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FemalePersonal Bio
I'm currently at university in Glasgow, where I’m studying law.
I read a lot, fail at video games but still love to play them anyway, watch anime, and have a minor addiction to Irn-Bru. Cosplay (obviously) takes up a lot of my spare time too...
Cosplay Bio
I got interested in cosplay in 2002 from seeing photos online, and at that time had no idea of the existence of conventions in the UK. After making a bunch of costumes for the hell of it, I was interested enough in conventions to finally go to one (being 16 by then also helped) so AmeCon 2004 was my first con. I think I can accurately say it’s been downhill since then, and I have far too many costumes!
Contact Information
Email/MSN: angelphie@hotmail.com
LJ: http://angelphie.livejournal.com
Cosplay.com: http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/m8915/
Cosplay Lab: http://www.cosplaylab.com/cosplayers/complete.asp?memberid=4404
LiveJournal
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:26:45 GMT
What should Eilidh and I wear in the AmeCon masquerade? I believe our two choices are the Feys (Maya & Pearl) or princesses (Aurora and Cinderella). I think I’m leaning towards the Feys at the moment.
The princesses are the ones we’ve put the most effort into, and are the traditional flashy costume suitable for masqueradeness, but they’re not exactly anime con related, we’re wearing them at the ball anyway, and I know I’ll be wearing Cinderella for the October Expo group and at the Grand Cosplay Ball, so it’s getting a shot in a masquerade anyway, and plenty of use besides.
The Feys are the backup, being fun, recognisable and although they’ve been worn to death this year, they’ve not been in a masquerade. Our other possible Ame costumes we could enter are the Tutu uniforms, but those may be a bit obscure? I thought the Feys would get a better reception in the masq anyway.
I’d like to hear opinions though, what do people think?
As for how costumes are progressing, Cinderella is almost done! Ideally, I’m not taking my sewing machine to Edinburgh with me, so I’m trying to get all sewing things done before I go next Saturday. All that’s left is finishing the bodice lining, and other little things which will be sewn by hand. There’s also the wig to style, and all of that can be done in Edinburgh.
Must be that whining about being unable to find glass slippers was the trick - I finally found some on ebay which will do. They’ve got a silly blue heart on the toe…but she’s got hearts on hers in the film too, so it’s alright.
As positive as it is to say it’s done, I’ve not really said much about the process of making it. The horrors of draping chiffon to death for those stupid puff things, sorting out the pleats, the endless hem of doom, the pains of zips and sewing the gigantic skirt to the bodice. But it’s over now *falls over*
My flatmate of the last two years, Jennifer, is visiting me this weekend, so no cosplayness then. Next week, I’ll be starting on my Anemone dress. I’m confident I can make it in a week - I have all the fabric and everything, just gotta do it. I’ll finally get to wear my pink wig of prettyness! The hard part will be finding shoes and accessories, but I should have some form of Anemone costume.
After much failure, I finally have a wireless router, yay!