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Costume Geekout
Feb. 12th, 2008 09:50 pmHeads up to anyone in Southern California who likes a good time with imaginatively arranged cloth:
Check out the Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibit at FIDM* in LA ... VERY COOL. There are actual costumes from several of this year's biggest movies including the ones nominated for Best Costume Design. And, for some reason, Beowulf... which was ... entirely CG? Oh well, someone made some very nice costumes anyway. My deep abiding love for the Sweeney Todd wardrobe has been heightened by closer study and realization of how the clothes are practically character design – I mean, even more than you'd expect. I only wish they'd have listed some of the materials used.
Other movies represented off the top of my head: Atonement, 300, Marie Antoinette, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,** Enchanted, Youth Without Youth, Stardust, Hairspray, Lust Caution, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and 3:10 to Yuma. Also something Indian whose title I forget.
*Fashion Institute ... of ... Danger Mouse?
**Hey Makani, I saw Lucius' Death Eater robes! A-hahahahaa! The HP costumes are also much more awesome in person, especially Tonks'.
Check out the Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibit at FIDM* in LA ... VERY COOL. There are actual costumes from several of this year's biggest movies including the ones nominated for Best Costume Design. And, for some reason, Beowulf... which was ... entirely CG? Oh well, someone made some very nice costumes anyway. My deep abiding love for the Sweeney Todd wardrobe has been heightened by closer study and realization of how the clothes are practically character design – I mean, even more than you'd expect. I only wish they'd have listed some of the materials used.
Other movies represented off the top of my head: Atonement, 300, Marie Antoinette, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,** Enchanted, Youth Without Youth, Stardust, Hairspray, Lust Caution, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and 3:10 to Yuma. Also something Indian whose title I forget.
*Fashion Institute ... of ... Danger Mouse?
**Hey Makani, I saw Lucius' Death Eater robes! A-hahahahaa! The HP costumes are also much more awesome in person, especially Tonks'.
Happy Halloween!
Oct. 31st, 2006 01:44 pmAnd once again, I push the boundaries of costume obscurity even further towards utter pointlessness ... but it's a cool costume. And relatively successful if I do say so myself.
( A Collage of Costume Reference Screencaps )
THANK YOU MEGHAN FOR SAVING HALLOWEEN! I owe you more than a box of cookies.
THANK YOU MEGHAN FOR SAVING HALLOWEEN! I owe you more than a box of cookies.
Oh We Like Sheep
Sep. 19th, 2006 10:14 pmI would like to take a moment to say
I LOVE WOOL.
I have long known it's the best thing for keeping out damp cold, it's incredibly durable, and stain-resistant, fairly wrinkle-resistant as well (yet creasable!) and all-around excellent.
Today I splurged and got some heavyweight wool suiting for the frock coat part of my Halloween costume (which I plan on wearing every winter, not just for one day). It is luxurious. Compared to the odd mystery polyester blend I was working with last year, and to the lining I was trying the pattern on last week, it's an absolute dream to pin the pattern to, cut, pin together, and I expect it'll be magnificent to sew and finish as well.
THANK YOU, SHEEP! Keep up the good work!
21 Sept, 11:27 PM
Not only is it marvelous to sew, it's also incredibly forgiving. O, the rapture of wool.
I have long known it's the best thing for keeping out damp cold, it's incredibly durable, and stain-resistant, fairly wrinkle-resistant as well (yet creasable!) and all-around excellent.
Today I splurged and got some heavyweight wool suiting for the frock coat part of my Halloween costume (which I plan on wearing every winter, not just for one day). It is luxurious. Compared to the odd mystery polyester blend I was working with last year, and to the lining I was trying the pattern on last week, it's an absolute dream to pin the pattern to, cut, pin together, and I expect it'll be magnificent to sew and finish as well.
THANK YOU, SHEEP! Keep up the good work!
21 Sept, 11:27 PM
Not only is it marvelous to sew, it's also incredibly forgiving. O, the rapture of wool.
