Celebration VI

Celebration VI was a blast!  I got my Corset Gown done in time for the Costume Masquerade, which I'll blog about soon.  I also wore my Family Gown and my Light Blue Tattooine Gown, which have not changed since 2005, when I wore them for Celebration III.  More in-depth posts on each day of the convention are forthcoming, but for now here are just a few quick shots of me in my costumes:

I'm the one on the right in the slightly less-awesome Family Gown.

My Corset Gown

This one is supposed to look like I'm on Tattooine  :p  

Black Corset Redo

So I decided at the very last minute to enter the costume contest at Celebration VI.  By "last minute," I mean last night, and entries needed to be postmarked by today.  :p  I'm entering with my Padmé Corset Gown, and in order to be comfortable in it I need to remake the corset.

The good news is, I still have black satin left over from the first time around, so it will still match the gloves.

It's very heavy and has a nice sheen to it, and I've actually had people mistake it for leather.  This makes me happy, as I believe the original corset was leather, and I want to at least look screen-accurate.  With that in mind, this time around I am not going to make it lace up in the back, as the original costume does not.  My plan is to have a front closure with either a busk or an invisible zipper, which will be hidden by the necklace strands.

Past Projects - Padmé Corset Gown

This costume, inspired by the fireside scene from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, was one of the most challenging, but rewarding costumes I have made.  As with all my earliest work, I took no in-progress pictures. It is a bit hot and uncomfortable (three words: tight satin corset) but this costume was certainly fun to wear!  I made it in 2005 for the Star Wars Celebration III convention.  

Construction details and pics after the break...

Past Projects - Padmé Family Gown

The Family Gown - so named because Padmé wears it when she takes Anakin home to meet her parents.  

I originally did not plan to make this costume.  But when I found the perfect fabric for $0.99 a yard, I couldn't pass it up! I bought it at Mill End Textiles in Rochester, MN in early August of 2004.  That purchase really solidified in my mind that I was going to go to Star Wars Celebration III the following May, come hell or high water!  

More details and pics after the break...

Obligatory Introduction Post

Hello, my name is Chelsea and I've been a costumer since 2005.  I have always loved movie costumes, especially historical ones, but my interest really peaked with the Star Wars prequel trilogy.  I found fellow costumers through theforce.net's Costuming and Props message boards, which is how I discovered the world of conventions.  In May of 2005, I attended Celebration III, wearing three Padmé costumes I had made for myself.

Me as an action figure

I'm second from the right - pictured with friends of mine from the boards

Our Costuming & Props costume pageant group - I'm second from the left

I had a ton of fun and met some amazing costumers.  I look forward to attending this year's Celebration VI in Orlando!