Carbon Costume

…strap. Sew the satin onto the straps. You want it to begin at the front a bit past the arm holes, and right above the back piece. Step Five: Now to decorate! K Howard’s costume features black stripes and silver studs. Front: Arrange the ribbon to outline the front piece and glue into place. For me, I put two pieces of ribbon diagonally to create the pointed pinnacle. Also glue a piece of ribbon from top to bottom in the center of the pink piece,…

…fedora hat. It was a great tan color and I couldn’t say no. After doing a bit of research I found out that it was made by a fairly well known company circa 1950. After my re-design touches that included a custom feather band, complete with peacock feathers, the fedora was fit for a girl to rock. What’s one piece of advice you’d give others just getting into costume design? Don’t ever settle. The sky is the limit. If you’re creating a costume with…

…n go in with a sharpie marker and mark the design for your head piece. Gently cut the masking tape pattern so that you can freely remove it from your head and place it on a wig stand or something with a similar shape. Run your copper jewelry wire along the shape that you’ve mapped out, securing it in pivotal areas by wrapping your thinner jewelry wire around your connecting pieces. In order to get a proper jaw and eye piece, shape and attach those…