Costumes 'n stuff..

Hello! This is just a place for us to chit-chat about the costumes we've made, bought, seen, want to make, tried to make, or whatever costume related thing we can come up with. I thought of it while I was pittering around a site, I said to myself : "Now, Sarah, that board is absurdly boring.. No one ever talks about much of anything." -- I'm so nice when I'm all by myself, aren't I? *chuckle*. Well, anywho.. I then remembered the dude (Jacob, I think? I'm so bad with names! >_<) at the second meeting saying something about having costumes, and I thought it might be something we all can talk about. I personally have never made a costume, but I do have plans to attempt a jedi ensemble if I get the chance.

EDIT by Krash: playing dress up again?

 

Ok, well... As it seems no one else is such a board vulture, I shall start posting to myself!! ( <_< You know it's bad when... ) Well, Sarah, as I was wading through the sea of posts on various boards of this site I came across a Princess Leia slave girl strand! Ha! That was incredibly amusing. Anyhow, on that strand I found a site totally dedicated to the Leia slave girl costume, I'm almost going to call it a cult thing. Leiasmetalbikini.com - Very amusing, I even saw one or two of those girls at the Indy convention. But that's not what I want to share! While I was on that site I linked to another site w/ a pattern for the costume (No, I'm not going to make it.. You would really NOT want to see me in it..), and that site linked to another site which I was VERY impressed with. It was a site with instructions for making your very own lightsaber! Well.. The hilt atleast; here's the link: http://www.bigyellowbox.tripod.com/index.htm It has the blue prints, a budget, where to get the parts, and eight or nine different designs! I'm going to attempt one of them, wish me luck! -- And tell me not to cut my hand off. <_<

 

I wouldn't go as far a scalling it a cult... Anyways, like this website, there are other costuming websites/organisations, here's a few of them:

www.501st.com Very cool Empire group

www.rebellegion.com Same thing as above, good guys side

www.thedentedhelmet.com Great website for any bounty hunter wannabe

By the way, my wife will be Slave Leia of the Month of April (I think it's April) on the bikini website.

 

Wow, thanks! I'll try to make use of those sites. If you come across anything that may of interest please post it! ^_^ I'm always in the want to be in the know, if you know what I mean. <_<

 

A Jedi outfit is the best costume to start with Easy to put together, and prety much inexpensive. I'm almost done with my latest cotuming project, will post pics as soon as it's done!

 

Coolness, I hope mine turns out.

 

Well, my first costume was a Jedi... Then I had a Stormtrooper, and a ESB Solo... Got an Imp. Officer for my dad and a Slave Leia for my wife... I am now working on a Zam for my wife, and putting the finall touches to my Jango It's getting very addictive!!!
Next one... LORD VADER.

 

Egads!! <_< I can't believe you've made all those! ...And to think, I can't even thread the sewing machine. *doing costume mostly by hand* ...Very addictive indeed, it seems by your testiomonial. ... Do you make up your own patterns for the costumes, or do you use pre-made ones?

 

I'm especially good at painting and constructing props, I leave the sewing parts to my mom or a pro seamstress

 

Oh, I see... I suppose the props and accessories would be the most fun! You get to paint, and cut, and all those fun things we haven't done since kindergarten. ^_^ When Episode II came to the theatres I drug my mom, and Lin (step-mom) to the premiere - where experienced the Fandango disaster *mutter*. I wore the Queen Amidala cosmetics to school that day, at the mall while we had to wait for another showing, and to the theatre - I also got Mom to wear the makeup. So I guess I like the cosmetics part of the costumes. You can be so creative with it!

 

The only things to really keep in mind if you really want to make a costume are:
1/ Choose carefully what costume you want. Some are really a pain to wear more than 3 hours (Vader, Fett...), and make sure you REALLY want to wear the costume you choose (it's easy to start a costume and then get realise that you would have prefered something else).
2/Don't get discouraged!! Costumes can take a very long time to finish, and can be very frustrating at times!! I almost stopped my Jango project twice, but I stuck with it, and can't wait to see the final result.
3/Try to make as much of your costume yourself, it is VERY rewarding to get praises about a costume you made yourself

 

even the "some assembly required" stuff you can get from the internet can be rewarding to assemble and paint and everything.

 

Exactly, everything doesn't have to be scratch build!!

 

Another "good guy" site to which I belong

www.thejediassembly.com

 

Ok...Never mind this post... I answered my own question....

 

My friends (Junkie_Jedi, and another friend) are all embarking on the path to One-with-the-Force-edness, we're attempting Jedi costumes! I bought the patterns at the Jo-Ann Fabric's sale a week or two ago (terrible memory have I), and this week end we cut them all out. We've studied, and researched about a dozen different sources for Jedi assembly. And now we're finally starting... I'm more into it than they are... They have yet to buy any fabric.. <_< Maybe at our next meeting if anyone is into costuming they can help me out with something or another?

 

I don't know thing 1 about making the Jedi costumes, But I own a authentic Qui-Gon Jinn one that I bought back when Episode 1 was in theatres. I could bring it next time so you could examine it and take a good look at it to maybe use it as a guide for making yours.

 

Hey, that'd be great Sean! Since I want my robe to be reminiscent of Qui-Gon's era, they were just so neat looking...

 

Hey, I'd just like to forward a heads up to all the costume making people. This weekend March 28-30th(?) Jo-Ann's Fabric is having another of their pattern sales, all patterns ('cept Vogue) $.99! I'm going back to pick up some more, for a nice variety...

 

Here is the link to the Slave Leia of the month who is our very own Lady_Lucas!!
You can also see pics of me (Solo), my dad (Imperial Admiral) and my friend Bruno (detention officer).

http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com/fan_month.html

 

Man the boards have been so dead the past week or two. I know I haven't posted very often lately, that's primarily due to personal reasons. Anyhow! I just felt it worth mention on this thread to say I've finally gotten around to actually making my costume!! Mom and I got the stupid piece of junk sewing machine to work properly. -- You'd never know the wonders of a thorough cleaning...

I'm working on the undertunic at this time, and since most of the people who have made costumes have made Jedi of some form or another I was wondering if someone knew how to get the drawn up sleeves? The bunching effect on the forearms? I haven't the foggiest clue how to do it.

 

I've noticed the boards have been dead also. I don't know what to do, all the ongoing threads I am the last one who has posted there and nobody really responds to the polls other than voting lately. I'm sure it's just a slow month and will pick up soon. Sounds like you are doing good on your cosume, Keep up the good work Sarah.

 

Well, from now till whenever I'm going to try to post more often (will I ever shut up!? ), and keep certain threads alive. I know I have a trivia question that was never answered from last month!

And thank you, Sean, I sure hope I can keep up with the work! ^_^ Oh, and I forget to give Ludo, and his wife their MUCH belated congratulations on being the Slave Leia of the month! You all looked great in the photos!

 

Thank you VERY much Junkie!!
It always makes us feel happy happy when people say nice stuff about our costumes
My wife's outfit is really awesome, and my costume nice also, but it doesn't compare to my almost finished Jango!!!
Just a few more weeks (hopefully!!!).

 

Almost done with the undertunic. Maybe if I spent a little more time on the costume I could get it done someday? I have WAY too many projects going on at once. I have the costume under way, a jumper for my niece almost done, my computer being painted, and like a nutcase I'm going to try starting my lightsaber by the end of this month. Does anyone think I should clone myself?