Carbon Costume

…Snow) is the confident blonde co-star of Maxine and Jackson in the horror film X. She is a confident, sexually liberated woman who heads to a secluded Texas farm to make an adult film called The Farmer’s Daughters. Bobby-Lynne proves she’s fashionable with her bleach-blonde hair and yellow eye shadow. Before she changes into her farmer’s daughter costume, she wears a bright-colored romper and platform sandals. Finding an exact match for the costu…

…le this way. Step 4: Cautious Styling Remember the moment I said not to apply heat? I may have lied a bit. These wigs can withstand heat just very, very, veeery low heat. Heat can sometimes be necessary to style a wig. Switch your straightener on the lowest setting and once that setting heats up, switch it off. Wait a minute to use the straightener. Heat test a tiny strand of fibers to see how much heat the wig can take. If it melts (gets really s…

…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…

…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,…

…ow your thighs and should have an a-line shape, and the collar should be a bit wide. Normally when drawing a pattern, the sleeve is separate from the bodice, but for this pattern you want to draw on the sleeve. Your pattern should look something like this:   For the front dress piece, you want to the exact same thing, just make the collar a little lower. The final patterns you have to design are facings for the collars. Trace the collars out and a…

…of it, so I made do with the gold accents my cup already had, and voila! To ensure that this design lasts, after all of the paint dries, I would recommend brushing over it with a few layers of Mod Podge, preferably of the dishwasher-safe variety, to seal it in. (Dishwasher-safe Mod Podge is not officially labeled as food-grade, so even if you use it, I still wouldn’t recommend drinking out of this cup.) Tweet…

…curve of the neckline. It can help to pin the pieces in place and sew really slowly, adjusting the fabric as you go along, and once it’s sewn, it can help to add some notches along the seam to release some of the tension. Next you want to do the same for the two lapel pieces, stacking them, good sides together, and sewing them together at the tops. Once that’s done, you want to lay the joint lapel pieces on top of the joint fabric and sew along t…

…f installing rings into the blue jacket like the pattern suggests, I actually sewed the beige ribbon directly onto the inset itself. You may choose to do this as well. I generally found it easier to get in and out of the jacket this way. Once that’s done, install your snaps into the jacket as well as the inset. I did this by hand using what was left of my embroidery floss. After that, your garment is complete, and you’re ready to dive right into s…

…more in-depth scene with the help of a printed backdrop! These are especially effective if you have a small room you can fully decorate since it turns the whole space into the scene of your choice! Other small touches like candles, knick knacks, the dishes you use, and anything you put on TV can also add to the decor to create a more immersive experience. Just because you’re having Halloween at home this year doesn’t mean it has to be a drag. Look…

…Canva. It’s quite easy to set up a Canva account, and it’s got an incredibly user-friendly interface so even beginner designers can have fun creating visual art. (My biggest pet peeve with the site is they passive-aggressively push a lot of premium features – it’s easy to accidentally select a premium font or image, only to get hit with a “you need to pay for this” message when you’re about to save out your design. Just look for dollar or crown s…