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Cuiel Rilwen
May 7th,2004, 06:21 AM
Hello warringers!

I was looking through the photoforums the other day, and it suddenly occured to me, (yea I know I'm slow sometimes!:p), that we didn't have a thread in here for showing off whatever gear people have bought from shops, whether in the "real" world or on the net! Ofcourse everyone don't have the time or feel confident enough with a sewingmachine to make costumes, and sure deserve a place to show off in too! :)

So anyone wanna post their costume piccie get to it! :cool:

Lidless Eye
May 9th,2004, 06:15 AM
Thats a really cool idea. But pooie I dont ahve any LotR clothes. mecry I'm attempting to make a dress but its taking forever to finish it.

Aletheia
December 29th,2004, 05:31 AM
Ohhh I like this thread since I cant sew lol
I dont have any LotR dresses :( but I have been looking everywhere for a place/person that could help me get my hands on my own Eowyn gown (pref. the white one from TT)
I do have another medieval dress though, from hollywoodcostums.com, it is the purple/red/silver enchantress dress ;) I wore it in a play :grin:

~Leia:rose:~

Cuiel Rilwen
December 29th,2004, 07:12 AM
Might we have a piccie of you in the dress? Hmmm? :) :)

Aletheia
December 29th,2004, 07:53 PM
As soon as I get a scanner I will post them in the Photo Forum :grin:
I have some cool pics of a play I was in that was all done in the medieval style, & we all had to come up w/ dresses, even a medival wedding gown. I had someone sew me a copy of Galadriel's cape as well :) only in silver, (I didnt get to keep it though :( )
I have some pics I will post though (I hope to get a scanner asap ;) )

~Leia:rose:~

Cuiel Rilwen
December 29th,2004, 11:04 PM
Good! Lets have something new to look at! :)

Aletheia
January 2nd,2005, 02:29 AM
blah!I was sposed to get the scanner over the weekend but i didnt :(
dash it all to bits and pieces! oh well......it will be here eventually though... ;) In the meantime i think I will try & check out the pics other ppl have put up of them & their dresses :grin:

~Leia:rose:~

Cuiel Rilwen
January 2nd,2005, 10:30 AM
Electronics....or lack of them is sometimes a pain. We're awaiting your pics... patiently..NOT! lol Well actually I CAN be the virtue of patience but noone can be a saint all the time! :naughty:

Aletheia
January 2nd,2005, 04:48 PM
:grin: obviously I am not all that patient cause I am dying to get the scanner so I can post the pics & some artwork! ;) lol

~Leia:rose:~

Aletheia
January 20th,2005, 06:58 PM
Hey! Just wanted ya'll to know that I finnally got that piccy of the play I was in up!
Its a good pic of the dress I bought, and you can sort of see a couple of other dresses too....I am trying to find a pic of an awsome dress that was costum made for the play to post as well, it was a medieval wedding gown, and it was about $3000!!!
Anyways the pic that is up is in the Personal Favs-family/friends section of the photo forum, under the name Not Just Another Fairy Tale!

http://www.warofthering.net/photoforum/data/505/3752fairytale-med.jpg

~Leia:rose:~

Cuiel Rilwen
January 20th,2005, 07:04 PM
Ooooh that looks absolutely fab! Would you mind it if I post the piccie in here? Also I noticed that you offered to post the link to the shop you bought it from...repeat it within our BTS-links please!

Aletheia
January 20th,2005, 07:56 PM
Oh I would love it if yould post it in here! I would have done that, except I am very inept in the technology dept! :blush:
I will be sure & get that link up too! They have a lot of Medieval costumes, & very affordable, too!
Thanks, Cuiel! notworthy

~Leia:rose:~

Ithildiel Noldoran
January 20th,2005, 08:08 PM
Thats a really cool idea. But pooie I dont ahve any LotR clothes. mecry I'm attempting to make a dress but its taking forever to finish it.

mecry I'd like a LotR dress, too...I got a schematic from alleycatscratch...and am getting my mom to make it for me-she is great with sewing, she was taught to professional level when she was young!! ;) But it will take a while, I haven't even decided on the fabric yet! :(

Aletheia
January 21st,2005, 02:38 AM
The links are up in the BTS thread! hope ya'll enjoy ;)

~Leia:rose:~

ps-I am pleading for an Eowyn dress at the moment!!! mecry

Cuiel Rilwen
January 21st,2005, 06:29 AM
I added the image to your first post, Aletheia! About adding images, it's easy-peasy! And I'm gonna explain it so that even complete rookies can do it!

# Pick post reply instead of quick reply, or go advanced, so you get all the nice formatting-options.
# Within the post, place your marker where you want the piccie to appear.
# Open the photoforum, or the site where your image is uploaded, in a new window. (Rightclick on the icon on the top vertical navbar of this site, or the addy-->open in new window.)
# Open the image, (not to be mistaken for the thumbnail, it's tiny!), rightclick-->properties.
# Highlight the complete URL, (www.//http...blablablathisisnotarealurl), rightclick-->copy.
# Close the image and the new window.
# Back within your post, click on the "add-image"- icon above the textbox, (little yellow-ish square), position marker in the textbox that appears, rightclick-->paste-->ok.

And voila! You're done!

I'll post this how-to in the sticky about where to post images too, easier to find that way! :)

Eowyn of Rohan
January 21st,2005, 08:11 AM
The links are up in the BTS thread! hope ya'll enjoy ;)
~Leia:rose:~
ps-I am pleading for an Eowyn dress at the moment!!! mecry
Leia I want an Eowyn dress too!!
tomorrow I'll stop by a friend of mine to make some pics of the medioeval dress I bought at a Christmas fair, now I know where I could post them!
btw how do I add attachments to this posts?

Aletheia
January 21st,2005, 09:02 AM
So glad to hear im not alone! *hugs* I must have a Wynie dress, I must!
I will watch for those piccys, cant wait! ;)

~Leia:rose:~

Eowyn of Rohan
January 21st,2005, 09:47 AM
Leia did you take a look at tolkientown.com? there's Eowyn white gown on sale, but it's soooo expensive! :(

Cuiel Rilwen
January 21st,2005, 04:07 PM
btw how do I add attachments to this posts?

I'm sorry, but you can't post attachments in here. Too many viruses around...and we don't want the place to fall apart! What attachment is it you want to share with us?

Eowyn of Rohan
January 21st,2005, 07:45 PM
I wanted to add pics of my dress, but if I can't do it here I'll post them in the photo forum!! :)

Cuiel Rilwen
January 21st,2005, 09:25 PM
You do that, and once they're uploaded post them in here!:)

Aletheia
January 21st,2005, 11:03 PM
Leia did you take a look at tolkientown.com? there's Eowyn white gown on sale, but it's soooo expensive! :(

I did :( but while I have contemplated blowing an entire paycheck on it, I figured that wouldnt be very responsible of me.....drat responsibilty! pfbbt
I am looking to either learn to sew or get somone to sew one for me at the moment, in hopes that it could be done for less money :angel:

theres some sweet dresses of Wyn's here too: http://www.kaybeeunique.com/eowyn.htm

~Leia:rose:~

Eowyn of Rohan
January 22nd,2005, 02:11 PM
ok Cuiel Rilwen!!tonight I'll make the photos and then I'll post them in the PF!! I'll need your technical help tho!!

Leia, thanks for the link! For the moment we'll have to dream of one of Eowyn's gorgeous gowns..but do not despair! maybe for next Halloween the prices will be a little lower!! ;)

Cuiel Rilwen
January 22nd,2005, 03:15 PM
No sweat sweetie...I'm at your service! Also there is a description on how to in the first post of the thread "New Photo-Forum section" in case you wanna have a go before I get home this afternoon! :)

Eowyn of Rohan
January 23rd,2005, 09:06 PM
ok the pics are done! I'll re-size them, and them go with the posting! where is the "New Photo-Forum section" can you give me the link??
Thanks!!! :)

Cuiel Rilwen
January 24th,2005, 06:02 AM
Great...I can't wait to see them! The thread is within BTS...the new sticky called New Photo Forum for our piccies (http://www.warofthering.net/forums/vbulletin225/upload/showthread.php?t=8235)...in the first post there is a 8-step guide to inserting images to your post.

Cuiel Rilwen
January 25th,2005, 08:59 AM
Did you have probs sweetie? PM me if you want any help! :)

Eowyn of Rohan
January 25th,2005, 09:03 AM
http://www.warofthering.net/photoforum/data/3022/3475100-0009_IMGM01-med.jpg

note from me: you were lacking the last [/IMG]-tag that's all! Dunno why it went heywire...did you by accident delete it?
:) Cuiel.

Eowyn of Rohan
January 25th,2005, 09:40 AM
:blush: thanks Cuil!! for both comment and techincal help!!! :)

Cuiel Rilwen
January 25th,2005, 05:19 PM
At your service hon! :) And looking great I might add! Lovely color!

Eowyn of Rohan
January 26th,2005, 08:04 AM
Yeah, green seemed to be a suitable colour for a Shield-Maiden! :)
I wish there was a LOTR costume shop..
Which is your fav gown?

Cuiel Rilwen
January 26th,2005, 11:27 AM
Hmmmm....it used to be Arwens blood red gown...but the costume Eowyn wore in the EE...with the light blue cape was also beautiful! Maybe I need to rethink that decission...or dig out that old poll again! I know there's one in here somwhere...!

Lady Arwen
January 26th,2005, 11:51 AM
Eowyn, your dress is simply stunning!!and Cuiel, i also love the Arwen red dress!its too beautiful ainnit?i might get my cousins to help me do one but am not sure..in the meanwhile i took some piccies of me in a sort of lotr-ish dress...its not really elvish or anythin like that but...it looks a bit like ... i will post hte piccies tonite...to post them in this thread, is it enuff to use some photobucket-like host?

Eowyn of Rohan
January 26th,2005, 12:02 PM
Thanks Arwen! :cuddles:
and hey, can't wait to see your lotr-ish dress!!

Lady Arwen
January 26th,2005, 01:01 PM
your most welcome, Eowyn ;)

Cuiel Rilwen
January 26th,2005, 03:04 PM
You can upload your piccies to our photoforum or to photo-bucket or whatever...doesn't matter! Just get them online and post an image or a link in here! :) But be sure if you post a link to a different site than WotR that it's not one of these places with tons of spyware...I would hate it if someone got such a mess on their machine!

Rhianon
January 26th,2005, 04:47 PM
Museum Replicas for a while was carrying the official reproductions of the costumes of the actors and have seen some in the pattern catalogue for Simplicity patterns. I have been to my local Renaissance festival and their was a lady that was also copying the costumes as well. :read:

Aletheia
February 2nd,2005, 03:57 AM
EoR lovely pic! You look beautiful & so does the dress :thumbs:
Lady Arwen~Cant wait to see your dress either, hun!;)
I love seein piccys of ppl's dresses, I am such a girly-girl :)
I might get an Eowyn dress! :whoohoo: :hooray:

~Leia:rose:~

Eowyn of Rohan
February 2nd,2005, 07:51 AM
Thanks Leia! you're very kind!!
Hey Lady Arwen already posted a pic of her dress...take a look on her gallery! ;)
you're going to get an Eowyn dress?? which one?? :curious_eowyn: :grin:

Lady Arwen
February 2nd,2005, 09:50 AM
:wave: gosh, forgot to post the link in here?so here you go Leia!
http://www.warofthering.net/photoforum/showphoto.php?photo=8950&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

and no worries, i looooove this kind of dresses/costumes so much too!!just cant resist!now mom says that maybe my cousin might indeed help me out with teh blood red one!fingers crossed i say!lol
and cant wait to see your Eowyn dress too Leia :curious_arwen:

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 2nd,2005, 02:36 PM
:hyper: I can't wait to see everyone's dresses, too!!!veryhappyI got my mom to make one for me, too...still puzzling over colours, though!!:thoughtful:I was also thinking the blood red dress, but then a friend -and former student-who's a fashion designer made a scetch for me...and it looks nice!!! :grin:

Lady Arwen
February 2nd,2005, 03:50 PM
yay!!Ithil!cant wait for it!!you know im lucky enough to have a rather talented cousin at drawing esp dresses and she can sew them too...only...she is even lazier than me and has a little son to take care of so i wouldnt really bother her for this..but then beein lotr stuff she might help me ;)

Aletheia
February 5th,2005, 04:42 AM
Okay, heres my dilema: I cannot decide between the green velvet dress, the ivory-white wool TT dress, or one that i scetched up myself!
Any advice?
I wish i could just take you all shopping w/ me...our own little girly-shopping trip day for LotR dresses! ;)

I love ya'lls stuff!!! I checked out the forum & its all so beautiful!

~Leia:rose:~
ps-Ithil & Lady Arwen I :love: the new avs!!!

Cuiel Rilwen
February 5th,2005, 07:15 AM
Well I can't possibly say anything about that until you've shown us the sketch,sweetie! ;) Common upload it so we can see...puleeeese!

Ithil....dead cool avvie! Absolutely OY! :thumbs: Did you make?

Lady Arwen
February 5th,2005, 11:06 AM
Cuiel is right...upload the sketch ;) gosh...how much do i love this kind of dresses!I wish Ngila documentaries on the dvds would never end!!cant she talk about every single extra elf they hd to dress? ;) lol

and ... Ithil's avvie is sooo cool indeed!!! :thumbs:
and glad you like my new one Leia ;)

Cuiel Rilwen
February 5th,2005, 11:32 AM
Gee you got a new avvie as well! Very beautiful...and fitting I must say! :) I wish too there would be a lot more info on the costumes!

Lady Arwen
February 5th,2005, 11:36 AM
agree...after all that poor woman worked just as much as all the other guys at the Weta...but she only has a small space in those dvds...and not even all of the dresses are shown...aw and thanks for the avvie...it fits with the status more ;) and its my fav pic of them together as well ;)

Eowyn of Rohan
February 5th,2005, 04:21 PM
Leia please upload your sketches, so we can help you deciding!
As you see for my green dress...I'm slightly partial for the green gown, but I change my mind every day!! ;)

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 5th,2005, 06:07 PM
Wow I just want to see the sketches too!!:hyper: *puppy eyes, Leia* :p

Aletheia
February 11th,2005, 04:04 AM
Okay, I will work on uploading them ;)
I am growing partial to the green TT gown though, although not in velvet, since the Bristol Ren Faire is in July :p maybe in a wool blend.....?

Eowyn of Rohan
February 11th,2005, 07:53 AM
I agree! velvet and july just don't match!! :)

Aletheia
February 13th,2005, 03:34 AM
lol nope they dont! I really wish you guys lived close enough to come to the Bristol Faire, there are a few One-Ringers that go there, although I dont know them...just noticed their t-shirts last yr ;) but then we could all plan our costumes & show them off!!!

Cuiel Rilwen
February 13th,2005, 09:25 AM
lol nope they dont! I really wish you guys lived close enough to come to the Bristol Faire, there are a few One-Ringers that go there, although I dont know them...just noticed their t-shirts last yr ;) but then we could all plan our costumes & show them off!!!

Wool sounds like sweating bullets to me! I went in linen and velvet this summer in Sweden/Gotland and I only wore my gown one day. I almost fainted from the heat! Everyone else were wearing thin linen outfits and seemed to be cool enough!

I too wish I lived somewhere close to the larger faires...nothing like that up here far north!

Aletheia
February 18th,2005, 04:15 AM
hehe, i know...I am thinkin about a cotton/linen wool blend now...lol
I am gettin a dress though!!! :hooray: talkin w. the seamstress about possibiliteis & stuff :grin:
I have 2 ren faires by me, both are awsome! ya'll are invivted! yay! lol

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 18th,2005, 09:20 AM
I stil haven't started on a dress...and I'm supposed to be going to a ME based party in a bout 3 weeks!!mecryI think of crimson velvet...in the deisign of the coronation gown...My mom can get it done in 3 weeks, I hope!!*crosses fingers* So many incredible gowns to choose from!! :blush:

Cuiel Rilwen
February 18th,2005, 11:41 AM
A good advice...start loking for the fabrics first...then the design will come to you! If you start at the other end of it by drawing the dress it will be sooo hard to find the perfect fabric! You know how it is when you've made up your mind about what sort of thing you want...it's never in any of the shops! lol

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 18th,2005, 06:41 PM
roflmao..I know that!!I was looking for fabric for the leaf dress I posted in the PF...the green one; guess what..nothing matched the pic I had in my mind!! :p

Aletheia
February 19th,2005, 03:42 AM
hehe..I know what you mean, Cuiel & Ithil! Happens to me all the time! ;)

Okay...so it is either the Sheildmaiden gown or the green TT in a lighter wieght fabric w/ a slightly lower neckline!! :hyper: I am so excited!!!!

Ithil~I wanna see your dress when its done, k hun? :smooch: & A LotR themed ball sounds super-cool!!!

~Leia:rose:~

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 19th,2005, 11:29 AM
It's the annual LotR party of the Greek Tolkien Society...lol Last year, I had just joined and went as a modern day elf!roflmaoHad no time for a costume! :blush: I hope I get one done in time this year!*is really hopeful*If I do, I'll definitely post a pic!! :blush:

I love velvet, btw...one of my favourite materials!! :grin:

Aletheia
February 20th,2005, 05:37 AM
That sounds so cool!!! I cant wait to see the pic! :hyper: :)

Still waiting for the reply from the seamstress about my dress *sigh*
I wish there was a chicago tolkien society! we have awsome renny faires here & in WI, (bristol faire bein the best), but no T.S. as far as Ive heard.....

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 20th,2005, 03:45 PM
*hugs Leia* Well, I found the Tolkien Society quite by accident!lol I had no idea there was such a thing!! ;)

And I still have to go out and shop for material if there is a dress to be made!! :o

Aletheia
February 21st,2005, 06:00 AM
*hugs Ithil back* Im sure your dress will be lovely!!! :)

~Leia:rose:~

Lady Arwen
February 21st,2005, 08:11 AM
Awww Ithil....hurry up with that dress and the pics!!!!!!!! *impatient LA*
i think i will also have to post a new pic of a new dress i have...but probably will do that next week...i will let you all know ;) im beginnin to love this other dress i found even more than the other one but still im not that sure ;)
got to thank my aunt who bought all those weird gowns years ago!lol

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 22nd,2005, 07:08 AM
:hyper:I'm going for fabrics tomorrow!!veryhappy I already know what I'm vying for...let's just hope we find it!I want velvet-the really weighty type that shimmers ;) - and some lace with leaf and flower embroidery...for starters!My mother is going with me and she's the seamstress, so I guess she has a better feel of what we need! ;)

LA...I want to see you in those dresses, too!!!Piccies!!!*puppy eyes Vale, too* :p

Eowyn of Rohan
February 22nd,2005, 08:37 AM
Can't wait to see all your gowns Ladies!! :)
can you give us a hint on the colours Arwen?

Lady Arwen
February 22nd,2005, 08:50 AM
aww yay!Ithil good luck with the fabrics!!!!cant wait!!!Velvet...aww beautiful!!!
lol ok, hints on colours...its very dark blue and has leaves printed on...golden leaves....i will make sure to post the pic asap ;)

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 22nd,2005, 01:17 PM
Dark blu with golden leaves??I want to see that!!:hyper: *pokes Vale to put in the pic!!*

Lady Arwen
February 22nd,2005, 01:25 PM
lol Dont be hasty!i still dont have the pic taken ;)

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 22nd,2005, 03:19 PM
Well...get the pic taken already!!! :p :smooch: We are dying to see it!!! :grin:

Aletheia
February 23rd,2005, 04:58 AM
ditto! I cant wait!!!
Seamstress still hasnt confirmed my custom order mecry I am getting realllly impatient! :hyper:
I do have another dress that I already have though which I havent posted a piccy of, my madrigals dress...it is plainer than the first one I posted (that one was a dance dress) but its still pretty i think :) ill put it up as soon as i get a pic taken too;)

~Leia:rose:~

Lady Arwen
February 23rd,2005, 07:43 AM
oh yess pic pls!preciousss!we wantsss it!!
lol as for mine...sorry, first i have to get the evenstar ;) thats gonna be saturday so...not far ;)

Aletheia
February 26th,2005, 03:44 AM
Now that has got to be the first time Ive ever heard Arwen speak Gollum lol I wonder if Aragorn knows about this? roflmao

Pics coming soon, I promise!!

As for costumes that can be bought of the shelves-www.museumreplicaslimited.com has a really pretty LotR-ish dress for only $59.00 (US) at the moment! It is in the dresses/skirts section, and the name of it is the 'Pleasent Peasent Dress'
I really like it, and may even buy it (I mean..Hello!! $59!!! Can you do any better??!!)
It kinda reminds me of a mix of something kinda Rohan-ish and Arwen's riding dress...

~Leia:rose:~

Cuiel Rilwen
February 26th,2005, 09:22 AM
*stomps floor impatiently* where are those piccies ya'll been promising!? I wanna see!

Lady Arwen
February 26th,2005, 06:41 PM
:gollum: lol

so here it is mine..since the PF is down ill post the link http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/LadyArwen241/DSC00248.jpg

Leia, beautiful avvie and beautiful title...Keats ainnit?!!me lovessss Keatsss ... oops ;)

Eowyn of Rohan
February 26th,2005, 10:33 PM
Arwen..as I told you the dress is so gorgeously dreamy and beautiful!!! Love it!! :)
Leia, I'm badly waiting to see you're piccies! be careful because when talking of promised photos, we all could go in gollum-mode!! ;)

Aletheia
February 27th,2005, 03:33 AM
LadyArwen, thats a lovely pic! Thanks for posting it :smooch:
& yup, the title is Keats :thumbs: 'beauty is truth, truth beauty.' though I switched it a bit...my name means truth, so I thought it fit! :)

and the pics are coming, I swear....though its a miracle, seriously...the brown madgrigal dress was mine in JH, and as I lost all the original piccies, I will have to take a new one! Thank the Valar that I can still fit it! lol
and my fingers are still crossed on the eowyn dress..Im having a hard time finding a seamstress who wants to take on the task!

~Leia:rose:~

Lady Arwen
February 27th,2005, 08:54 AM
be careful because when talking of promised photos, we all could go in gollum-mode!! ;)

how very true ;)

:blush: oh thanks!glad you like the dress!im beginnin to like it more over the other one...but im not sure!lol they are both so kewl arent they ;)

Cuiel Rilwen
February 27th,2005, 11:08 AM
Gollum-mode! lol lol lol Love that expression! :grin:

Your dress is beautiful Lady Arwen...is it silk? Do I understand it correctly from your posts that it's been your aunts...or did she buy it for you? What (national) origin does it have? I can see you got your Evenstar, congrats! You look great!

Lady Arwen
February 27th,2005, 12:22 PM
aww thanks Cuiel!!
actually, my aunt bought this dress and the other one i posted in the photoforum some time ago to a fair in Milan at least some 20 years ago...the fair is from ppl all over the world and they all show the most typical things of their countries...i do believe these ones she got them from some Tunisian crafter...at least i think so ;)

Ithildiel Noldoran
February 27th,2005, 12:25 PM
Is it the dress I saw, Lady Arwen??It's so pretty!!:D It's really elvish!! ;)

Aletheia
March 6th,2005, 06:48 AM
I came sooo close to buying a dress tonight, this one http://www.museumreplicas.com/webstore/showproduct.asp?hidProductId=100056&hidSearchPosition=5 again, and then I freaked and changed my mind...:trout:...I am not sure though...I really want to hold out for a LotR dress...so then I was gonna buy one from tolkientown, and guess what? they dont carry those really awsome ones they used to (ya know the ones hat were like $200 and copies of the blood read gown, etc...?) yeah, so Im back to seamstress land again:p
oh yeah and i dug my old medieval gown outa a box so as soon as i get arround to ironing it and taking a pic ill tell ya;)

~Leia:rose:~

Cuiel Rilwen
March 6th,2005, 10:09 AM
Tho this dress is beautiful I think you made the right decission. You'll just continue wanting a LotR-dress no matter what so I say keep looking and planning! :thumbs:

Ithildiel Noldoran
March 6th,2005, 11:07 AM
mecry I missed the Society party last night..all thanks to my lovely flu!:sneezy: But the dress is not yet ready, anyway, so I would probably end up going as a...21st century elf!lol

It is a very beautiful dress, Leia!veryhappy As for LotR dresses...why not make your own? alleycatscratch has even the designs and blueprints for some of them-for example,the Arwen blood red(which is a favourite of mine, I have to admit!! ;)I'm basing the one I'm making on it...or rather my fabulous mom is! :grin: )

Aletheia
March 7th,2005, 05:10 AM
I have thought about tryin to make my own, but i have never sewn a stich in my life :blush: dont even own a sewing machine...although i am not opoessed to buyin one though...just unsure of if I would ever find the time (or hone the skills) to make it possible.

~Leia:rose:~

Aletheia
March 17th,2005, 04:43 AM
Sorry for the double post :blush: (despite them being vastly apart in time span lol)
anyways, I had to mention that if anyone is thinking about buying a dress of the shelves...Go Check Ebay now! They just added some Excellent!! LotR creations...I think they have the Galadriel dress, the Arwen white dress (from the bridge scene) and her blood red gown as well as Wyn's white wool gown....and all for around $185 a peice ;) take it from me, this is a bargain for a LotR dress!
just do a search for Medieval gowns and you should pull it up ;)

(I hope it is ok to share this news, I apologize If in my excitement I skrewed up)

~Leia:rose:~

Eowyn of Rohan
March 17th,2005, 08:44 AM
Thanks for sharing this Leia! :)

but what about the sizes? I'd love to have Eowyn's white gown..but I'd also like not to look like a goose wearing it!! :nono: lol

Ok if this wasn't clear enough...I WANT AN EOWYN DRESS!!!! lol

Aletheia
March 18th,2005, 01:21 AM
as for sizes, I believe that you send your measurements in to the vendor and she will alter it ;) although it looks to be arround a size 7 in the picture (too big for me as Im a 4 :( but if she'll alter it than it wouldnt matter :))
You should get a Wynnie dress hun ;) I am so excited with mine veryhappy

~Leia:rose:~

Eowyn of Rohan
March 18th,2005, 08:41 AM
I'm happy for you Leia! :) :)
and hey make lots of piccies of it...we're curious people!! :blush:

Elfdaughter
January 20th,2009, 09:45 PM
I've got an 18th century masquerade ball coming up next week - so no time to make something, unfortunately. But here's my costume (I'm still waiting for the wig, though). The dress is actually a top and skirt, bought from ebay. I used two cushions to get the 18th century wide-hip look, and the mask was bought from a fancy dress shop in town.
My housemate took the photo, so sorry about the blur.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/everildsca/DSCF6318.jpg

Lessa
January 26th,2009, 03:02 PM
really nice costume. I hope you had a smashing time

Frodo's Pearl
January 28th,2009, 03:35 PM
That's quite gorgeous! Fantastic!

Elfdaughter
January 28th,2009, 04:59 PM
Thanks, you two! Lessa -it's not until tomorrow, but I'll hopefully have lots of pics to upload....as long as my card reader works...

Frodo's Pearl
January 29th,2009, 12:29 AM
I'd love to see more pictures. ;) Can't wait!

Elfdaughter
January 30th,2009, 10:54 PM
OK, here they are!

Oh, and I won first prize for best authentic costume!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/everildsca/DSCF6331.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/everildsca/DSCF6330.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/everildsca/DSCF6329.jpg

Frodo's Pearl
January 31st,2009, 12:36 AM
How nice, congrats!
Awesome pics, looks like you had a fabulous time! :D

Elfdaughter
January 31st,2009, 12:38 PM
Yeah, it was great fun! There was even a press photographer there, and he took pics of me for a magazine coming out in March/April. I'll try and get hold of it and scan the page(s) in.

Frodo's Pearl
January 31st,2009, 02:39 PM
That's great! What magazine is that?

Lessa
February 2nd,2009, 02:49 PM
I love the peacock mask