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If you follow us on our facebook page( if not, now is a good time to head on over and "like " us. It will help out with our self esteem.), then you have already seen this post on your feed. If not, you are in for a treat.
Sacha Goldberger from Facebook posted these amazing versions of modern characters in period Renaissance gear. It's given me the itch to make my own versions of these costumes. Take a look at the amazing work that Sacha and his team achieved.
I think I am personally in love with the Superman costume. It may be because he is my favorite character, or the fact that I am in love with the fabric choices. Blue damask? I am all over that. :)
To see the rest of his series and to read about what it took to create this vision, visit this site.
Along my pinterest travels I found this interesting picture/tutorial. A guy that was into LARPing (live action role play) plays a dwarf character. He really wanted to look the part, so he found a way to fake his height. The idea was so simple and perfect for the character that I had to share it on this weeks Astonishing Costuming.
If you a trolling around on pinterest, you are sure to come across some cosplayers dressed as the Disney princesses. I admit that I have given some serious thought to making a Jane or Ariel costume. I think it is every adult girl's dream to finally have that beautiful dress. So I thought I would dedicate this week's Astonishing Costuming to the variations of Disney Cosplay Princess.
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San Diego Comic Con is going on this weekend. Like every other geek girl, it is my dream to go there. Until I magically have a lot of money or become famous, I will spend my weekend looking at all of the wonder costumes that the convention goers wear.
So in honor of SDCC, I will show you all my favorite cosplays from this weekend (thus far!).
Loved that someone thought of this! It was one of my favorite movies growing up.
Very clever way to get around!
This is all just from day one! I can only imagine what the rest of the weekend will look like. Do you have a favorite costume from SDCC?
First two images can be found here /Third image can be found here /Fourth, fifth, and sixth images can be found here
This weeks Astonishing Costume was actually found by a friend of mine. To be honest, I didn't have high expectations for this. I was thinking, "They really made that?". But I stuck through to the end of the post and was rewarded with the awesomeness that comes from this group.
Without further ado I give you The Justice League: Renaissance Style.
Yes you read that right. Like I said before, stay until the end of the post.
Posted on her Livejournal page, J-9 took a concept that was thought of by herself and her husband and turned it into an epic group. It started off small with just her husband as Superman and her as Wonderwoman.
Slowly they started to add members to their League. Que the Bat!
I cannot applaud J-9 and her group enough. The creativity that the group possesses is astounding and I wish that I can join them.
Didn't I tell you that it got better at the end of the post! I keep going back to look at all of the photos. If you want to see more take a moment to look the original post. J-9 goes into more detail about their group and how everything was made as well as more photos. They even came up with clever names for the Renaissance versions of their characters.
Time for another round of Astonishing Costuming! This week I am showcasing an incredible costume from Lisa Roberts. She created an amzing re-creation of Mr. Clever (aka the Doctor) from Doctor Who. Now when I started to do this feature, I promised myself that I wouldn't do a whole lot of Doctor Who cosplayers. Reason being is that I a huge Whovian and I would put everyone's costumes on here. But Lisa's costume is too cool not to do a feature on it.
And here is Lisa's cosplay of this. Sit back and be impressed.
I love everything about this costume.My favorite part of her costume has to be the lights that she added into the mask piece (even though you can't see them). It is the little details in the cosplay that truly make it stand out from the rest. And it goes to show you that you don't have to be the best at sewing to find great items for your costume. Awesome work Lisa! I can't wait to see what else you come up with!
Like many of my fellow geeks, I spent my fair share of my time playing video games. One game in particular stands out from the rest. Can anyone guess? Didn't think so. My poison of choice was Disney's Kingdom Hearts. I spent tons of hours on this game (I may have gotten stuck on the Hercules level, but I will never admit to that). I lost count of how many times I played the game through. So it should not surprise you that I am always on the hunt for a good cosplay of the characters from this game. Now I don't want to bash other peoples work, but I was never in love with their cosplay. They were all good, but I just felt like something was missing.
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If you follow me on Pinterest at all, you will see that I am always pinning awesome photos of other cosplayers. It gets so bad that I am sure my friends unfriend me on there. But I love admiring other people's hard work! Seeing different interpretations of one character always inspires me to think outside the box.
So I happy to bring you a weekly dose of costume awesomeness. Here is week one!
Brace yourselves ladies.
How can you not fall in love with this version of Peter Pan! This modern take on a classic character has left me in tears. This cosplayer has thought of everything! From the patches on his destroyed vest to the rings on his finger. I am kinda in love with those pants and would love to find a pair that is similar. And can we take a moment to admire the shoes.......perfect aren't they? T


























































