Construction Details:

The hat for this costume was an adventure, to say the least. It was the first hat I had ever attempted to make, so there was lots of trial and error involved. After playing with it for nearly a month straight I finally figured out how to get the shape looking right. The hat and tailcoat are black cotton velvet, lined with a lightweight black-on-black floral jacquard. I used well over 20 yards of metallic gold braid trim on this costume, along with numerous gold filigree disks (the "buttons"), Swarovski crystal trim and flatback stones, and about a handfuls' worth of gold seed and bugle beads to embellish everything. The epaulettes are made of a composite of paperclay, metal studs, and pvc. The armor plates on the boots were made of Wonderflex, then covered over with layers of paint and detailing.

Personal Thoughts:

The hat kind of blocks my vision, and in any front-on shots it ends up looking like I have this black and gold fin growing down the front of my face D:. Bah. Oh, and the boots hurt. Bad. Standing and walking in 5" stiletto heels for hours on end is... not easy on the feet.

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