Vampires are immortal, god-like creatures who live for hundreds of years and feast upon humanity’s blood to make themselves nearly invulnerable. Hollywood’s go-to device for showing the ageless power of the vampire? The Flashback Wig. And sometimes the wigs are bad. Buffy the Vampire Slayer When Buffy meets Angel, we’re not quite sure what to… Continue reading Ode to The Vampire Flashback Wig
So I want to talk a little bit about the basics of washing garments by hand. This post is going to cover general washing. Stain removal will be covered in a future post. Hand washing is often a good alternative to machine washing and dry cleaning. I often hand wash garments that would be more… Continue reading DIY Cleaning: Hand Washing 101
Sometimes the best costuming is the costuming you don’t notice. The role of costuming is to help establish the world, and set the mood of the story. At its best, costuming is giving you information about the characters that you won’t realize you’re getting. It (2017) is a great example of storytelling in costume design.… Continue reading Deconstructing IT: Chapter One
It’s time for Part 2 of our deconstruction of Princess Leia. This post is going to look at Leia’s appearances in the new Star Wars movies. If you missed last week’s Deconstructing Princess Leia: Part 1, you’ll want to read that before you read this post. Let’s get started shall we? Star Wars: The Force… Continue reading Deconstructing Princess Leia Part 2: Here Comes the General!
Today I am going to talk about the costuming of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. YEAAAH. Star Wars: A New Hope is one of my favorite movies, and I’ve mentioned in previous posts how the costuming is so good they won an Oscar. Princess Leia is one of my favorite characters, so… Continue reading Deconstructing Princess Leia