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DIY Halloween: Lolitas, Gothic and Otherwise

What is Lolita fashion? It's ruffles galore, over the knee socks, parasols, cuteness incarnate. My intro to Lolis was seeing a flock of them at MomoCon last spring. There were 10 or 12 of them on the sidewalk, giggling and holding up darling but inadequate parasols as the rain began to fall.

September 23rd, 2010|Categories: DIY halloween, Uncategorized|Tags: alter, anime, blouse, bolero, budget, cosplay, cosplay.com, dandy gothic, decoroman, discontinued, DIY, EGL, gothic, gothic lolita, guro lolita, Halloween, jacket, japan, leg o' mutton, lolita, manga, momocon, mooky chick, nightclothes, noodlegumi, parasol, pattern, pink house, sewing, skirt, tutorial, vampire knigth, victorian, visual kei, Wa|

DIY Halloween: Belly Dance Costuming

Only 6 weeks till Halloween. Have you got an idea yet? Today we're talking about belly dance wear, with an emphasis on bras.

September 20th, 2010|Categories: Belly Dance, DIY halloween, Uncategorized|Tags: belly dance, bra, cleaning, costume, DADT, dancer, DIY, Halloween, instructables, Lady Gaga, pattern, sabrina, threadbanger, veil|

DIY Halloween: Sewing Historic Garb

There are 500,000+ websites related to sewing historic garb. It's overwhelming. A good place to start if you have all afternoon is (my favorite) The Costumers Manifesto.

September 3rd, 2010|Categories: DIY halloween, Uncategorized|Tags: 18th century, 19th century, costume, costumers manifesto, free, Halloween, historic clothing, millinery, mini top hat, no-sew, notions, pattern, rennaisance faire, SCA, sewing, steampunk|