Before my brain goes melty

When one is walking around in a frumpalicious woolen dress with what looks like an air filter on one's head, it's really nice when the first four people you encounter actually recognize the period artwork upon which it is based.  It's even MORE surprising when, while walking around in a 16th century Irish dress, someone you've never met spies your name on your convention badge and says he hopes to attend your workshop on Japanese costuming!

I roomed with the lovely joycebre for the weekend. She is a most excellent roommate.

( Friday night festivities )

The Tosenin kosode worn with travel accessories (the "small" hat over the voile kazuki), was a big hit as a hall costume. I got stopped a number of times for pictures.  (I saw the photos didjiman took today and he made me look great.)

Only made it to one workshop all weekend and that was on Chinese opera costumes. The teacher was enthusiastic, the costumes were pretty. I used part of the afternoon to attack my clothing with the steamer for the masquerade the following day.

The Fantasy/SF masquerade started very late and had nearly fifty entries. It was worth seeing the presentations, but I went straight and dutifully to bed around 1 AM.

( My class on pre-Edo Japanese costume )

( My Very First Masquerade )

( The last hurrah )

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Pictures are starting to turn up on Flickr.

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sarcasm_hime as Mata Hari. (Yes, that IS her hair.)
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and as the dancer to be named later.
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I don't know the Madame de Pompadour entry, but this dress was stunning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14427733@N07/2447973585/

I thought this was nicely done. His wife made it but did not enter her own outfit, which you can see the very edge of. He also knew how to stand and walk in it to show it off.
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Here's hrj
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and a nice one of the ever lovely callistotoni
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14427733@N07/2447969773/in/photostream/

This was Queen Amidala's mourning dress. Don't know the young lady, but it was incredible.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14427733@N07/2448780726/