drama - this is a hobby. We are adults playing dress up. Yet I've seen a huge range of drama over my many years of this, most of it ridiculous. Interpersonal relationships are one thing - but a lot of the costume-related stuff is just silly.

And snobbery. We all have different skill-levels and budgets and reasons we do this. Some of us want to look screen-accurate, some of us are happy just to have a bathrobe and pretend to be a Jedi. That's fine. Unless you're making professional appearances, I see no reason to exclude people from playing in the same sandbox. And I will always prefer that someone come to an event in the wrong era than to stay home.


16. Do you belong to any cosplay/costuming groups? If so, what are they?

The Fabulosity Club! Which is not an official group, by any means, but we always get asked if we are a club when we have a group outing, so we made up a name.  I'm not sure I've ever been much of a official club joiner, but I did love the forums of old and I do love my many many friends that I have done costumes with be it DragonCon or a historical event!

17. What events have you cosplayed to?

Again, doing costumed for rather than "cosplayed to" - there was DragonCon for years, though it's not something I've enjoyed doing costumes for in recent years due to the extreme crowds, which can make it hard to move around and get/take pictures. And lots of historical costume events of varying sorts!