Post by Ani-Chay Pinn on Feb 26, 2008 23:20:58 GMT -5
What? I have more than THAT!
OK, you do have more sabers than I do. I have:
- 1 Parks
- 1 Random saber
- 3 FX (one I'm going to convert to Luxeon)
- 2 sink pipe Yellow Box hilts
- 2 experimental PVC/wood sabers
- 1 converted Hieland flash tube
Costume-wise, I have:
- 1 cream osnaberg cotton short tunic set
- 1 lined cream silk noil short tunic set (linen tabards)
- 1 brown linen short tunic set
- 1 taupe crinkle short cotton set
- 1 cream heavy textured cotton short tunic set
- 1 taupe silk noil long, floor length tunic set
- and there is an undertunic and different colored cotton pair of pants for each of these (no pants for the long tunic), though I mix and match the colors on all of those. And I got most of the pants at the Goodwill, so I didn't spend much time on those.
- 1 chocolate brown wool crepe robe (just like Qui-Gon's)
- 1 medium brown wool robe (just like Obi-Wan's)
- 1 medium brown tropical weight wool robe with Mace Windu sleeves
- 1 taupe cotton twill robe
- 1 brown pair of boots very much like Adi Gallias
- 1 dark brown pair of boots that I added straps to
- 1 plain brown pair of boots with a vertical strip on the sides
- 2 lighter weight brown pair of boots that look OK, that I can wear as back-up, or with the long tunic
- 4 complete belts with pouches
- a couple bags of food capsules
- sundry belt accessories
- 4 or 5 covertec clips and some extra knobs in case I make another saber
- 2 communicators; used to have 3 but I lost one at DragonCon (plus one Bic shaver I painted silver)
- a box of saber and Jedi 'bits' in case I make anything else
- probably a few other things I'm forgetting
And finally....
- one complete Jedi costume covered with mirror blue organza for the 'blue ghostie' outfit.
I must admit that I DON'T have any plans to make another Jedi costume unless I see something really cool. And I have a Harry Potter and Worldcon masquerade costumes to make, so my costume-making time is taken for now. Maybe I'll try cream or taupe colored pleather for tabards, but that's it.
Each costume got better than the last one. The last one I made was the long tunic. That style is very forgiving of all body features.
Schph: what clothes DO look good on you? You CAN'T say 'nothing'; there's always something.
Try incorporating some of those things in those clothes in the Jedi tunics. Straighter side seams? Or more of an A-line on the tunic? Do you want more of a waist? Or less of one? Better fitting around the bust. I don't really have much bust at all, so I don't do that, but darts can help a lot if it's sagging.
And what about the tunics do you want to get rid of? You can't say the whole tunic. Try to pinpoint the things you don't like about how they look and modify it. Color? Shape? Sleeves? How about longer tabards, like Qui-Gon's?
Try mixing the different colors of tabards, tunics and obis and see how those look. I think that for the lighter colors, slightly off-color tabards photograph better than if they're the same color as the tunic, but that's just my preference.
And 2 things that ALWAYS make a costume look better no matter WHAT you body shape is:
- Head up and keep your eyes on the horizon; good posture is good fashion.
- Clothes that match the contours of your body always look better, with no tight areas that cut into you or bagginess; if you have to choose between the two, too loose is always better than too tight.
Instead of making a new set of tunics, try modifying and experimenting with one set that you already have and see of you can get some results. If you say you hate them, it won't be a huge sacrifice.
OK, you do have more sabers than I do. I have:
- 1 Parks
- 1 Random saber
- 3 FX (one I'm going to convert to Luxeon)
- 2 sink pipe Yellow Box hilts
- 2 experimental PVC/wood sabers
- 1 converted Hieland flash tube
Costume-wise, I have:
- 1 cream osnaberg cotton short tunic set
- 1 lined cream silk noil short tunic set (linen tabards)
- 1 brown linen short tunic set
- 1 taupe crinkle short cotton set
- 1 cream heavy textured cotton short tunic set
- 1 taupe silk noil long, floor length tunic set
- and there is an undertunic and different colored cotton pair of pants for each of these (no pants for the long tunic), though I mix and match the colors on all of those. And I got most of the pants at the Goodwill, so I didn't spend much time on those.
- 1 chocolate brown wool crepe robe (just like Qui-Gon's)
- 1 medium brown wool robe (just like Obi-Wan's)
- 1 medium brown tropical weight wool robe with Mace Windu sleeves
- 1 taupe cotton twill robe
- 1 brown pair of boots very much like Adi Gallias
- 1 dark brown pair of boots that I added straps to
- 1 plain brown pair of boots with a vertical strip on the sides
- 2 lighter weight brown pair of boots that look OK, that I can wear as back-up, or with the long tunic
- 4 complete belts with pouches
- a couple bags of food capsules
- sundry belt accessories
- 4 or 5 covertec clips and some extra knobs in case I make another saber
- 2 communicators; used to have 3 but I lost one at DragonCon (plus one Bic shaver I painted silver)
- a box of saber and Jedi 'bits' in case I make anything else
- probably a few other things I'm forgetting
And finally....
- one complete Jedi costume covered with mirror blue organza for the 'blue ghostie' outfit.
I must admit that I DON'T have any plans to make another Jedi costume unless I see something really cool. And I have a Harry Potter and Worldcon masquerade costumes to make, so my costume-making time is taken for now. Maybe I'll try cream or taupe colored pleather for tabards, but that's it.
Each costume got better than the last one. The last one I made was the long tunic. That style is very forgiving of all body features.
Schph: what clothes DO look good on you? You CAN'T say 'nothing'; there's always something.
Try incorporating some of those things in those clothes in the Jedi tunics. Straighter side seams? Or more of an A-line on the tunic? Do you want more of a waist? Or less of one? Better fitting around the bust. I don't really have much bust at all, so I don't do that, but darts can help a lot if it's sagging.
And what about the tunics do you want to get rid of? You can't say the whole tunic. Try to pinpoint the things you don't like about how they look and modify it. Color? Shape? Sleeves? How about longer tabards, like Qui-Gon's?
Try mixing the different colors of tabards, tunics and obis and see how those look. I think that for the lighter colors, slightly off-color tabards photograph better than if they're the same color as the tunic, but that's just my preference.
And 2 things that ALWAYS make a costume look better no matter WHAT you body shape is:
- Head up and keep your eyes on the horizon; good posture is good fashion.
- Clothes that match the contours of your body always look better, with no tight areas that cut into you or bagginess; if you have to choose between the two, too loose is always better than too tight.
Instead of making a new set of tunics, try modifying and experimenting with one set that you already have and see of you can get some results. If you say you hate them, it won't be a huge sacrifice.
