This Is How Costumers Go Insane, You Know...

[fangrrl_squees]

So.

Er.

I started work on this shirt. The 'bodice' and sleeves are a silver/black crossweave poly tafetta - a dark gumetal grey, which catches the light without being shiny - and the contrast is a very subtle black-on-black paisley upholstery fabric of which I had a scrap in my stash. The pattern's even more subtle because even merely using the steamer had a detrimental effect on it (how it was supposed to be upholstery fabric, I don't know) but the pattern is still discernable and I kinda like it all the more for being a bit sneaky. Insofar as fabric can be sneaky. I've got the front all together and hanging on Barbarella (my sewing form) and damme if it doesn't look better than I had anticipated!

God only knows if I'll find the money to put the rest of it together. The coat is almost certainly a non-starter, as is anything involving the phrases "seven yards of fabric" and "probable cost of $10/yard, even on sale". Ah, well.

And I'd need to borrow a wig from someone (looks beseechingly in praedestinatio's direction)

Still... we'll see how it goes, right?

Comments

[praedestinatio.livejournal.com]

What kind of wig were you thinking?
I have a doc of all my wigs I believe is updated, I can share with you if you'd like.

[fangrrl-squees.livejournal.com]

Hm, truth be told, I hadn't given too much thought to if she'd restyle her hair v. much or leave it as it - I'd probably leave it largely as-is for the visual continuity so it'd be as close to that (http://www.coffeeandcomplexity.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/313-3-288.jpg) as can be reasonably managed.

Fortunately, I think that shade of blonde will look a lot better on me than the almost-platinum of the Von Pinn wig...

[praedestinatio.livejournal.com]

For longer blond wigs I have Rose, and the one I used for Jenny (also in this icon), you can see it can be worn differently:
http://www.cosplay.com/costume/48139/

I'm not sure yet whether I'll be bringing Jenny to Gallifrey, but probably not so it should be available that weekend.

Also you might want to ping 1ucifer 'cause I think she bought a new wig for Lucy