Harry Potter Costuming

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25th-Apr-2012 03:31 pm - Cosplay Fashion Show at Ascendio in Orlando in July

In the lead-up to Ascendio, the team behind the Infinitus fashion show is organizing this year's presentation, “Wanded and Fabulous”!

Is the catwalk calling your name? Were you born to vogue? Are you interested in watching creative fandomers showcase amazing, magical garb? Here’s your chance!

On Saturday, July 14, Ascendio's Wanded & Fabulous takes to the main stage! Come see some of fandom’s most ambitious and passionate costumers show off their digs, with styles ranging from “traditional” to fun wizarding takes on fashion staples, such as mod, avante garde and more!

There are many ways to participate, you can model your own costume/outfit, offer to model for a costumer, offer a costume for a model to wear, assist with makeup/hair, or hospitality backstage, or with tech/stagehand work.

Models can showcase their original creations, dress as a character from the HP universe or other realms – crossover costumes are also encouraged – or help others. The only requirements are that you are willing to be fabulous, and provide a short description of your character, outfit, or story for your esteemed Hosts to read while you do your thing on the catwalk.

Your only time commitment outside the show will be a short rehearsal before the show, and we’ll be having an optional meetup on Friday to meet other wizard fashionistas and discuss the show, so look for details as they are announced. More information for interested participants can be found at the Wanded and Fabulous Facebook Group!

And don't forget that cosplayers can also wear wizarding (or crossover) garb during Night of a Thousand Wizards 2 in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando on July 12; more information on how to get tickets with or without an Ascendio registration are here.

Ascendio will be HPEF's final event, and we're looking forward to seeing so many fandomers together in Orlando in July!

Location:Orlando, Florida

1st-Apr-2012 11:11 pm - Rita Skeeter....

firenzekat

I have finished making a Rita Skeeter outfit for the inaugural Oz Comic Con. I managed to get the material and fur on sale for 1/2 price. I intereviewed several fellow con-goers. It was a very comfortable costume!

You can see it on the go at my FB page: Purple files/Florence Files.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318980354813008.78574.311113322266378&type=3

23rd-Mar-2012 10:03 pm - ~*~ Sales Post! ~*~

sprinklepuff

Selling some HP items I bought for a costume/themed bedroom, including a OOAK baby Cornish Pixie doll, Hansa baby dragon plush (the company who made the ultra realistic, giant HP plush toys including Fawkes, Fluffy, etc) and a handmade leather owl wallet I bought to go with my satchel (comes with a free owl pill case).

( Click here to see the items! )

Location:Wisconsin, USA

15th-Mar-2012 06:46 pm - Movie Snape Commission

wiirenet

Hello! (Anyone seeing me ask this again, sorry you're seeing this twice!)

My boyfriend is looking for a movie!Snape costume. We just got the official robes http://www.museumreplicas.com/p-1415-professor-snape-robe.aspx in the mail, and its pretty good! Its nice quality, the issue I worry about is it it feels like good material but that makes it HEAVY. I worry about it not billowing! So we have 30 days to return it if we decide against it.

The issue with the official replica top/pants is that they're BLUE! The robes are black, which is why we got them but the shirt/pants are dark blue. So we're avoiding those.
Therefore right now I am looking for someone to make him the snape frock/top/shirt only since we have the robes. (unless we decide against them)

I've contacted a few people, (Twin Rose Designs, Spidermoth) but havent heard back yet. I'm not too happy with the costumes I see on etsy.com, so I'm looking for more options..

Does anyone have any costumers to add to that that I could contact OR better yet, anyone reading this interested in making this? I want to talk to a few people, see their work & prices. I mostly just want to look at someone who has made a snape outfit before and has photos of it worn. Rather not work with a generic costume maker that's never made this before.

Neither of us can sew, so any costume making advice is going to go right over my head..
PS to make this more interesting, here's some photos of us from Leaky Con. I just think it would make our costume so much better if he "grows up" for Leaky Con 2012 hehe.

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28th-Feb-2012 04:24 pm - Healer Costume

agreenerscene

Hi

I am wondering if anyone has ever made a Healer costume - which is a lime green robe w/ a sign of a bone and wands crossed on it (like a skull and cross bones...minus the skull, I reckon?). There is a chance that I might be going to Ascendio this year and I would like to make it, but just the image and placement of the bone and wand has me stomped - so I was just wondering if anyone ever made one by chance or had any idea of what it might look like?

I'm also making a more formal version of Madam Poppy Pomfreys' uniform which I'm excited about

26th-Feb-2012 05:23 pm - Hermione Cosplay Community

rose_thebadwolf

Hello!

I recently created a community dedicated to Hermione Granger cosplay/costuming and wanted to post a link here.

Its brand new so there arent a lot of posts yet but maybe we can change that! Feel free to join and post anything related to costuming/cosplaying Hermione. Pics, ideas, questions, thoughts and so on.

http://hermionecosplay.livejournal.com/

Tags:costume, hermione

13th-Feb-2012 01:36 pm(no subject)

troglodyte_who8

Hi guys!

I read the rules on the info page but couldn'find anything banning this but feel free to delete if necessary. :)

I make and sell Harry Potter costumes, accessories and home-wares over on Etsy and am currently having a sale. I'm offering free shipping on all orders with the promo code FREESHIPPING12 in case any of you are interested. I'm also always open for custom orders :)

Here's a sample of what I sell:

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I hope the Lj Cut has worked :) and hope to see some of you over at etsy soon! :D

cross-posted to other comms too)
xx

Mood:cheerful
Music:Rolling In The Deep - Adele

18th-Dec-2011 12:39 pm - WTB: Curly brown wig

kionkichin

Hi guys : ) I need your help!
I want to complete my Hermione Granger costume that's why i've been looking for a wig and some days ago i found a proper one! It's perfect! I found it on cosplay.com
The problem is that i can't contact the seller, seems like she left the website and she hasn't connected since 2010.
Since she left the site i think she won't read my messages, that's why i need your help looking for a new one, i'd like to find a wig that resembles this because believe me, I really like it, so here it is:

http://www.cosplay.com/marketplace/showproduct.php/product/8982

If you find a similar wig or you want to sell something like this please contact with me because i'm really interested on it. Also i'm open to other suggestions. Thank you so much in advance!

16th-Dec-2011 12:37 pm(no subject)

orimornie

Hey I was just wondering if anyone knew where I could get a Hufflepuff scarf? I was going to buy it from Whimsic Alley but they're not selling the Hufflepuff ones anymore! It's for my sister for Christmas and she'd like the POA thin style striped one with the thin stripe being black and the main scarf being yellow. She'd prefer a more mustard-y yellow and a thicker scarf rather than a thinner one. PLEASE HELP!!!

8th-Dec-2011 07:37 pm - Need help choosing a skirt and blouse

sprinklepuff

I am having the most surprisingly difficult time finding a suitable blouse for my outfit. I want a short-sleeved blouse, and I'll be darned, collar blouses don't seem to be as popular as they were a few years ago. I've run across some on sites like Macys, but I am NOT paying $70-150 for a blouse. The only really suitable two I've found thus far include this one and this one. Both might be a little big for my bust (mine is 32-33"), but then again, these shouldn't be worn very tight, correct? As they're technically part of a school uniform... Thoughts?

I'm also having a little trouble picking out a skirt, and was wondering if people here could share their opinions. So far, the skirts I'm considering include:

Number 1.
Number 2.
Number 3.
Number 4.
Number 5.
Number 6.

I'm partial to the pleated style skirts myself, and since I'm just going as a generic Slytherin student rather than, say, Hermione, I don't need an exact replica of a skirt she wore in one of the movies. The style of skirt she wore seemed to change from year to year, anyway. Just like how in some years she wore knee high socks, and other years tights. Personally I think I'll be buying over the knee/thigh high socks if I can find a suitable pair, most likely at Sock Dreams.

I will be buying a Lochaven sweater, so I'll need a grey skirt that matches well. For skirts such as number 5, you can actually choose from a variety of colors, and they offer a few different shades of grey.

Recommendations for mary jane shoes (Hermione's seem to have the slightest heel on them) are welcome as well! XD

Mood:busy

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