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Wow, vintage costumes galore...
Jun. 20th, 2009 06:05 pmWe pulled out my four trunks of costumes from the attic today.
In preparation to a planned SCA (Medieval re-creation group) event outing, we sorted through the "garb" that would fit each of us, especially the stuff that would fit our teenage boy -- mostly stuff my husband and I wore twenty years ago.We manage to find something to fit each of us, given I had an entire trunk of Medieval and Renaissance costumes.
But we also had fun sorting through the other costumes that span nearly forty years of my costume making. A lot of it was 1970s vintage science fiction and fantasy costumes. I also have vintage clothing pieces like my grandmother's hats that date back to the 1940s.
Four trunks full of costumes and odds and ends, only the really sentimental stuff left from probably hundreds of costumes made and/or worn over the years, not including ones made in the last ten years. Some of the costumes in the collection include:
I have worn easily several hundred costumes in my life so far and made many more for others. I wonder what it would take to pull together pictures of most (if not all) into an album. My son certainly was awed to look at only the remnants of the collection (claiming a few for his own use now).
In preparation to a planned SCA (Medieval re-creation group) event outing, we sorted through the "garb" that would fit each of us, especially the stuff that would fit our teenage boy -- mostly stuff my husband and I wore twenty years ago.We manage to find something to fit each of us, given I had an entire trunk of Medieval and Renaissance costumes.
But we also had fun sorting through the other costumes that span nearly forty years of my costume making. A lot of it was 1970s vintage science fiction and fantasy costumes. I also have vintage clothing pieces like my grandmother's hats that date back to the 1940s.
Four trunks full of costumes and odds and ends, only the really sentimental stuff left from probably hundreds of costumes made and/or worn over the years, not including ones made in the last ten years. Some of the costumes in the collection include:
- The 1776 dress I wore for the Bicentennial Parade in 1976
- My Logan's Run satin tunic with golden belt and golden sandals
- My infamous black boots worn as part of many costumes, including the Captain's uniform from original Star Trek
- The female "Warrior" costume - skimpy gold armour, black fishnet body suit and sword - that I won awards with in 1979
- "Starry" the blue and gold satin clown suit I was wearing when I met my husband 23 years ago
- My "Tavern Wench" costume from early SCA revels
- My black and purple corset worn to Rocky Horror Picture Show in the 70s and 80s
- My boffer armour and tunic made up to be my D&D character in 1981
- Several of my singing telegram costumes including the red-lame tux jacket that was worn with black body suit and fishnet stockings
- Several of my stripping telegram costumes including the hat from my police uniform
- The glow-in-the-dark fairy wings my cat, Catherine, used to wear at Halloween
- A very 1970s alien ball gown for the "Babel Ball" at a Star Trek convention
- A leopard print body suit with tail and ears
- Half a dozen different witches hats, including sexy dresses to match.
- Nearly see-through elf costume with custom-made latex pointed ears
- Various "super heroes" of my own creation including one that involved a sexy black fishnet body suit with red flames covering strategic places
- Gypsy costume with ribboned red circle skirt, drop shoulder chemise and brocade bodice
- Crete Priestess outfit with beaded layered skirt with hoops, breast-exposed bodice and snake jewellery
- Pirate costume with corset, feather-plumed velvet pirate hat and real cutlass
I have worn easily several hundred costumes in my life so far and made many more for others. I wonder what it would take to pull together pictures of most (if not all) into an album. My son certainly was awed to look at only the remnants of the collection (claiming a few for his own use now).
