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What I wore at Costume Con

4/29/2014

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Now you don't HAVE to wear costumes at Costume Con ... but I LIKE to get dressed up ... so ... this is what I did this year. I decided to be a fairy for the entire show.

Friday night I judged the Single Pattern Competition (more on that on another day) and since the theme this year was monsters, myths and legends, I wanted to be a dark/scary fairy. BUT the way things turned out the day we arrived I (no exaggeration) had 10 minutes to get dressed, so my scary make-up never happened, but maybe that's just as well.
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The rest of the time I mixed and matched my fairy wear wardrobe.  Saturday morning this is what I wore to teach my class about the history of sizing and how to correctly measure yourself.  Please note the fairy purse I got at my thrift store for $2.99!
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And, of course, every outfit had wings.
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Saturday afternoon I wore an upscaled/fairyized sweater with a skirt I made to give a session about my background and how one of my patterns makes its way through the Simplicity system.
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I had a mix and match set of fairy jewelry, too! Created by my wonderful friend Linda Wagner, who has been selling her beautiful stuff at craft fairs for years.
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Saturday night, to attend the Sci-Fi costume competition, Betsy Burger (my boss, design director and friend) dressed, too. In a dress made of monster print fabric and a great wig with eyeballs all over her head.


I, again, was a fairy in a dress made from 6 thrift store sweaters and some crinkle organdy.  Pretty, but MAN were those sleeves scratchy.
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And, of course, I'm not a fairy w/o my wigs.
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Sunday morning I'm starting to recycle some pieces.  But, that's what a mix and match wardrobe is all about.  This is what I wore to moderate the Simplicity costume fashion show, that was the half time entertainment when the judges were deliberating during the Future Fashion Competition.
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And later that day I switched a few things to teach my class on how to combine pieces from different commercial costume patterns.

Some one told me I looked like a fairy Go Go dancer ... do I?
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In the 60 or so hours Betsy and I were there, we only ventured outside once to the barbecue restaurant across the street.  And this is what I wore ... more mixing and matching.  Then we headed back to the hotel to see the Historical costume competition that evening.
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Monday morning, I was nearly a dead fairy.  Since my plane didn't leave until around 2, I got to attend another session and talk to some more people wearing my original fairy sweater I made for Costume Academy in March in St. Louis.

So, I managed to eek out 8 fairy outfits and probably could have arranged a few more.  

FUN! and even more important comfortable, except for my gold high heels.  My old feet can only do that for short periods of time anymore.
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erna
4/29/2014 02:16:37 am

Enjoyed seeing all those various costumes like it that you used goodwill swea5ters/ must be fun seeing all the other peoples things too.. I think you need bigger wings.is this what happens once a year

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Sonya Baehr
4/29/2014 10:59:14 pm

You always look fabulous, Andrea! I wish I could have been there to take your classes! I also LOOOOOve your haircut!

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Andrea
4/30/2014 12:05:40 am

Thanks, Sonya
Be seeing you very soon!

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