2008 Costume Projects

Yay, I've actually made a costume this year! (Thanks, Costume-Con, for forcing me to sew!)

My friends and I were the Space Girls (a Star Trek parody of the Spice Girls) and we won Best in Show Presentation at the Costume-Con SF&F Masquerade! I was T'Posh Space.
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There's also a video of the skit on Youtube.

 

Too funny! Good job!

 

Awesome! You and Sporty are particularly easy to identify!

 

Finishing my 2007 projects that i started
Custom Mando. 50% complete
Custom Jedi Costume 75% complete

2008 Projects
Bruce Wayne Suits (3)100% done
Xmen Movie Iceman Still doing the research. 25% complete
Batman. TDK or BB Still doing research on that. 10% costume complete.

 

2008 costumes

Sailor Mars 85%
Padme Traveling Dress (AOTC) 65% (working on middle part the beading) and finding perfect fabric for sleeves
Princess Leia - Empire Strikes Back 50%
Snowbunny Padme - Clone Wars (cartoon series) 50% (problem with matching trim)

 

hi! im almost all set for star wars weekends this year, but i cant seem to find another good set of boots. last year, i time i had to buy cheapos. id like some thing a little more....permenent. can ya help me out? ty

 

Hey! I've never costumed before (don't even know how to sew!) but I'm dying...literally...to make a jumpsuit...and make it look amazingly attractive!!! My brothers constantly give me grief that a for a girl to like starwars is equal to a guy liking care bears....so I am bound an determined to make an amazing jumpsuit, lightsaber...the whole working jedi look. Also I want to make the orange x-wing costume...but I'm probably being overambitious!

Hugs!
Irish

 

You can start with the orange jumpsuit by modifying one from Sullivan uniforms

Rip off the pockets that aren't the same, etc.

http://www.sullivanuniforms.com/

I'm modifying the white one for the jumpsuit for Hoth Princess Leia

 

Well, it's never too late to start.

I myself love SW on my own decision (blame it on Timothy Zahn's books and the tv for making SciFi and Fantasy so attractive) and not because Hayden was so cute as Anakin like some drooling fangirls are like (met a couple back when AOTC came out and barely 1 year later, they had forget about SW ).

Personally, I used to dread and almost flunk my Home Economics (Cooking, Sewing and....Home Economics) during my school days and this doesn't stop me from going into Costuming 1/2 a decade later cause even for the experts, each new project is a new lesson.

If you can't afford to get someone to make the outfit for you, then learn sewing; whether by attending such classes or reading illustrated books or asking someone to tell you the basics or watching videos. Each basic learned will eventually lead to a more intermediate knowledge and some times, things you thot you cook up turned out to be something that had been done for centuries by handsewer too.

As Blueeyedpadme said, for X-Wing Pilot, you can start with just modifying an Orang Jumpsuit or Worksuit. Over here, you can get a normal collar Cotton Drill Orange Jumpsuit for ~USD12 and the only things needed to be done (assuming you're of normal shape) is to redo the pockets and make the collar more Mandarin Round collar.

Then get some White Cotton and Elastics to make the Vest.

Other parts, as long as you can glue and paint, and maybe cut, can be made from things you find all around you like Parcel Box, Washing Machine Hose, wooden dowels etc etc.

To get an idea on how to go about making the X-Wing Pilot Costume, is to search online for website explaining about the costume more and maybe its construction, apart from reading the appropriate thread in SW Costuming Forums like that at Rebel Legion

Just an advice, it's NOT impposible make a "budget" X-Wing Pilot costume and still look presentable as long as you're willing to fork out some money and I'm not saying you must fork up hundreds; you can just spend barely USD50 if luck is on your side and you found most of the parts need "Free" or already at hand (ya, start looking at your kitchen, garage, attic for things that you don't want any more that can provide the raw materials for your costume).

 

For graduation, my college allows us to wear whatever we want. After Commander-DWH graduated as Leia, I decided that I had do graduate in costume as well. I've had a running joke for some time that I'm an elf, so I though a good end to the joke would be to graduate as an elf, but none of the elves I could find had dresses I liked enough. (LotR is pretty, but none of them grab my attention.)

And then I remembered my old love of the Warhammer Fantasy Wood Elves.

http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhammer/woodelves/gaming/ariel/default.htm

I'll probably graduate without wings and entennae, but making the dress and belt stuff will be a good challenge. I'm going to do the dress in green, so I suppose the biggest challenge will be to find a nice light fabric with a sort of leafy look to it, without it being a printed cotton.

 

Here is my update:

For 2008, I want to finish these:
TPM Queen Amidala Red Invasion gown(60% complete)
AOTC Padme Lake gown(got the stuff and cut out the dress)
AOTC Anakin(for the hubby)
AOTC Black Corset upgrades(new leather corset & gauntlets)
ROTS Blue Linen dress(finishing the belt this week)DONE Pics: http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/princessleia911/Padme%20Costumes/Blue%20Linen%20Dress/
ROTS Aqua Georgette gown(waiting on rest of embroidery)90% done STILL waiting on embroidery but wore it for WSMI openingSee video of it here: http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/princessleia911/WSMIPhilly2008/?action=view&current=WSMIVersion2.flv
ROTS Steel blue upgrades(new brooch & fix pearls and drape)DONE Pics here: http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/princessleia911/Padme%20Costumes/Veranda%20Nightgown/
ROTS Mustafar version 3.0 of tunic, gauntlets & harness 50% done
ROTS Dressing GownDONE Pics here: http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l107/princessleia911/Padme%20Costumes/Dressing%20Gown/
Jaina X-wing pilot
ROTS Green Cut Velvet gown
ROTS Water End gown
AOTC Picnic
Leia Bespin
New Jedi robe for me
Dooku for hubby 40% complete
new CW Padme 80% complete
ROTS Anakin for hubby

 

^ That is one heck of a lot of projects.

 

My list has been significantly altered as well..

*Completed*
Jaina - Corellian/Smuggler Disguise
Jag Fel v1.0 for my hubby

Stuff I need to finish by...

D*C
Rebel Dress Uniform
Jaina - X-wing Pilot
Jaina - Invincible Cover
River Tam (Blue Serenity Dress)
Hermione Granger (Lilac dress from DH)
Zombiefied Jedi (For Death Stars group)
Uruviel (LotR Elf)
Jayne Cobb (Firefly) - For Chris
Jagged Fel (Pilot - LotF) - For Chris
Jagged Fel (Officer - NJO - v2.0 ) - For Chris

ALEP
Hobbit dress

2008
Jaina - Red Dress (Dark Journey)
Jaina - TJK (Green Flightsuit)
Jaina - Refugee v2.0
Jaina - Destiny's Way v2.0

TBA (2009 - ?)
Holyhead Harpies Quidditch Player
Hermione Granger (OotP School Uniform)
Marasiah Fel (Blue and Brown Jedi)
Deliah Blue (Legacy Cover)
Miser (SC III)
World of Warcraft - Blood Elf Mage
Custom Mandalorian
Imperial Knight

 

One of my costumes is Padme's traveling dress... I'm redoing the sleeves already with a dress I found at Goodwill. The dress was a silvery/grey fabric better than what I had...

 

I've just recently finished my Tusken Raider. Click the links below. Hope you like!

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http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb61/voya_album/TRATZ_TR_01.jpg

 

^^

Awesome tusken raider!

 

That's one of the best tuskens I've seen. Better than my own, in fact.

But I have found a new love. It is the love that knows no name:

I love being a clone!

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More pictures here.

 

I just want to get through my Senior Project safe and sound. This involves auditioning, casting, organizing, rehearsals, making the entirety of the costumes in addition to directing, running production meetings and making sure I stay within my budget (Which shouldn't be too hard).

So far, I have wings drawn for Titania. Fortunately, we don't open until October 18th.

 

Thank you so much!

Wow, thanks man! And your clone is smokin'! REALLY nice. I can see why you love it.

 

I just can't leave things alone. After all, is a costume ever truly "finished"?

Here I've "weathered" the eye stocks, teeth and blood splitters, as well as added a couple finishing touches to the respirator.

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Update

Bruce Wayne Suits (4) 100%
Bruce Wayne tux (1) 100%
Batman TDK suit Research 100% complete. Suit started purchasing. will post pics when complete

 

2008:

-Battlemaiden costume v 3.0 - 90% complete (need to finish lining the coat, new belt buckle, find a way to holster my blaster, relearn the hair now that I'm using a hairpiece with my shorter hair)
Pic (by Miana!)
from SummerFest with other RL folks

-Gold Handmaiden Throne Room Gown, TPM - Just starting...have most of the fabric I'll use
(princessleia911, maybe I can follow you around and stand silently behind you!)

-Redo (again) of the flame gown - 30% (pieces cut and mostly laid out from the main gown)

-Undecided family Halloween theme project, TBD

 

GentleBant, the honor would be all mine

And I really want to make the TPM Battlemaiden costume, I love your new pics.

 

Well I completly threw caution to the wind and made a jedi costume for my youngest son. It wasn't on my list, but it's almost complete. Now the older one wants one and I'll be working on it soon. They are going to dress up for the Clone Wars premiere. So I have to at least get the oldest one's done in July.

It's kinda strange because I never planned to make jedi costumes this year, but I had so much fun making them. The kids are really into it and it's just become a family project. So much for not doing too many costumes this year.

 

Hey, Deunan here... haven't posted in a while, been busy with stuff. I have projects for 2008 as well, in case anyone is curious...

2008 in progress

Upgraded generic Jedi 90% done
Luminara Unduli, from scratch, with detail to 1/2" 25% done
Zam Wesell 5% done
Anakin March on the Temple robe = 100% done (for someone else)

Zam will probably be more of a 2009 project. Luminara I hope to have done by Dragon Con, and if I hustle, by San Diego Comic Con, maybe.

Great costumes y'all are working on! Very inspiring! That's a great Tusken and a terrific clone, too. Anyone with experience or advice on Luminara, I'm listening. I am in the middle of the 2,575 pintucks that are in the panels of the skirt. Still need to figure out the makeup used and the headdress pattern.

Deunan