Con*stume help wanted

[triadruid]

For some reason, Dragon*Con planning this year has been a near wash. I'm not anticipating completing my "big crazy" costume (Sammael) again this year, which is a shame because it really wants me to have short hair.

Aside from the usual costumes-you-can-pull-out-of-my-closet-ready-to-wear (Asha'man, pirate, kilt, etc), what might I put together for this year? Ideas you'd like to see me go as? No reasonable offers will be ridiculed.

The only 'new' one I've come up with so far is John Constantine. Investment is pretty minimal (he's also supposed to have short hair, but I'm not going for a costume contest with that one); a pack of Silk Cut cigarettes and maybe a plain black tie. He's got tattoos in the film, but I think those don't exist in the comic. I even have a blue pin stripe suit, but I'll be buggered go to hell before I wear THAT shit in Atlanta in August. Oh wait, same thing. ::edit:: Shite, forgot the part that 'makes' the costume: We have this pair of angel wings lying around in our costume closet, see? So if one was, hypothetically, to daub the back end of them in faux ichor and sling them over the shoulder like a trophy... instant Constantine-on-a-bad-day!

Comments

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I have an unreasonable bias towards costumes that will be way too heavy for the heat, I'm afraid. But I will keep thinking about it.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I will point out that Zatanna wears very little, and hangs out with J.C. :)

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid you'd look very silly in the fishnets.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

That's okay, you're not allowed to smoke tobacco. :P

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

That's okay, you can't smoke in the hotels anyway. ;)

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

And a) I'm still about 20 lbs from a decent Zatanna, and b) I've bought all the wigs I intend to buy for this year. Maybe next year. :)

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Nope...I've seen you up close, you could do a right fabulous Zatanna. Remember, one of the bonuses of carrying a more extreme bust/waist ratio is that the larger bust allows for easier balance of mildly larger hips. You are well within the range of looking damn good in a Zatanna costume.

Really.


D.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Beat me to it, as usual.

Of course, we're just now getting her away from the "brick with two grapefruit attached" body image, so... baby steps. :)

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Aw c'mon...that steampunk outfit is pretty goddamned close as it is...


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[celtic-elk.livejournal.com]

Thirded. You'd *rock* in a Zatanna costume.

[celtic-elk.livejournal.com]

And by "you" here I mean featherynscale. Just wanna be clear.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Um...no, no you wouldn't.


D.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Well, okay. He has really good legs, but somebody would have to shave him, and I can tell you that's not gonna be me. I imagine the process to be something of a cross between cutting Samson's hair and administering a bath to a badger.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

You just gotta learn how to coax them into thinking it's their idea...

;)


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[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I imagine one of the early steps of that is to not discuss it in their journal... err, wait, why am I giving you ideas (as if I needed to give you two any ideas)?

[leiandra.livejournal.com]

The mental image this created is just too freaking funny.

He is a right furry little beast, isn't he?

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I resemble that remark... :P

Speaking of nicknames...

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

My Chosen of choice to cosplay would be Baalthamel (pre-Aran'gar phase.) Of course that cosutem would be a nightmare in Atlanta in August too.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Bring out the Gimp Sadist!

That'd be an awesome costume, but yeah, hotter than hells.

D*C's Wheel of Time group pretty reliably gets one or more Graendals, which is nice and...light...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Seriously, what are your criteria? Comfortable in the heat is a big one, of course, but what else?
Are you averse to:
- Sewing?
- Buying stuff?
- Renting a costume?
- Wearing a wig?
- Wearing make-up?
- Wearing a mask?
... and so on.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Wearing a wig is almost certainly going to fall under the "too much in the heat" barrier. Falls/extensions would probably be okay.

Not adverse to sewing, but we'd have to use someone else's machine at this point for anything beyond handsewing. That's why I think Sammael isn't happening this year (that, and I don't know if we've found a good fabric yet). Still possible, but I'm looking at time constraints.

Masks would be fine. Buying small stuff is fine; renting a costume is probably prohibitively expensive at this point). Makeup will depend on the day, especially if it's going to involve going outside. Eyeliner and/or rouge is easier than greasepaint, of course.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I already asked to borrow BG's sewing machine for the Agatha costume, and she said we could pick it up tonight and keep it a few weeks. So if that helps, there it is. :)

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Neat! Maybe I'll go by the fabric shop during your meeting tonight, then...

[lexpendragon.livejournal.com]

I have a Horrible idea...

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I do bear more than a passing resemblance to NPH, but... uhh, no, thanks. :)

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

You gotta know there will be approximately 2,679 Dr. Horribles walking around D*Con this year...


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[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's got the magic combination of geek!popular + easy to make.

I have a Bad Idea(tm)!

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

You could be Thoth... I think we still have the monkey nose somewhere. :)

Re: I have a Bad Idea(tm)!

[celtic-elk.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't that be better for Hanuman? Ah, but then you couldn't get him in a loincloth. I see your mind.

Re: I have a Bad Idea(tm)!

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Filthy lil' place, isn't it? Nice drinks, though...

I'm almost certain we still have the Egyptian 'kilt', but i don't think the Ankh survived. That's easy, though. And the makeup for that wasn't too bad...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Ahem. Green Arrow, by the suggestion of jackbabalon23. I approve of this plan.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Bahaha. That's awesome, actually.

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooh I like the John Constantine idea....(but then you probably knew that I would.)

*ding*!!!

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

An idea just occurred to me. Why don't you do the Joker as the nurse, while featherynscale does the Victorian Joker?