There are three Jareths in this picture...
...I can't tell you what I'm thinking right now.
I'm the one in the middle, whee! Happy Halloween!
Why am I up at 4 in the morning? Who knows! I was totally falling asleep at the party and now that we're home I'm all buzzing with energy. Probably a sign that A.) the party sucked (true) and B.) My circadian rhythm needs serious help.
SO ANYWAY, HALLOWEEN:
I kinda caused a lot of fail this evening, but I think we ended up having a fairly good time despite my poor decision making skills. I was Jareth, Steel was Prince and her boy was some sort of goth alien princess type deal. We started the evening by marching in the parade, where I found another Jareth that came with a Sarah- (a boy in drag, holding a baby doll wearing Toby striped pajamas. <3 <3 <3) they were AWESOME. And then, five minutes later, some girl started yelling "Jareth!" and I turned around and it was ANOTHER Jareth. So we convened for the triple Jareth pic above. And then shortly after that I found an Aladdin Sane and took a double Bowie pic. BOWIE FOR EVERYONE. We then ended up meeting CG and Thee for Argentinian ice cream, then to a random cafe for dinner, and then Steel and I went to a joint queer/burner party, which was....kinda lame. All the queer girls looked confused, and the music was bad house. And so we went home. Every time there's a holiday, Steel and I are all like "We're going to be different this time and NOT go to a goth party!" and every time, without fail, whatever we go to is lame. So we've made a new pact that our parties will now be ALL GOTH ALL THE TIME. (or 80's) We will be boring and predictable, but at least we know we'll have fun and actually be able to dance.
Steel made an awesome Prince, but I don't think she wants me to post unflocked pics of her, so you'll have to take my word. My favorite Prince moment was when someone yelled at her "Hey Prince, your music sucks!" and Steel yelled back "So does your mother." You know, thinking about it, I probably shouldn't post unflocked pictures of myself, should I. (This specific journal is an exercise in unflocking) Oh well, I'm covered in makeup and unrecognizable, right? ANYWAY.
My favorite picture of my costume:
Which was supposed to be vaguely reminiscent of this scene:
So I kind of got it wrong, and it's a throne instead of a subway, and I'm wearing a jacket, but I like it anyway. (The jacket isn't actually part of the costume, but it was cold. And it looks sorta Jarethy. At least that's what I'm telling myself.)
COSTUMES FROM YOUR CLOSET, YAY:
Behold the glory of my half-assed Jareth costume! I didn't finish my actual costume in time, so I decided to pull together Jareth since it's a costume I always wanted to do. I borrowed the ruffly shirt, and I bought and altered a cheap wig (It was short, but I bought some loose Kanekalon and my mother and I hand tied it into the wig), but other than that, everything I am wearing came from out of my closet. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ME. Oh, and I am aware that my wig is the wrong color, but I don't particularly care b/c the actual color wouldn't look good on me and would look more fake- not that bright white doesn't look fake, but it makes no pretensions and looks more otherworldly, IMO. The vest was a little too snug to be able to hide the fact that I am a lady, but I think I made up for it with my stuffed crotch. Funnily enough, I actually have a packer specifically for drag, but I couldn't use it because it would have been too obscene with pants these tight.
So yeah, it's not a super authentic Jareth, but I think I got the spirit, if not the letter right. :) I also completely coated myself in glitter, which, although you can't really see it in these pics, I think added to the whole Goblin King flounciness.
The only thing that kinda bugs me is the amulet necklace (which you can't see in the any of these shots)- it's too small, and I don't like using official store bought pieces for costumes b/c it kind of feels like cheating, but being a Labyrinth freak I already had it and didn't really have the motivation to make my own, though I'm sure I will eventually if I ever revisit this costume. Which I probably will, because I was seriously digging my wig...
Here's a full length shot w/o the jacket so you can see the whole thing:
Note my attempt at a haughty Jareth face!
A lot of people recognized me and were amused, though I did get one "Lady Gaga!" (what?) and a drunk dude on the subway thought I was Cher. (again, what?)
Also, random FUCKING ADORABLE COUPLE:
I didn't even notice them at first, until Steel started shrieking at me to take out my camera. SHE IS AN ADORABLE STEAMPUNK DALEK. SHE HAS A GOGGLE EYESTALK. SHE IS PLUNGING HIM IN THE FACE. (I'm sad I cut off the top of her hat- she had cute things attached!) And despite his suit not being cosplay quality or anything, Doctor boy totally had the dorky/cute Ten thing down pat. <3
I'm the one in the middle, whee! Happy Halloween!
Why am I up at 4 in the morning? Who knows! I was totally falling asleep at the party and now that we're home I'm all buzzing with energy. Probably a sign that A.) the party sucked (true) and B.) My circadian rhythm needs serious help.
SO ANYWAY, HALLOWEEN:
I kinda caused a lot of fail this evening, but I think we ended up having a fairly good time despite my poor decision making skills. I was Jareth, Steel was Prince and her boy was some sort of goth alien princess type deal. We started the evening by marching in the parade, where I found another Jareth that came with a Sarah- (a boy in drag, holding a baby doll wearing Toby striped pajamas. <3 <3 <3) they were AWESOME. And then, five minutes later, some girl started yelling "Jareth!" and I turned around and it was ANOTHER Jareth. So we convened for the triple Jareth pic above. And then shortly after that I found an Aladdin Sane and took a double Bowie pic. BOWIE FOR EVERYONE. We then ended up meeting CG and Thee for Argentinian ice cream, then to a random cafe for dinner, and then Steel and I went to a joint queer/burner party, which was....kinda lame. All the queer girls looked confused, and the music was bad house. And so we went home. Every time there's a holiday, Steel and I are all like "We're going to be different this time and NOT go to a goth party!" and every time, without fail, whatever we go to is lame. So we've made a new pact that our parties will now be ALL GOTH ALL THE TIME. (or 80's) We will be boring and predictable, but at least we know we'll have fun and actually be able to dance.
Steel made an awesome Prince, but I don't think she wants me to post unflocked pics of her, so you'll have to take my word. My favorite Prince moment was when someone yelled at her "Hey Prince, your music sucks!" and Steel yelled back "So does your mother." You know, thinking about it, I probably shouldn't post unflocked pictures of myself, should I. (This specific journal is an exercise in unflocking) Oh well, I'm covered in makeup and unrecognizable, right? ANYWAY.
My favorite picture of my costume:
Which was supposed to be vaguely reminiscent of this scene:
So I kind of got it wrong, and it's a throne instead of a subway, and I'm wearing a jacket, but I like it anyway. (The jacket isn't actually part of the costume, but it was cold. And it looks sorta Jarethy. At least that's what I'm telling myself.)
COSTUMES FROM YOUR CLOSET, YAY:
Behold the glory of my half-assed Jareth costume! I didn't finish my actual costume in time, so I decided to pull together Jareth since it's a costume I always wanted to do. I borrowed the ruffly shirt, and I bought and altered a cheap wig (It was short, but I bought some loose Kanekalon and my mother and I hand tied it into the wig), but other than that, everything I am wearing came from out of my closet. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ME. Oh, and I am aware that my wig is the wrong color, but I don't particularly care b/c the actual color wouldn't look good on me and would look more fake- not that bright white doesn't look fake, but it makes no pretensions and looks more otherworldly, IMO. The vest was a little too snug to be able to hide the fact that I am a lady, but I think I made up for it with my stuffed crotch. Funnily enough, I actually have a packer specifically for drag, but I couldn't use it because it would have been too obscene with pants these tight.
So yeah, it's not a super authentic Jareth, but I think I got the spirit, if not the letter right. :) I also completely coated myself in glitter, which, although you can't really see it in these pics, I think added to the whole Goblin King flounciness.
The only thing that kinda bugs me is the amulet necklace (which you can't see in the any of these shots)- it's too small, and I don't like using official store bought pieces for costumes b/c it kind of feels like cheating, but being a Labyrinth freak I already had it and didn't really have the motivation to make my own, though I'm sure I will eventually if I ever revisit this costume. Which I probably will, because I was seriously digging my wig...
Here's a full length shot w/o the jacket so you can see the whole thing:
Note my attempt at a haughty Jareth face!
A lot of people recognized me and were amused, though I did get one "Lady Gaga!" (what?) and a drunk dude on the subway thought I was Cher. (again, what?)
Also, random FUCKING ADORABLE COUPLE:
I didn't even notice them at first, until Steel started shrieking at me to take out my camera. SHE IS AN ADORABLE STEAMPUNK DALEK. SHE HAS A GOGGLE EYESTALK. SHE IS PLUNGING HIM IN THE FACE. (I'm sad I cut off the top of her hat- she had cute things attached!) And despite his suit not being cosplay quality or anything, Doctor boy totally had the dorky/cute Ten thing down pat. <3