Costume College, Vampire Hunter D Sword, Comic Con Tako-san

[aimeekitty]

am back from Costume College! (preview above... no more right now, sorry)
Judy and I had a GREAT TIME. So many beautiful gowns, I was in heaven! At times I felt like I was living in 18th century France... <3 Now I just want to make like 5 gowns. I learned a TON, everyone was really nice and I got to meet some folks from online that I admired! :D I'll post more about it later with photos, etc.

In the meantime, ...

progress on my Vampire Hunter D Sword! XD XD

photo from shipperamy of me at my SDComicCon booth with tako-san. (Thanks, Amy!) Tako-san is a gift from AJ. I keep him as a cute-ness factor for the booth and moral support. Tako-san, truly, though, is a seiza chair (made to ease the stress off your knees when sitting seiza... which is fabulous because it's adorable, and I have bad knees.)

Comments

[spiralstairs.livejournal.com]

Great photos!

If you're into cel collecting, Rick at Anime Link has an excellent collection of VHD: Bloodlust cels, douga, and genga. I picked up four pencil backgrounds this year to add to an A1 Benge, an oversize pan genga of Charlotte, and some rough sketches of D in action. :D Marvelous stuff.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I got some from him in the past, but I'm pretty happy with what I have.
http://aimeemajor.com/images/cels/vhd.html

[iamchubbybunny.livejournal.com]

My jealousy for your gown(s) IS HIGH!! SO HIGH!! haha... man i need to learn how to sew better :/

[shipperamy.livejournal.com]

YAY Tako-san! :D

Glad you like the picture! ^_^

[aree.livejournal.com]

Awesome photos. I have to show my daughter that photo of you with Tako-san.

Truly envious of the gowns

[nav.livejournal.com]

Tako-san is really cute! XD But I really can't imagine how you'd use that as a chair when sitting in seiza position. It seems a bit small.

[adichappo.livejournal.com]

You're picture of Tako-san reminds of when my husband and I were in London a few months ago. We went to Covent Gardens and there was a store-front sign with a chibi octopus on it. I exclaimed "Hey look! It's Tako-san!" (if referance to Japan AI) to which my husband just gave me one-of-those-kinda-looks and quietly walked away.

Great pics tho - Costume College sounds like lots of fun.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

these gowns look harder than they are, imho. If you can make a pleated skirt, you can make one of these. :) There is a decent amount of work involved,... but if you look at them, there aren't that many fitted areas, you know? It's kindof a big bag with some fitted areas to hold it to your body.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

it's basically hidden by your legs, but it hold your butt higher and takes the weight off your knees. :)

[ashbet]

What do Tako-san's signs say?

-- A :D

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

"Sorry, Please do not touch Mr. Octopus, he is shy"

"Tako-san is just helping. Not for sale, Sorry!"

(too many grubby cheetos hands!)

[ashbet]

Awww, yay! <3

-- A :)