How about another costume?
Remember the sideless surcoat I made last year for Elfia Haarzuilens? Well, I juuuust realized I'd never posted pictures of me wearing it. >_> And all the while I'm complaining I don't have anything to post about. *rolls eyes*
So, recap: I made a sideless surcoat to wear with a modified version of my Skyrim dress, along with a matching outfit for my niece. We wore our getup at Elfia last year, and she absolutely loved it! Unfortunately it was too cold for her to wear it without her coat, though she wanted to try it without her coat at first.
Back then, I just wore it with the Regina Verdi crown, though I had plans to make a veil and/or wimple for it. Later in 2015, at Elfia Arcen, I did wear it with more accessories, though for Elfia Haarzuilens this year, I changed those up a little.
Anyway, enough chatter, on to the photos!
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Frans Beljaards.
Photo by Paul de Rijk.
Above, the outfit as I wore it at Elfia Arcen. I liked the way the wimple looked, though perhaps I had a bit too much fabric, or not pulled it tightly enough in the back. It kept slipping out from under the surcoat at the front. I had wanted to do those typically medieval braided buns as well, but couldn't figure out a way that looked good.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
And the version as I wore it at Elfia Haarzuilens this weekend. I'd cut my wimple in half and rounded the corners, and added gold edging that doesn't really stand out here because of the wind. I really like the way this looks, especially with the (fake) braid. I went and bought some cheap clip-in extensions so I could make long braids, though I'm going to have to get some heavier ones. These don't really have enough hair for what I want to do.
I think this is the version I will be developing more; I want to add pearls to the veil as well, and play more with how to wear my hair. Maybe I'll even fiddle with the remaining half of the original wimple to try a veil and wimple combo, who knows? But I'm very happy with how this costume is evolving, I will definitely be wearing it for future event as well!
So, recap: I made a sideless surcoat to wear with a modified version of my Skyrim dress, along with a matching outfit for my niece. We wore our getup at Elfia last year, and she absolutely loved it! Unfortunately it was too cold for her to wear it without her coat, though she wanted to try it without her coat at first.
Back then, I just wore it with the Regina Verdi crown, though I had plans to make a veil and/or wimple for it. Later in 2015, at Elfia Arcen, I did wear it with more accessories, though for Elfia Haarzuilens this year, I changed those up a little.
Anyway, enough chatter, on to the photos!
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Frans Beljaards.
Photo by Paul de Rijk.
Above, the outfit as I wore it at Elfia Arcen. I liked the way the wimple looked, though perhaps I had a bit too much fabric, or not pulled it tightly enough in the back. It kept slipping out from under the surcoat at the front. I had wanted to do those typically medieval braided buns as well, but couldn't figure out a way that looked good.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
Photo by Brendan Hemme.
And the version as I wore it at Elfia Haarzuilens this weekend. I'd cut my wimple in half and rounded the corners, and added gold edging that doesn't really stand out here because of the wind. I really like the way this looks, especially with the (fake) braid. I went and bought some cheap clip-in extensions so I could make long braids, though I'm going to have to get some heavier ones. These don't really have enough hair for what I want to do.
I think this is the version I will be developing more; I want to add pearls to the veil as well, and play more with how to wear my hair. Maybe I'll even fiddle with the remaining half of the original wimple to try a veil and wimple combo, who knows? But I'm very happy with how this costume is evolving, I will definitely be wearing it for future event as well!