Oh my giddy Aunt! Did I ever have a fantastic time at Costume College! Days of dressing up, meeting fellow costumers and bloggers, learning things I didn't know before, drooling over all the talent in one place, eating wonderful food, not getting enough sleep...Le Sigh...Yes, I did have a fantastic time!
I think my favorite part of this past weekend, besides rooming with my bestie Josie, was meeting my fellow costume bloggers and people I have come to know via Facebook. Being of average height, I always envision others being 5'6" and having my voice when I see them on their blog and read what they have written. So, for me it was a great joy to hear their voices, because now I can "hear" them when I read a post! I can even "see" them as they really are height wise, which is fun as well, because I get a better "view" of how their costumes fit! Yes, I am a very odd person when it comes to this sort of thing. I like to see and hear a person as they really are!
Thursday evening was the Pool Party with the theme Tiki Party. I didn't want to just dive right in wearing my Victorian things, so Josie and I decided on a 50s inspired theme for ourselves. After all, housewives from this era did attend pool parties too! Never having worn anything 50s, this was a super fun and different adventure for me. Especially where the shoes came in to play. I am used to wearing modern shoes that have been made to look antique, but for this evening I actually wore a pair of shoes from the 1950s. My feet were less than impressed. BUT!! They looked awesome! Hahahahahaha!!!
Ok, now for pictures...
First off, my inspiration image from Reminisce
Trying to pose like a girl from the 50s...too fun! Josie helped me with my hair...I was a total loss with the hair from this era!
I think my favorite part of this past weekend, besides rooming with my bestie Josie, was meeting my fellow costume bloggers and people I have come to know via Facebook. Being of average height, I always envision others being 5'6" and having my voice when I see them on their blog and read what they have written. So, for me it was a great joy to hear their voices, because now I can "hear" them when I read a post! I can even "see" them as they really are height wise, which is fun as well, because I get a better "view" of how their costumes fit! Yes, I am a very odd person when it comes to this sort of thing. I like to see and hear a person as they really are!
Thursday evening was the Pool Party with the theme Tiki Party. I didn't want to just dive right in wearing my Victorian things, so Josie and I decided on a 50s inspired theme for ourselves. After all, housewives from this era did attend pool parties too! Never having worn anything 50s, this was a super fun and different adventure for me. Especially where the shoes came in to play. I am used to wearing modern shoes that have been made to look antique, but for this evening I actually wore a pair of shoes from the 1950s. My feet were less than impressed. BUT!! They looked awesome! Hahahahahaha!!!
Ok, now for pictures...
First off, my inspiration image from Reminisce
I photoshopped this image to get it to look like a catalog picture...See my fabulous shoes? My feet are starting to swear quite loudly at me here...
I think I did a pretty good job matching those little pesky polka-dots up. Note to self...NEVER make a dress with this size of dots again.
Trying to pose like a girl from the 50s...too fun! Josie helped me with my hair...I was a total loss with the hair from this era!
Fun "best friends walking" pose! Josie in her fabulous "Fruit Salad" dress. It was so incredibly as was her vintage 1950s fruit jewelry!
And so wraps up the first night at Coco!
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Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear you had such fun.
Thank you Edwin King! It was a very grand time!
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Couldn't wait for your report on this year's CoCo! Ooh the dress is fabulous and this era matches you so well! But is there any era that doesn't match you? I doubt so! Can't wait to see your Lizzie Bennet wedding dress in action, as well as the 1830's portrait gown, that I've seen already on Historical Sewing fanpage and must say it looks just splendid. I know, there are like bilion compliments in this comment, but I honestly can't handle this amount of pretty dresses at once, haha!
ReplyDeleteOh Eleonora! You are so kind with your compliments! You are way too sweet! This was an event of never before worn eras, so I am happy that I felt very comfortable wearing them. The next post that will be coming in a few days will be the Lizzie dress! I am thrilled with how it fit. It was sooooooo comfy!! Again, thank you for your awesome sauce compliments!
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Trying on new eras is so exciting, isn't it? Forgot to mention I really love your shoes! Are they vintage?
DeleteVery exciting I must say! Yes, my shoes are vintage. I found them at one of my antique stores and they fit!!!
Deletej'adore! I didn't see you that day, so I'm glad you posted the photos. Absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAwe! Thank you so much Lauren! Josie and I were very late in getting to the party, so I missed a lot of you ladies in your outfits! Next year, I WILL be on time!
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Yay! I'm so excited to see pictures of CC! You look smashing! :-)
ReplyDelete(And I think this is the first time since I started following your blog to see pictures of you- so now I know what *you* look like! ;-))
Thank you so much Lily! I have decided that the 50s are a really fun era to wear! I already have plans for more...I feel the same way about "seeing" people as you do!
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It's completely adorable!
ReplyDeleteAnd I made myself dizzy with the dots on the spotty dress--I hear you there!
Dots!!! The bain of my existence! I had such a time with these! Thank you so much for your compliment! This is a fun era!
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You both look lovely, and very happy!
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Thank you Quinn! We were both having a really fun time. We know how to be quite silly too...
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You look lovely!!! I absolutely adore the picture where you are sitting!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Eva...I was trying to look like I was in the 1950s...I am happy you like it!
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Must remember to steer clear of polka dot fabric - for me it would be a migraine waiting to happen! You look fabulous in them though, and the shoes were well worth the pain!
ReplyDeleteI now want to make every single one of the dresses in your inspiration pic - albeit without spotty fabric, of course.
Aren't all of those dresses way too fun!! I have more on my 50s Pinterest board...they are like candy to look at! And YES steer clear of the dots...unless they are much larger. The shoes were such a great find!! And in my size!! Thank you!
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Gina, you look absolutely fantastic & like you've just stepped out of one of those 1950s catalogs!! Your attention to detail - THOSE SHOES, the polka-dots, the accessories - never ceases to amaze!!
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Thank you Anneliese! This era is so very fun and a bit more cool than older eras. Your compliments are so wonderful!
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