22nd November 2012: Jareth's pants... Ok, after careful considoration, and testing both high waist black trousers and velvet black leggings, i've decided that the leggings are the best match for the costume...
Not only are they more character accurate for the rest of the movie, but they actually work better with the overall look of the outfit so far, with the plain black pants looking slightly odd against the lush material of the jacket and the shirt...
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18th November 2012: wigs... Ok, i would have posted a picture of myself wearing the wig i ordered to complete the ensamble... only, to put it mildly i guess, the wig i'd recieved this morning... it was shit... honestly, i think i must have chosen the worst wig on the planet :(
Anyway, new wig ordered today, with help from store recommendations from a few other lovely cosplayers, i've found a gorgeous wig and placed the order, so fingers crossed the wig should be here in a few days :D
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16th November 2012: Pendant has arrived :D Just received the custom Jareth pendant... oh my god, it's even more gorgeous than i thought it would be :D
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13th November 2012: zee jacket has arrived :D Woohoo, the stunningly gorgeous coat has arrived...
Now, time to actually make some headway in customizing it...
*stares at the gorgeous coat*
This is going to be a nightmare...
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12th November 2012: A new jacket cometh... Ok, having been working around the premise and researching ways of using the previously mentioned black jacket in the ensamble, i've actually scrapped that whole idea, after finding this amazingly gorgeous blue jacket to use instead...
It's a bit more expensive, and will still require customising the shoulders, back and wrists, but on the whole i think the blue jacket is a vast improvement over the black one...
ordered now and waiting for delivery :D
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30th October 2012: Starting the costume So far I've mainly been sourcing out items to start with, but here's what i've got so far...
Jacket - http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/Jareth/2012010912503257054.jpg
This will be first dyed a dark royal blue, before I work on the gemstones and decoration around the shoulder and arms... then a neck brace area will be created around the top of the collar, and blended with the material on the back, with the same gemstones and sequined decoration...
White ruffle shirt - http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/Jareth/259wt.jpg
Black tight fitting jodhpur style leggings, high stomach - http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/Jareth/2012011118163815829.jpg
Wig - http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/Jareth/sdf.jpg
Which will have blue streaks and a small amount of glitter through it.
And the crowning glory so far... the Jareth pendant, which I amazingly snapped up on Ebay
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p171/methosivanhoe/Jareth/photobucket-4895-1351128830847.jpg
So those are the bits I have on order now, awaiting delivery so I can start the project...
I still have some bits to research, the makeup and contact lense for the left eye being the major parts to research next. Along with some black swordsman style gloves, and black riding boots with about an inch heel on them... both of which I'll be looking into over the next few weeks.
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shyezri - 8th November 2012 Yes! This is an awesome idea!
Sephirayne - 11th November 2012 Looking forward to seeing.
otakugirl - 16th November 2012 love this, cant wait to see the finished result
Manticore Arts - 18th November 2012 Loving the Coat!
Anonymous - 18th November 2012 Wow looking good so far. :)
Sephirayne - 21st November 2012 The coat is look fantastic.
Nymphie - 29th November 2012 You know I'm going to have to come and find you in May now simply to fangirl. It's looking amazing! :)
Heorot - 28th January 2013 You bringing a contact juggling ball as a prop? (:
Methos - 1st February 2013 lol i'm actually learning some basic contact juggling moves to work with while i play around... hopefully should have the basics done by may :p
MADALEENA - 5th February 2013 Cant wait to see the final pics with wiggy on woooooo ^_^
Methos - 6th February 2013 haven't had much time to work on it over christmas period with new baby kittehs running around the house... but they're off to their new homes soon, so i'll be getting back on track with this one as soon as possible :D
InfiniteJester - 6th March 2013 Looking forward to seeing this!
Kacela - 22nd March 2013 That jacket is gorgeous! looking forward to seeing the completed costume ^^
Bambi. - 16th April 2013 Oh my goodness! I'm going to need pictures of this! :D Looks so great already :D
Illulyn - 16th April 2013 This is looking fabulous! :D
Methos - 16th April 2013
thanks Bambi and IndecisiveTrollop... really can't wait to wear this all for may... going to be amazing...
and i'll be there all weekend Bambi with my gf as Sarah... so grab us for photos any time you want :)
Bambi. - 16th April 2013 I'll be the girl with the impossible wig on Saturday so lets all sparkle and be fabulous together! Can't wait to see you two in costume! :D
Methos - 16th April 2013
lol impossible wig? now i'm intrigued...
i'll be there all weekend, just in casual on friday and doing photos for people, then jareth for saw and sun, until mid sun afternoon :)
come up and say hi if you see me :D
Debbie Ella - 16th April 2013 This looks VERY cool!
Methos - 16th April 2013 thanks Telly... can't wait to get it finished and wear it for may now, going to feel amazing after putting all this effort into it :D
ToroSonyCat - 16th April 2013 This looks amazing so far, I love the details! *_*
Methos - 16th April 2013
thanks, putting a lot of work into it...
basically had the movie in my bluray player for months... think i've worn out the 'pause' and 'zoom' buttons lol
Carmina - 18th April 2013 The jacket is looking amazing, so much bling!
BelaDrops - 21st April 2013 AMAZING WORK DUDE *_________*
Sephirayne - 24th April 2013 The details and the work on the jacket is looking incredible.
Methos - 24th April 2013 @HaruYumii thanks, really having fun with this one :D
Methos - 24th April 2013 @Sephirayne aiming to put as much detail in as i can, and get the entire costume as close to screen perfect as possible... big project but i'm really happy with it so far :)
ArcaneArchery - 27th April 2013 The jacket is looking amazing. Do those gems add a lot of weight to it?
Methos - 27th April 2013 @ArcaneArchery yeah, practically doubles the weight of it... makes it almost bullet proof as well lmao
InfiniteJester - 6th May 2013 Looks amazing so far!
Einmyria - 6th May 2013 So sparkly!! Loving this ^^
Rosipoo - 10th May 2013 This looks great, hope to see the at Expo~
Lozzie - 10th May 2013 This is one of my anticipated costumes for Expo! Omg cant wait to see it!!
Anonymous - 11th May 2013 Lookin' pretty spangly there, my good sir. I'm sure you'll be easy to spot, I want photos! :D
loramarsden - 15th May 2013 been really enjoying following the progress on this one! looks really great, and all the effort with the jacket was well worth it! xxx