2009 Wonderland Costumes

[nakedbee]

It's that time of year again and I've spent the last few weeks sewing merrily away at some costumes for Chrysa's Mad Tea Party. This year I made bits for the Queen of Hearts, the White Queen, the Mock Turtle, and the Lobster Quadrille!

Photos under the cut!

My fabulous fiery-haired friend's Alice in Wonderland party is now in its third year. I love this party deeply because the costumes are consistently beautiful and original and it just delights my costumer's heart to see what other people come up with. I also love the chance to stretch my costume-y muscles. They sure got a work-out this year with the Queen of Hearts outfit .. I'd like to take more credit for it, but the design & accessorizing of the outfit was all Chrysa ... I may have been the engineer and general contractor, but she was totally the architect.

I haven't seen photos from this year's party yet (I didn't take any at the party itself) but here are links to the previous ones (well worth checking out):
2007 Tea Party
2008 Tea Party


Higher-res versions are in my LJ Gallery

The Queen of Hearts

Amazingly, this isn't even the final version of the costume ... this was just the last fitting. It's hard to imagine, I know, but it looked even more fabulous on the day of the party with super-fierce hair and some customization of the crown.

The White Queen

This outfit is all about recycling. The crown was borrowed from Chrysa's 2007 Queen Alice costume and the dress was a rework of one of the $25 wedding dresses (3 down, 3 to go!). My bustle obsession remains in full force, so of course I took the 4 foot train and turned it into a fabulous bustle. The original dress was a size 14 ... to make it fit my size 18 frame I replaced the side and back seams with lacing. I originally meant to make a new white corset to wear underneath, but I ran out of time and resorted to duct tape instead. It worked pretty well and I'm happy to report it wasn't nearly as painful to remove as I had feared. ;)

The Mock Turtle

Return of the papasan chair! Last year Mr. Bee went as a mushroom using the same under structure. I wonder what he'll be next year if we try to use it a third time? Maybe an oyster or a cracked Humpty Dumpty?

The Lobster Quadrille

Dancing lobsters. I mean, really, does it get any better than that?

Comments

[nakedbee]

Aren't they cute?

Thanks!