The parade ended on the basement level of the Marriott, which was perfect for me to run and find my wig lady. Cathy of God Save the Queen Fashions saved my bacon--the wig I'd originally ordered on eBay got lost in the mail, and she was able to special order one for me in time for the con. The bacon-saving came at a price, of course--I think I ( Read more... )

My workshop went very well! For a while I thought it would be just me, my friends, and a few stragglers--but the numbers grew as the hour went on, until we very nearly had too many dancers for the space ( Read more... )

Aaron came home last night and called out to find out where I was in the house.

"Up here!" I shouted. "In the family room! I'm dancing in my underwear!"

"Ooooh, really?" he cried, bounding up the stairs, only to skid to a disappointed halt in the doorway.

Well. I was dancing in my underwear. Is it my fault Elizabethan unmentionables involve ( Read more... )

It was one year ago yesterday that I finished the Lizgown! The costuming this year has been pretty sparse, but I am planning on bringing the Unseelie Faerie outfit to Fencon. Now to find a box big enough to ship the wings...

The DragonCon people finally got around to posting all the portraits they took of the Masquerade contestants! I'm on page 6, just after the devil. Take a look through all of them, if you have time--there were some simply astonishing things out there ( Read more... )

The difference between the après-ballet crowd at the Abbey, and the goth crowd at the Masquerade:

The latter would ask, "Wow, great costume, did you make that?" and the former "Wow, great costume--where did you buy that?"

Every year the Atlanta ballet performs Dracula for Halloween weekend. We went to see it two years ago, and it was a fantastic show--disturbingly erotic, and homoerotic, pas de deux, gorgeous costuming, creepy sets, and of course, top-notch ballet. This year we skipped the ballet and went straight to the after-show party at The Abbey, so I could ( Read more... )

( Friday, Sept. 24 )

celticdragonfly found this picture of me at the masquerade.  And here's another!

More evidence that Lady Jane likes the Lizgown.