Costuming rambles

[castalia]

Steampunk outfit tally:

1) Jacket and corselet completed.
2) Split-skirt completed except for button holes and hemming.
3) Boots long since acquired.
4) Ray gun if I want to carry it.
5) Still deciding on the hat, but as time is short it's not a priority right now.
6) Would like to work on a sort of utility belt or specimen backpack for a Victorian Naturalist character type, but will need fabric and time. Will get to this after the blouse.
7) Mock-up of blouse completed, bought fabric last night and am getting started today. Am not going to bother with sleeves just for time and temperature's sake, so this won't take long.
8) ???
9) Profit!

BSG off-duty outfit:

1) BDU pants acquired.
2) Already own tank tops that may work, though if I had time I'd get a closer fabric for the charcoal grey one and make it to more closely resemble the strange shape of the ones on the show.
3) Boots...hm. delle, what are you doing for boots? I only have brown ones, though some are old so I suppose I could see about dyeing them or using black polish or whatever. BSG costuming guides online all point to these boots as a close match to canon, and I can get them in my size for only $20, but once I add shipping it'll be closer to $30 and I'm not sure I want to spend the money for boots I may not wear but once a year at the most. Will have to decide.
4) BDU shirt? delle, are you gonna wear the long-sleeved shirt? I like the idea b/c I get cold in panels, but so far I haven't found an affordable shirt to match.
5) Dog tags. Hm. Could order some but it's another expense. If I have time, maybe I could make a cheap imitation.

How did I get talked into this again?

Comments

[deborak]

I've had a BDU outfit for several years, but I don't know if I have room to pack it with Bill's and my other stuff. :/

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Aw, damn. I'm used to us bringing so much stuff in the car, I forget not everyone can.

I was a bit miffed at having to buy new pants, though. I had a beat up old pair of BDUs back in college, which of course are a size too small now.

[deborak]

I'd have more room if not for the T-Rex skeleton. 0_o

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Who with the what now? :)

[deborak]

I'm in a "Night at the Museum" costume group. There's a pic of my silly dinosaur costume in this thread:
http://ashleyrains.livejournal.com/19319.html

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Ha, I love it! You did a good job on that :)

[delle.livejournal.com]

boots: I may be borrowing a pair from my son that are close. I'll just have to polish them.

shirts: I'm *always* warm, so I'm just going to wear the double tanks. I have the right undershirt, but I need to take it in slightly (it's a men's medium). For the overtank, I have two options: a dark charcoal grey one that's the right color but doesnt' have the racer cut, and a black one that's the wrong color but has the right racer style. I may - if time allows - either try to alter the grey or make one for me.

dog tags - being a shameless shipper, I'm planning on wearing both my Apollo and Starbuck tags.

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Cool! I may hit some of the second-hand shops for boots, just in case I can't make my brown ones work.

If you do successfully make a tank, I may pick your brain a bit and try for it as well. And while I was thinking about shirts, I remembered back to first season and the off-duty sweatshirt type hooded jacket (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v29/CastaliaFoster/vlcsnap-2009-08-19-19h16m14s14.jpg) Starbuck wore, which would be super easy to do. I already have jackets like that, so all I'd have to do is buy a patch at the dealer's room that first day and sew it on. That way I'd be warm enough during panels.

Ha! I share your ship, so I don't blame you. I'll either buy some or try to make cheapy ones.

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Ah, I caved on the boots after all! Galls must be trying to get rid of them or something, b/c I checked again just now and they're down to only $9.99 in my size. For that price, I'll get them.

[delle.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT!!!!! ::scrambles to buy her own pair::

yeah, for THAT price I'm getting my own!

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

I hope they have your size! Even with shipping it's under $20, which is totally reasonable. We can always wear these next year as well; with Caprica going I doubt it'll all die down any time soon.

I'm definitely going with the grey jacket, so now all I have to do is get a patch and maybe the tags as well. I found some online for about $15, which isn't bad. And if I have time I'll look for fabric for the tank top. After I finish this blouse for the steampunk costume, that is. Man, too much to do!