In July of 2011, seven ladies from Northern Nevada loaded up in my mom's van and drove down to LA for
Costume College. It was my first year, and we had a blast! There were many, many wonderful classes, great people, and lots of opportunities to dress in costume. What a fun weekend!
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On our way down south! |
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My mom teaching one of her classes. |
The first main night of the weekend, they always have an Ice Cream Social. It is a time for everyone to dress up if they want to and socialize. I decided to wear Vintage 1940's.
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Regina and I dressed for the Ice Cream Social.
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I just had to take a picture of these two. It was literally about two weeks before this event that I even learned who Dr Horrible is! |
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This gals wings were awesome! |
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My mom and I at the Ice Cream Social |
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LOVE this gal's hat! |
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Tron costume. All the light up bits were EL wire. It was a great costume. |
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Loved everything about this gal's outfit! |
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Victorian Vampire Slayer! |
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Steampunk Ghostbuster! |
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The next set of pictures are some of the things you'll see during the day at CoCo.
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In a class - looks like she's doing the macarena, but really she's showing us her sleeves ;-) |
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Class time. This is one I passed by. Notice the gal in center in yellow. That's a costume. Some people wore costumes all the time. |
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This hat was in the exhibit hall. Beautiful! |
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Gala night pictures!
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Getting ready for the Gala. |
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Lisa and I fixing Mom's dress. Have there ever been two such well dressed servants?
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Mom sure is having fun! |
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This dress has inspired me to make whatever it is I am making for next year's Gala! |
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Hmmmmm...maybe that's why mom was having so much fun in that other pic! |
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Paige |
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Regina |
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Mom and I |
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Lisa and I - the Regency girls |
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Paige, Lisa, Sherry, Me, Mom, and Regina - 6 of the ladies who came from Northern Nevada (Jennie had already gone to bed) |
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With my masquerade mask |
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Silly Lisa! |
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The next day...
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My hair for the afternoon tea. Had to do it early b/c I wouldn't have time later. Found these flowers in the hospitality suite on a food tray. They matched that day's mundane outfit beautifully! |
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Going to classes. Had to be dressed early if I didn't want to miss some great classes. |
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Regina and I waiting to go into Tea. |
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During Tea |
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Other Tea Patrons |
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Taking some time out later in the day to do some journaling. |
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On our last day, we took the day to go shopping in the Fabric District.
O.M.G!
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A trim store! Each one of those boxes had trims and appliques an buttons, etc. There was an example glued or taped to the front of the box. It was like a treasure hunt! |
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This is the fabric my mom found for 2012's Gala dress. |
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The fabric I found for my 2012 Gala dress |
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When you buy this much fabric, it takes teamwork to get it folded! |
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Take a close look. Yes, the last person is standing in the hall. An yes, this fabric is already doubled over. That's a lot of fabric! |
It was tons of fun. And here it is already February of 2012. I am researching patterns and styles to see what I want to make out of that beautiful silver fabric. It's gonna be another awesome year!
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