Oh hey, I'm back!
And still hating social media, for sure, but tumblr is sort of coming to my rescue. It's a weird site now, on the whole, that is slowly slipping in ads between everything, and has added a "marketplace" and "live" category, which feels has such a meta/facebook/instagram fuckery flavor to it, like adding a shoe-shiner to a hot-tub.
Do they not understand that instead of trying to be like every other site, they could put that energy into improving the way their site works, which is what we expect and want? I don't go to tumblr thinking I need to "go live" or buy stuff. Nobody did, and yet...? Did they run a poll I don't know about, in which some Gen Z fucknuts said that yes, they need another site to do the same shit?
Whatever -- there is a community of young and older on tumblr for Labyrinth fans, and Pants-Magic-Pants has consistently been a blog with an audience where I can connect with them. They support my cosplay adventures and post absurd memes of David Bowie, along with other cool content, so I'm there for it.
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The costume is going well, despite at a snail's pace. The collar and back/inside pleats are what's left of the pattern to figure out, and I have an idea for the pleats that just needs to be tested out on a smaller scale. The collar also has a new draft that can be tested. If both of these work out, I'll have figured out all the problems and can finalize every piece of the outside, inner facing, and lining -- then, begin shopping fabric! Nevermind, I still cannot find metallic velvet to my liking. It'll come... some day... the right material will appear...
Being that I worked out the front and back pieces and sleeves, I was able to cut out the lace for the lapels and shoulders, which will be worked into some of the velvet's seams. It's very exact, you see. lol And since those were figured out, I have the exact boundaries I need within to do the "hot glue shenanigans" as I have been calling them.
Yes, I have been elbow-deep in shenanigans.
Lookee, here!
One cuff, one lapel. I will have to do it twice, of course... so... many more hours left of work to go. It's a labor of love and appreciation of the costumes in this film, I guess. And so, so many other people have cosplayed Jareth, but I don't feel I've ever seen his ballroom ensemble done justice. I've seen incredible attempts by young cosplayers who I'm proud of for being so ambitious, who clearly are taking in the details as best they are capable, but just not something that's really otherworldly level detailed, accurate, and giving it that swampy, organic look that the actual coat has. It's amazing, and I'm going to try my best to replicate it, and bring Jareth to life at the ball later this year.
In other news, I just made the perfect poached egg.
And in other, other news... I'm not writing nearly as much this year as I would have hoped, and getting into a routine of doing it feels as hopeless as my dream to someday get regular exercise.
Well, off to watch the BBC Pride & Prejudice for the millionth time while I paint my nails. :D
-J
And still hating social media, for sure, but tumblr is sort of coming to my rescue. It's a weird site now, on the whole, that is slowly slipping in ads between everything, and has added a "marketplace" and "live" category, which feels has such a meta/facebook/instagram fuckery flavor to it, like adding a shoe-shiner to a hot-tub.
Do they not understand that instead of trying to be like every other site, they could put that energy into improving the way their site works, which is what we expect and want? I don't go to tumblr thinking I need to "go live" or buy stuff. Nobody did, and yet...? Did they run a poll I don't know about, in which some Gen Z fucknuts said that yes, they need another site to do the same shit?
Whatever -- there is a community of young and older on tumblr for Labyrinth fans, and Pants-Magic-Pants has consistently been a blog with an audience where I can connect with them. They support my cosplay adventures and post absurd memes of David Bowie, along with other cool content, so I'm there for it.
~ ~ ~
The costume is going well, despite at a snail's pace. The collar and back/inside pleats are what's left of the pattern to figure out, and I have an idea for the pleats that just needs to be tested out on a smaller scale. The collar also has a new draft that can be tested. If both of these work out, I'll have figured out all the problems and can finalize every piece of the outside, inner facing, and lining -- then, begin shopping fabric! Nevermind, I still cannot find metallic velvet to my liking. It'll come... some day... the right material will appear...
Being that I worked out the front and back pieces and sleeves, I was able to cut out the lace for the lapels and shoulders, which will be worked into some of the velvet's seams. It's very exact, you see. lol And since those were figured out, I have the exact boundaries I need within to do the "hot glue shenanigans" as I have been calling them.
Yes, I have been elbow-deep in shenanigans.
Lookee, here!
One cuff, one lapel. I will have to do it twice, of course... so... many more hours left of work to go. It's a labor of love and appreciation of the costumes in this film, I guess. And so, so many other people have cosplayed Jareth, but I don't feel I've ever seen his ballroom ensemble done justice. I've seen incredible attempts by young cosplayers who I'm proud of for being so ambitious, who clearly are taking in the details as best they are capable, but just not something that's really otherworldly level detailed, accurate, and giving it that swampy, organic look that the actual coat has. It's amazing, and I'm going to try my best to replicate it, and bring Jareth to life at the ball later this year.
In other news, I just made the perfect poached egg.
And in other, other news... I'm not writing nearly as much this year as I would have hoped, and getting into a routine of doing it feels as hopeless as my dream to someday get regular exercise.
Well, off to watch the BBC Pride & Prejudice for the millionth time while I paint my nails. :D
-J
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