Costume Project # 2

My initial goal was to create all of my Maleficent costume but due to time constraints and hurting my wrist, I realized borrowing from the shop would be the best. Ingrid and Yoshi helped in locating the items through foraging through racks when I couldn't anymore or pulling down boxes where my strength lacked. I was able with help to realize I wanted a purple statement piece somewhere on the costume that payed homage to her original style but also reminiscent of the dragon she becomes. I didn't know what i wanted the purple piece to be until I spotted it on a rack. The shoes I chose were from my own collection, I wanted to make sure when I enter the room as Maleficent all eyes would be on me like they would be on her. With horns stacked on my head and 6 inch stilettos strapped to my feet I felt that it would help bring the stature I envisioned for Maleficent. Almost a high fashion style. This was my initial inspiration. I loved the black leather and boots but definitely wanted the more feminine  appeal Maleficent carried in the new movie. Her more romantic look with bright red lips and dramatic cheek bones.

 This helped me start and brought me to the idea of incorporating a cape or some form of dragging skirt to combine into the look. I will probably need help finding some of the pieces since the closet is much to large for me to remember where everything is... I feel that if i were to make anything it would be the cape and that may take me a week or a day if I took the time to spend one day on just that. With the horns ill probably be working on them until the last minute if I don't order them which I am considering. I am also wanting a neck piece or collar of sorts to add more of the impressive factor.

Costume Project # 1

The production I have chosen is Sleeping Beauty. My goal is to recreate my own take on Maleficent. Her elegant stature, her presence when she enters a room. In the original 1959 Sleeping Beauty film Maleficent is an evil fairy that seems to be jealous over not having been invited to the party for the birth of the new princess. This leads to us seeing her in a black and purple ensemble. Throughout the film we see her in pale greenish light and when she uses her magic staff her green skin is even more enhanced. This led me to believe opposite that her skin was just pale and only reflected green when she had her staff. Maleficent has very sharp yet beautiful features. Her cheek bones are well defined and her horns are wrapped or at least thats what it looks like to me now. Before I thought that was her head and it wasn't strange at all. Her entrance into the celebration of Princess Auroa's birth is almost mesmerizing and dominating. I wanted to keep those features present for her costume to convey power and authority. However I loved the makeup for this Maleficent particularly her eyes. The lighter purple followed by the darker purple made me want to keep to that traditional style.

Lab Post # 7

In the final moments of the lab hours I learned a lot about finishing touches. I worked mainly on inspecting the costumes making sure they were steamed and polished for the opening night. It was hard to steam so many layers! The Queens dress gave me so much trouble! I couldn't keep it where I wanted without getting steam in my face and water on the floor. Putting the costumes and labeling the lockers in the dressing rooms was actually fun. Seeing it all come together. Everyone of us worked so hard. But this lab was probably the simplest. Pressing clothes and organizing the costumes to be ready. I need to come a better photographer in the future...

Production Wrap Up

Working on the costumes for the play was unique. I learned how to problem solve with arts and crafts, how to use my imagination a whole lot better, and to step out of my crafting comfort zone. Being part of the play was a huge learning experience. My mind went straight to what does this character need for this part for their costume to fit right. If something went wrong it was more about finding the solution and moving forward. Every problem had a fix. When Emelia's butt bumper needed to be changed out for different straps a moment of crisis then a solution found quickly. The things that went well were the wigs, i was so worried that they wouldn't stay put right or their tiaras would fall off or something with their hair would just go caput. Turns out they were the least of the worries backstage. Going backstage showed me that Ingrid needed help seeing her feet when going down the stairs because she couldn't tell where the steps where. The men needed their capes and in the right positions or they would look tacky from offstage. Cecil's shoes were bright orange in the stage light until sharpied into black beauties that blended with the rest of the group. Sadly I wasn't keen on taking pictures but appreciated the opportunity I had to sit in the audience and watch through a costuming perspective. That I have learned is my new favorite hobby.

Lab Report 6

  In lab I was able to sew on her Majesty's wings to the wiring that is being used to support the wings. It was time consuming but very exciting. It was cool to see how it came together and flowed well enough to keep me going. I worked on the shape of the wings to make it more of a halo that trails behind her. My initial goal was to make them look like butterfly wings but I felt it would have been too heavy and would get in the way of the flow of movement. I forgot to take pictures but my original inspiration came from Queen Elizabeth: Golden Age. In one scene where she enters the church she has these two looped soft tulle "wings" reminiscent of her butterfly queen nickname. I found some tulle that had gold specks on it and was long enough to make her entrance a little more grand. I loved working with the wire and trying to put it together. Resolving to not glue the tulle but sew it made a huge difference. In the version I worked on it was draped so it almost looked like a hood but I had trouble getting the length right. It was hard but worth it. Talking to Sis. Dooley she suggested making the train drag no more than a foot or so behind her so she could move about without too much trouble.

Costume Critique # 8

In the movie Mockingjay which is part of the Hunger Games franchise,  costume designer Judianna Makovsky, Bart Mueller, and Kurt Swanson are the three used to create the wardrobe of the movies. Bart and Kurt take over in the later films but the first film was done by Judianna. They allow us to see the dynamic of Katniss Everdeens character take on a more militant role as a symbol for all those wanting to stand up against The Capitol and President Snow. We see Katniss have her clothes become tailored for battle, dark leather, with black and more armor. This to ensure her image as a leader that will intimidate the enemies in the Capitol. The movie intentionally puts her ins situations where she will have the background of war and destruction. We witness her transition from her taking her little sisters place in the hunger games to becoming a recognized symbol of hope. I personally love how they changed Katniss's look while keeping her iconic bow and arrow and braided hair. They keep who the world fell in love with and made her into someone they would still identify as a representative of their cause.

Costume Critique # 7

The show Once Upon a Time is costumed by a man named Eduardo Castro. He has done in my opinion a great work in putting together very unique and distinct costumes for each character that tie into the personalities the characters have in the Enchanted Forest and once they enter Storybrooke.

Here we see the elaborate costumes from when they are in the Enchanted Forest. It definitely shows that they are regal and will be dressed in the most beautiful clothing. We see Snow Whites ball gown that has feather details all over the skirt. We then see Prince Charming's outfit very well detailed along the collar and hand cuffs with embroidery showcasing a king's attire. But my favorite outfit that Snow White wears is when she is going to fight her foes. In her "going out" clothes she has hr characteristic white and beautifully cut overcoat with a skirt almost like she were dressed but it is in strips and all over a smart pair of what look like riding pants. This  look  is perfect I feel because it keeps her elegance as a queen while also being practical from her time as a wanted criminal. She knows what she needs to be useful in a fight and wears it. Snow White is always shown as strong and on top of her things in the outfits she wears when she is going to protect her kingdom.

`When she enters Storybrooke she is a cute school teacher and goes by the name Mary Margaret. She is in very cute school teacher outfits that are very innocent and conservative in style. She wears simple everyday clothes that when you see her you think of someone kind and helpful. I feel her costume is very well done for her Storybrooke persona as she has no idea who she was before in the Enchanted Forest or that it even exists. All in all I feel the character is well portrayed in both worlds and does represent Snow White in the light of a warrior queen and a kind and loving personality.

Costume Critique # 6

In the show Reign, which is costumed by Meredith Warkworth-Pollack, we see a mix of modern and 16th century clothing. In episode 9 of season 2 one of the protagonists, Kenna, is shown wearing a vintage wedding gown. It was very interesting to also interesting see this particular character dressed in a Free People dress. I personally love the concept that Meredith has worked on for each character but particularly Kenna. She Is very free spirited and always has a more laid back style when she is just doing everyday castle events. In another scene she is shown in a mint green maxi dress that has gold detailing. I am highlighting all these points because i truly love the way she is dressed and accessorized. The pieces blend well together but have their own parts that make it more 16th century. If you notice in the white floral dress her cuffs end with fur, representative of the more regal apparel royalty wore and to keep warm! The free gown was matched with jewelry as well even though today you would say no need! But she is one of the queens best friends and her lady in waiting so she needs to accessorize. Kenna isn't one of the wealthier ladies in waiting but she is dressed very well in her station. I felt in gave her a more relatable persona and kinder demeanor since 

characters are always somehow relatable or else no one would really enjoy a given show. Her hair is also kept down almost always. It gives her that boho vibe I personally love.  

Production Wrap Up -- Yoshimi

I did not take any pictures from the play

Things that I liked about constructing costumes for March Play are:
- We were able to actually finished constructing costumes on time
- Costumes did not smell too bad during the play week
- Emilia and cilia's costumes went really well with their character
- The belly cussion on Kemp blended with his reall tummy. One of my friend asked me if Kemp's tummy is real or not (which I told her that it is half real and half fake).
- We did not experience any huge trouble that we cannot even attempt to fix. Some times a part of costume broke or did not look right but things were fixable.
- We did not need to make a lot of new clothes. Most of the costumes were from the storage.

I really enjoyed being a part of costume construction team for the March Tale. I earned courage to mess up with things to be creative, and learned how to come up with costume ideas. One thing that I was concerned throughout the construction period was that the room gets messy very easily and quickly, and sometimes took away or working area. I know all of us tried to put things back to the original place before we left the office. But, I also think that we could do a little better. So, a lesson learned; make sure to organize your working place and put things away as we were taught as kids so we can always start working without spending too much time on cleaning.

Sister Dooley and Ingrid, thank you very much for your help and advice.

Lab Report # 5

This week we got to work on Erich's costume, his was interesting because he came in last minute to fill in. We found him a tunic and surprisingly a dress that fit! No alterations necessary. Which was really a blessing! We found him the knickers that fit and matched well with the tunic and a hat to coordinate. I lost quite a bit of my pictures from my laptop crashing on me.... So here is what I've got surviving! It was interesting how well it came together for such a short notice. The tights even looked opaque enough to do the job! Men in tights will always be a struggle. The next project became finding the shoes. After hunting with Yoshi we found black shoes and a few ballet slippers and some mens shoes. Not exactly a winning find but a start. I learned how to attach feathers to hats! Not too hard but still tricky to get the knot for the thread to stay. Learned a cool loop trick and it worked!

Costume Critique #3 -- Yoshimi

Part	Image	Material	Procure
Crown	Gold, pointy, spiky	Wide lace	Purchased.
Collar (optional)	White, wide	Silk or equivalent looking	purchase fabric and make
Dress	Blue or dark blue	Silk or equivalent looking	Purchased purple fabric and dark blue thin fabric for over skirt Found a blue simple dress from the storage.
Cloak	Black, shiny somehow,	Velvet	Purchased black velvet
Shoes	Black, high heel, pointy toe		Borrow

Costume Project #2 --Yoshimi

Part	Image	Material	Procure
Crown	Gold, pointy, spiky	wide lace	purchase
Collar (optional)	White, wide	silk or equivalent looking	purchase fabric and make
Dress	Blue or dark blue	silk or equivalent looking	Borrow if possible. if not, make
Cloak	Black, shiny somehow,	Velvet	Purchase fabric and make
Shoes	Black, high heel, pointy toe		Borrow

Costume Critique #8 -- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

Kyary pamyu pamyu is a singer song writer and a costume designer in Japan. She designs her stage costumes for each of her music. I find her costume very creative, comical, fancy, and cute. Very often, costume design is related to her song. For example, the picture on the bottom left is used when she sung about eye rushes.
What I like about her costume the most is that they are very cute and modest at the same time. I feel like many costumes for girl idols are in-modest because they are very short and often do not cover shoulders (and sometimes bellies). Kyary pamyu pamyu's costumes are sometimes short but her legs are still covered by wearing tights. Her neckline is also very modest.

Costume Project #1

My final project theme is the Evil Queen of Snow White. The queen is very jealous of Snow White's beauty because the queen wants to be the most beautiful lady in her kingdom. I think she dresses up very well because 1) she is a queen and spends a lot of money and 2) she wants to present herself very well. However, her facial impression is evil and angry because of her jealous and cruel thoughts. I will try to use very similar color scheme to the queen in the classic Disney movie but a little bit darker. Through using darker colors, I want to express her dark mind.

Lab Report #6 -- Yoshimi

I worked on hemming Heming's stage dress. I liked the fabric we used for his stage dress because it got weaved tiny plaid, which made me easier to cut and sew very straight. The dress looked beautiful, and the length was good on him (I checked during the dress rehearsal on Monday).
I found some belts for Kemp from upstairs. I was not sure if there would be any that might fit him with stuffing on his belly, but I found an elastic belt, and I think it will do.

Costume Critique #7 -- Memoir of a Geisha

Memoir of a Geisha is a story about Sayuri, who became a geisha. Although the production group members are mostly not Japanese, everything in the movie looked just like from old time Japan, and the quality simply amazed me.
I really loved the costume, too. Costume designers for this show was Colleen Atwood; she won Academy Award for Best Costume Design on Alice in Wonderland in 2011. She and her costuming team create all the kimono in the production; they did not only sewing but also printing pattern on each kimono. Those patterns, for me, looked very elegant, something of good quality, and not too modern. Costumes matched the scene, too.


This production reminded me that when it comes to productions, either for movie or stage, detail does not really matter but the impression that costume gives to the audience. I heard that Geisha ladies wore very nice kimonos in that time; price usually were expensive, and quality was very good. Prices are normally set depending on materials they used (better quality the silk is, more expensive the kimono would be), and how the pattern on kimono was done. I liked going to kimono shops when I was in Japan, and I learned to tell if the fabric is good or not. I do not think silk was not used for the kimonos in production because it is difficult to maintain; however, all the kimonos looked very nice because of the texture and pattern, and how those kimonos were put on actors. It made kimono look elegant not because of the quality of it, but because of how it was presented and how it represented a character with an actor.

Costume Critique #6 -- Mikado (Operetta)

This week, I watched an operetta, Mikado,which I borrowed from the library. This operetta was played as a part of Stratford Festival in 1982. It is about love of a young couple, Yum-yum and Nanki-Poo, a son of Mikado (Mikado is a title for Japanese Emperor). For it is an operetta, the story and performance was comical and fun. Costume is done by Susan Benson if I got it right. I decided to watch it just because I have not ever heard about this production and thought it would be interesting. It was actually very interesting. It was my first experience to watch people in Kimono dancing with orchestra; I was very used to watch traditional Japanese dance but dance in this operetta was of western culture.

For costumes, men's costumes looked very nice and traditional, except the size of their fans. Women's costumes looked somehow Chinese dress because of its fabric, length, and shape. 

What amazed me the most was actors' make up. The actors looked like Japanese because of the color of eyes, eyebrow, and hair. I believe that actors did more to make them look like Japanese. I did not notice that none of the actors are Japanese until I checked all the actors names and watched a clip of actors getting ready for the play.

Lab Report #5 -- Yoshi

1. Completed Armin's stage dress
    Under skirt is attached, and the collar is fixed. Only thing left on this dress is to have Armin come in sometime to shorten the skirt. Working on zipper was a little hard but I am happy to complete it.
2. Altered Wills vest
    I tacked in the shoulder an inch and a half. I did not cut the extra part, so we can make it larger when we need to later on.

Costume Critique 5

   My husband and I started watching Doctor Who together and we watched season 4 where the 10th Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant. The costume designer was Louise Page. She costumed the show fromm 2005-2010. It was really cool to see the episode Voyage of the Damned because they took a time traveling cruise ship from the future. They are allowed to visit our present day earth and refer to it as "primitive".

Here we see the Doctor in his tux as he was on board as a stowaway and wanted to fit into the party. His companion which he meets onboard is a waitress. She is dressed in a very unique french maid style outfit but knee high lace up boots. The way the hair was done with this companion, Astrid is something I believe sold her image as a lower class citizen compared to the very wealthy passengers on board. The way her hair was pinned up and curled was something I felt suited her uniform very well.

I choose this picture to specifically highlight the doctor is portrayed as a quirky and unique to himself when he wears a suit with converse sneakers. I feel by selling him as someone that like old school style with a classic look such as a suit we are being told hey be you its ok! I really liked how they costumed the characters because they personalities came out as the episode progresses. They showcased a romance that allowed us to grow attached to Astrid and the Doctor as potential long term companions. I really liked how Astrid's character was one where she wanted to travel she wanted more than the crummy life of a waitress among those stuck up passengers.

Lab Report #4 -- Yoshi

I always forget to take pictures of my lab hour work........
I cut out fabric for a men's shirt and Kemp's tummy cushion.
I am also learning how to tighten corset by helping the Queen before rehearsal. I learned it is easier when I pull the string in the middle, not on the bottom. Here is a great tutorial for tightening a corset.

Costume Critique #5 -- Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow Movie came out in 1999. Tim Burton directed, and Johnny Depp played Ichabod, a police constable from New York. Ichabod, who does not believe any spiritual being but only scientifically assured facts, was sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow to solve a series of murders caused by a ghost in the village. Costume designing for this movie was done by Coleen Atwood, and she won an award "Excellence in Period/Fantasy Costume Design for Film" from Costume Designers Guild and the Best Costume Design Award from Satellite Awards in 2000 for this movie.
I found 2 favorite costuming in this movie.
  First: Ichabod's original scientific items.
In the movie, Ichabod mentions that he designed and built all his items for scientific inspections, including those glasses in the picture. Those look very unique. For example, the glasses, audience can tell that they work as something like glasses we use in our day; doctors at a hospital might even use very similar kind of glasses. But, those glasses do not look too modern. I felt it is very Tim Burton-like design.

Second: the ghost without his head.
I feel like it does not seem to be alive because the color blends with background very well (it is almost fading into the background.) I really want to learn how they hid the head.

Lab Journal 4

This past week I got to work on Queen Elizabeths wings and play with the metal she would need and started shaping up the dimension I wanter her to use. Ideally I wanted two separate wings but the weight would be excessive for our poor actress. I was also able to work around with the headpiece for Celia. I was able to finish it! It took patience but it came together! I wanted to make sure Emelia's headpiece had a very feminine and girly look that would show a frillier side while keeping Celia's a little more mature. I wanted to keep it with the theme of her dress which in my mind is a peacock coloring. I used a brown satin material and dug around for a bit until I found a headband to attach it to. It was a lot easier making it the second time around! I went for the brown satin and wanted to keep in mind a lady in waiting has wealth or at least jewels to match her queen but not in a way that ever competes or outshines her majesty. So i wanted to keep it simple but elegant and the rest is pictured below! I used the hot glue gun, some earnings and Ingrid's stellar suggestions. In the pictures of Celia it was a real treat to see what the dress looked like with a corset. The actress was awesome and got one for the play! It helps give the actual look for the time period. I also worked on the wig she will wear and also the wig Emelia will wear when they switch around their roles. More on that when you see the show! ;) It is so much fun to see things coming together bit by bit and that every time I feel unqualified I get the help I need for the ideas and the creativity floodgates begin to open. I am learning so much about the lighting affects the costumes will have and that the costumes don't have to be perfect in every way but well done in such a way that lets the piece sell itself. It creates the overall effect that is needed to complete a character. Cant wait to start the next part and finish her Majesty's wings!!

Costume Critique 4

The movie I watched was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The costume designer was Sarah Edwards.

In this picture we see Megan Fox wearing a loose style more laid back graphic tee and a yellow leather jacket. I found her costume choices were well done because they made sure to keep her look identifiable. This is an average person. She has her favorite go to jacket that we all have whenever it gets cold and her style honed in to cute but totally comfortable which made sense for her character being active because she is a news reporter. However she is after that big break for the top hitting crime story. I feel it fit her really well since she is always moving around in general. 

Beside her I found this "costume" if you will for one of the turtles humorous. Costuming within the costumes. They were trying to make sure they could get him to blend in without being super noticeable because hello news flash he is a teenage mutant ninja turtle. So they threw this crazy sketchy creeper look together which I felt did quite a lot for the appeal they were going for. The characters in the movie wanted to cover up his turtle features but the costume designer went for the typical its going to be totally obvious you're hiding something. Then again it is based in New York City and no one notices anything. Everyone just keeps to their own business. 

Having grown up watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I loved the familiarity of the colors for each turtle. Their rustic kind of put together at home outfits. Leonardo wears the blue mask, Donatello has the purple one, Michelangelo is in the one in orange, and Raphael is in red. The cool part is that they tied Megan Fox or April O'Neil in by giving her a color and that is her (characteristic throughout the movie) yellow leather jacket. 

Costume Critique #4 -- Stardust

Stardust is my movie for this week because Ingrid recommended this to me. Costume designing is done by Sammy Sheldon, who also has done costuming for some other movies such as The Immitation Game in 2014.
Time period is about 1800's in England. A magical kingdom is hidden from the other English villegers until a English boy Tristan adventures and becomes a king in the kingdom.
I did not understand about Yvaine's costume at first because the fabric used for her dress when she fell from the sky (she used to be a star up there) was very different from any other characters, and it made me feel a little weird. I felt her dress was too shiny that does not really match with the other characters' costume. However, when I watched a costume designer explaining how she cameup with the idea of Ynaine's dress and how she wanted Ynaine's dress to give impression of shining star, I get the reason of using shiny fabric for Yvaine's dress.
I liked the timing of costume change for Yvaine and Tristan.

Yvain's first costume was like an alien taste, and Tristan's was like a poor village boy who wears what his father used to wear. As they continue their adventure, they changed to more retailed outfit, which, I think, represents the change of their mind. Yvaine started to like Tristan and to decide that she would be a human as Tristan is to stay with him. Tristan was not confident person at first, but he became more manly and strong enough to protect a lady.

Lab Journal #3 (Yoshimi)

1. I worked on completing a codpiece for Emilia (which was decided not to be used in play......OTZ). Sewing the red fabric for codpiece required a little bit of technique because it was very thin and slippery. Also, very often, a needle of sewing machine caught a thread of the fabric, which made the fabric shrink. I made sure that the fabric is always nice and flat. Gathering the bottom part was fun, and I think I did well on that part. It was a great practice of using sewing machine to start off working on costumes for the play.
2. I attached a blade to front piece of Ann's dress. I did not yet attached the front piece to the dress yet.

Costume Critique 3

I got to watch the movie South Pacific this past weekend. The costume designer was Dorthy Jeakins. The movie was hard to understand in terms of why they would do all these crazy color changes during the songs they'd sing. The costumes were fun, they were WWII era. The sailors outifts caught my attention because they had altered their daily wear so they wouldn't over heat! It was very related able!
My favorite costume was Stew Pots. I never would have thought to put a big guy like him in a crop top with his name written on it. I have no idea why they did it but it was very comical. It was nice that they kept the white and blue theme of the navy uniform in more subtle ways.
I really liked how they distinguished the main characters by giving them distinct accessories that would help you remember oh that's the one guy and obviously stew pot. The other major character that I felt stood out was Lt. Cable he came in a very well pressed uniform. He was an officer after all! The man in the first image to the left with the white bracelet and the necklace was very unique they used his love of earthly possessions to really make him stand out. I mean how man men in the navy do you know where necklaces and bracelets? It was really funny getting to know his character as Luther Billis. He was obssesed with going to the island Bali Ha'i where there were more bracelets made of boars tusks and necklaces. I could not make sense of very much because it was very very slow paced but this is my opinion that they did a great job of making the costumes fit the personalities written for the characters the actors represented.
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Lab Journal #2 - Yoshimi

This week, I worked on making a cod piece for Emilia and tracing an usher's vest.
Searching for pictures of a codpiece was very interesting because I had never heard of it. So far, I finished cutting the fabric and to serge the main part of codpiece. I could not get to sew the ribbon part, so I will continue working on completing them.
To be very honest, I was very happy to find a pair of red nickers so I do not need to sew one. hehe

Tracing an usher's vest, I think, went well. I first forgot to have space for drawing a cutting line on the edge, so I had to re-do the work on the other side of the paper. On the pattern, I put

"User vest
 Front
 Small
 Cut 2
 Yoshi & Sis Dooley"

I also drew an arrow to indicate a grain.

Costume Critique #3 / Psycho-pass

I watched Psycho-pass, a Japanese cartoon. The story is located in Tokyo, Japan, a hundred years from now. The form of the government in Japan installed the Sibyl System, which scans people's psychopath level so the society can avoid having criminal action by isolating those who have high psychopath level. The main character is a recently hired police woman, and she works hard to solve criminal situations.
Stuff and casting information does not declare who did costume designing for this show. But, it declares that character designing is done by Kyoji Asano, so, I assume that Kyoji also designed costume for each character.
What people wore in the show was very similar to what we usually wear, and I often forgot that the story is about a hundred years future, which confused me sometimes. At the same time, it was very effective to create very strong link between our society now and the society in the story; the link helped me to take problems I found in the story as real (or as something that can really happen in the future). So, I basically liked the costuming. One thing that I could not really accept is their shoes because their shoes always look to be too fancy to chase a criminal.

Lab Hours 2

So this past week I got to start working on one of the headpieces for Emelia. She has this beautiful pink and gold gown that I was also able to find a gold shimmery see through fabric that helped inspire me into the colors to use for her headpiece. I started off with a head band but got frustrated with just that and the fabric. Ingrid suggested I try using the party cone hats to prop it up into shape. Out came the choppers and away I went! I found the hot glue gun and started getting excited. I didn't get to finish it all the way during the first  chunk but its started off looking like this:            

Side view

Side View                               Front View

The finished product felt so good!! It took so long but was well worth it. I found some pearls to embellish and line to add the more pinky up look. Especially since she is one of the Queen's ladies in waiting. The secondary decoration i found came from the jewelry closet and it had been glued to a satin collar that I took apart and glued to the rest of the headpiece. It coordinated enough to my linking with her pink and gold gown. It was so nice to see the change that the first picture shows all the way to the end result. It was such a relief and amazing that I was able with lots of helpful insight from Sis Dooley and Ingrid. It was amazing how this class has already changed my perspective on what I can and cannot do. Ingrid told me that its all just problem solving. Once I looked at it that way I was able to breeze through more relaxed.