Oscars 2016
Although we had different initial plans, after seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I decided to dress as General Organa (Princess Leia). It’s one of those easy to wear costumes, with a moderately elaborate hairdo that is always… Read More
Oscars 2015
Once again, the animated movie provided us with the best options for costumes. This year, it was The Lego Movie. We played Wyldstyle and Emmett, the two lead characters. I bought a pack of hair extensions to go… Read More
Harem Pants
I purchased a great jacket from J. Peterman at the holidays last year. And I wanted to make a complete costume around this jacket. I thought that some harem pants and a shell would work well. After searching… Read More
Erland & Angelena’s Wedding
Our friends Erland and Angelena were married last weekend. Stephen was the officiant, and I was one of the photographers. Attendees were encouraged to dress up in Renaissance or other costumes. I wore the J.Peterman jacket and harem… Read More
Elphaba! The Wicked Witch of the West
One of our friends wondered if I would be willing to put on “some makeup” for a costume set… green makeup, to play Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) for an Oz-based group for the Masquerade at… Read More
Woody & Jessie – Oscars 2011
2011 was an unusual year for the Oscars party. My mother-in-law had been ill and wasn’t allowed to travel to altitude. So we got to host the party. We thought that doing characters from Toy Story 3 would… Read More
Wall-E & Eve – Oscars 2009
So, for our second appearance at the Oscars party, we decided to go as Wall-E and Eve. I found some inexpensive white fabric and basically made a dress by cutting a neck hole, adding a loose mock-turtle style… Read More
Vir Cotto and Boromir
Stephen wanted a costume for Baycon in 2003, and we thought that he could do Vir from Babylon5. I made this vest with the diagonal stripes and bright braid using a Revolutionary War pattern (McCalls 2258), with the… Read More
Oscars Party 2010
For our third appearance at the Oscars party, we decided to go as Professors Snape & McGonnigall from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I made Stephen’s frock coat based on the men’s frock coat pattern from Laughing… Read More
Castello di Amorosa Mid-Summer 2009
Stephen and I went to the Castello di Amorosa’s annual Mid-Summer festival in 2009. It was sort of a busman’s holiday, as some of our friends from St. Michael’s were part of the entertainment (fencing demos, teaching, etc)…. Read More