(I’m going to redo the black thing before next LIWho where this was taken, because it was a rush job lol, and a friend and I are going to do Romana and Narvin for this year’s con)
and in another predictable move, my friend and I as Rachel and Allison from Remembrance/Counter-Measures
Been working on putting together a 13 cosplay and it’s finally very nearly finished. Still saving up to get the ear cuff from Alex Monroe and there’s a couple other detail things I might try to do at some point like overdying the shirt.
It’s been a lot of fun putting this together and it’s really given me a much deeper appreciation for costume design. Definitely would recommend anyone who’s ever considered doing any kind of cosplay to do it.
I’ve been wanting to make a Narvin costume (or rather random CIA agent) for a while now, but am not really talented enough to make my own sewing patterns. Would you mind if I asked you to share a bit on how you created it?
@Schroedingerswhat and I are working on a Rory and Amy one, meeting up with a friends River at a con. Theoretically am also working on a Mel from dragonfire to go along with their Ace, but it turned out be quite the challenge for me. So the only thing I have for that so far is the red hair (it’s my own hair).
So I’ve seen a few CIA cosplays around, and the one thing I knew I wanted for mine was drape. None of that single layer of cotton for me! I wanted the robe to have a weight to it, so I used a jersey fabric, which means the stretch and thickness give it a very satisfying feel to walk around in.
As for a pattern, I wanted something with big sleeves and to be floor length without seeming like a sack. That’s partly why I picked the fabric I did, but I also used a vintage kaftan pattern and adapted it a tiny bit to give me the shape I wanted. And I was pleased with how that came out!
Though looking at it now I might adjust the neck a little for next time.
As for the black thing, as I say - rush job (procrastinating until the night before the con? me??). So I am going to do it again, and I’m going to actually pattern it out a bit better. However, the basic concept again was, how do I make this not look like one pathetic cotton layer flopping about? I wanted this to have some actual structure to it.
So what I did was make the top section of a shirt, then cut out eight rectangles and used some thick interfacing in the middle of everything. And that, I felt, did actually work the way I wanted it to - it gave it a stiffness in the way I wanted and looked passable for the speed at which it was done.
I’d be happy to share any of the patterns with you (once I’ve made them anyway lol) if you were to DM me hope that was insightful!
Yo, @sircarolyn that’s wicked! Didn’t know you’d cosplayed as Narvin! Job well done, honestly, it looks really good!
I’ve only ever done one cosplay, and that’s the 13th Doctor. And it was kind of cheap an on a whim, pulled together from a mirad of places because I pulled it together the week before the con I was going to. So, there’s only like one photo I have of me in it, which happens to be one with Michelle Gomez, and my best Whovian friend who is dressed as Missy.
This outfit has since found a new home with Riversofmars (Tumblr/IG/Twitter) who’s also worn it to cons.
I think if I ever cosplayed anything from Doctor Who again, it’d be my Kaldoran OC. It’d be a mix of Kaldoran clothing and robot parts. I mean, I’ve already got the head… might as well use it if I do ever feel like getting around to it
Progress report on Romana cosplay! Less than two weeks and I only just got the fabric! Yippee!! (everyone wish me luck )
I had intended to get a jersey for the base layer just like Narvin but I ended up with a knit blend because I liked the colour more, and some chiffon and upholstery fabric for the other layers. Now to cut out!
(Also yes, couldn’t resist the lure of halloween… it glows in the dark ok…)
I just know the gold bias tape is going to make me sooo cross by the end of this next step, sleeves and hems (and more bias tape…); then onwards to freestyling the cloak piece and stole, and then done! Sounds easy when I put it like that…
ran out of gold thread so will finish this up tomrrow when it arrives. it’s been a long day of wrestling bias tape and tiny circles today… next, to snazz up my Narvin a little, I think I have decided to redo the black thingy after all
The Gallifreyan is probably a mediocre translation by me but it’s a translation nonetheless of her speech at the end of Unity.
And on to Narvin! I redrafted the black thingy and after wrestling an invisible zipper today, all I have left is to install the collar and do some extreme ironing and steaming (pls ignore how wrinkly the robe is)
I know you’re all just dying for the finished product, so here it is!! Ready to not be working on another cosplay for a bit (until Gallifrey One anyway…)
Does anyone know what the type of jacket Mel is wearing in Dargonfire is called/where to get one? I am currently going crazy, since I can’t find anything that has a remotely similar cut. The back part is giving me a headache in particular, since it seems to be longer then that. And the fabric looks different on every picture. I am very close to just getting a grey blazer and just call it a Mel inspired outfit, since I only realized that the sweater seems to have a hood, after already getting one without one.
hope that was insightful!
it’ll be worth it in the end (i hope!)
