Costume College 2017
Nov. 6th, 2016 01:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
totchipandaPlans have been set in motion! It's 9 months out, but my friend jumped on a seat sale, posted about it, and then three more of us jumped on it, so flights at least have been purchased, and we've talked about rooms. Now I just need to get the actual passes, and save up money for the actual trip haha. Holy shit! This might be actually happening!
Of course, the very first thing I did after pressing 'buy' was start planning what I wnt to make and wear! I had start planning a couple months ago anyway, "just in case", but now I get to plan it for reals! I had decided in the summer that for Canada's 150th birthday next year, that I wanted to make some 1867(ish) fashions. I have an elliptical skirt I started 4-5 years ago that is waiting to be hemmed, but now I want to take it apart and flatline it as it is very very very light. And since I am on a quest to start early enough to actually decorate my gowns, I am planning on a cute set of pleated ruffles, and I've started to design the ballgown bodice too. I think I'm going to do a plain-ish overskirt with a simple pleat and maybe a couple bows. It's very monochrome right now, so I need to think up ways to bring some colour into it. (Maybe some plaid? I wonder if the store still has that remnant bolt on sale.)
That likely also means a bunch of new undies and an elliptical hoop that will hopefully fit into my luggage. Now I have extra motivation to get the De Gracieuse corset done!
We've also got plans in motion for a bunch of Regency stuff, and the next ball is in March. So excite!
I'm off for the next week, so my plan is to write in the mornings (if I can... the next 3 days are very busy in the mornings), start organizing my fabric stash, and get my Christmas decorations out of the closet, though I have no idea if or where I'm going to to put them up just yet. My living room is still a damn mess because no one's come to fix the window so I can put my room back to rights. And hopefully get some sewing done, that would be very nice :)
Of course, the very first thing I did after pressing 'buy' was start planning what I wnt to make and wear! I had start planning a couple months ago anyway, "just in case", but now I get to plan it for reals! I had decided in the summer that for Canada's 150th birthday next year, that I wanted to make some 1867(ish) fashions. I have an elliptical skirt I started 4-5 years ago that is waiting to be hemmed, but now I want to take it apart and flatline it as it is very very very light. And since I am on a quest to start early enough to actually decorate my gowns, I am planning on a cute set of pleated ruffles, and I've started to design the ballgown bodice too. I think I'm going to do a plain-ish overskirt with a simple pleat and maybe a couple bows. It's very monochrome right now, so I need to think up ways to bring some colour into it. (Maybe some plaid? I wonder if the store still has that remnant bolt on sale.)
That likely also means a bunch of new undies and an elliptical hoop that will hopefully fit into my luggage. Now I have extra motivation to get the De Gracieuse corset done!
We've also got plans in motion for a bunch of Regency stuff, and the next ball is in March. So excite!
I'm off for the next week, so my plan is to write in the mornings (if I can... the next 3 days are very busy in the mornings), start organizing my fabric stash, and get my Christmas decorations out of the closet, though I have no idea if or where I'm going to to put them up just yet. My living room is still a damn mess because no one's come to fix the window so I can put my room back to rights. And hopefully get some sewing done, that would be very nice :)
