Draco Malfoy & The Golden Trio

This is one of the many Harry Potter costumes I put together over the past week...I saw HP7 part 2 on opening night with my good friend Harry Potter.  Then I saw it again a week later, with even more characters... (the following photo is just from the pre-movie party we had a few days earlier--more will be in a later post)

Also, this is the lovely Harry Potter tie I painted!  It is my younger brother's old clip-on tie.

Draco Malfoy Wig

Why is this thing SO touchy?  I haven't been able to upload pics since--well last time I posted!  Anyway this is a new wig of mine--this time natural hair rather than synthetic.  It was on the more affordable side, simply because a.) it is meant for a mannequin, and b.) it is not very "thick"--the wefts of hair are spaced rather far apart.  Nonetheless, it fits quite nicely, and does the trick enough for me.  Its debut will be at the FINAL HARRY POTTER MOVIE!

Goodwill Spree

On my honor, I promise that everything (except the wig, goggles, and boots) came from Goodwill.  The wig came from either Kroger or Walgreens, circa Halloween season, and the goggles and boots came from eBay.

Aw, now I can't do my usual breakdown.  :(  Oh, but all the clothes I'm stepping on are also from Goodwill :) :)

Envy Adams

 Okay so definitely not as awesome as my Ramona Flowers look-a-like, but fun nonetheless.

Ramona Flowers

 

Ah, the long awaited Ramona Flowers look-a-like.  My goggles came in the mail today (not from Amazon, unfortunately)--guess who I'm being for Purim!!  :D

Sailor Moon Video

Today I made another video with Ellie and Jorge.  Instead of Dora the Explorer, we made Sailor Moon.  This is my outfit.

For the hair, I actually wound up using two wigs.  I used my long blonde one as well as the short (slightly lighter) blonde one, because the long one did not have bangs.  The short one was used to make buns (which did not last long), while the long one added a bit of length when I pulled it into ponytails.  Unfortunately neither wig was made to be styled into an updo, and so it is of course very cheap looking.

The sailor suit look is one of the costumes I bought on eBay, paired with a white tank top.  I tied a red bandana on the front for Sailor Moon's bow, and stole Ellie's red knee-his for Sailor Moon's boots.

Voilá! 

Oh, and of course, THE VIDEO.

Karen O

Look-A-Like day!  Thanks to Minuto for this suggestion--and to my brothers for their patience!  Jorge (on the left) looked like a country boy when we first started--I had hoped hair gel and eyeliner would fix that...

Part of your world...?

This cute pink number actually used to be an incredibly ill-fitting dress that my step mum's family got to play dress up with.  I've actually not done anything with the skirt part of it.  For the bodice, I cut the sleeves off and moved the waist up to just under my bust.  All around the top, I folded it over.  For the back, where the zipper is, I did not cut it or anything.  Instead, I simply sewed up to either side of the zipper, and when I zip it, it only goes up to the point that I folded.  (Confusing?  I know.  It's one of those "see it to really get it" things.  I will post more pictures sometime!)  I then attempted to add darts, but my hand sewing skills are just not up to par...
Currently, it is still strapless, although there is a belt sort of thing that came with it that I've been playing around with. 
If last year, when I took this picture, I had known that I would be starting a fashion blog, I would have taken a "before" picture, and pictures with more detail.  Sometime, I will get around to at least doing "after" pictures with detail.  Until then...enjoy this one!  And look, it's my bed--in my own room!  (I moved it into Ellie's room so that I could have more space to do art.  In reality, it just made more space for my clothes to be messy.)

See the little blond munchkin by my feet?  Ellie!  We pretend that it is Ariel's dress, when she is human.

Harriet Potter

Meet Harriet Potter, and her friend Ronisha.  'Nuff said.

My little siblings and I are actually making videos involving Harriet--when we have made enough to establish the plot, I will post a link.

black bob wig : Wal-Mart
black taped glasses : some 3D movie
white collared button down shirt : Goodwill
gray vest : AFB thrift store
paisley tie : hand-me-down
plaid skirt : Deja Vu, a thrift store in Spring-something-or-other
black fleece cloak : Etsy
red and gold Gryffindor scarf : handmade by Mrs. Weasley
black oxfords : AFB thrift store
Ginny/Ronisha doll : Etsy


Fun story of the day:
So the first costume I see is some chick in an orange stripper fairy costume with super high heels and thigh high stockings.  She's taken her wings off, and is practically running back to her dorm.  I wonder why?  Perhaps because her fairy costume has no sleeves, and it's under 50 degrees?  Or because the only other person in a 500 foot radius who is wearing a costume as well looks like Harry Potter?  And let's be honest--if you're going to be the only one wearing a costume, what would you rather look like?  A skank fairy or a magical British boy?

Au Naturale

I know I say "this one is my favourite" or "this one is so fun to wear" a lot.  But it's true.  I can't help it if I like what I wear!  I have this theory--if I wear enough red with this wig, people may actually think my hair is red.  It worked too, on some people!  Others said that it is a very good color for me.  <3

Wigs can be very tricky.  Often they don't look very realistic.  One good, easy way to "hide" the fact that it's a wig, is to wear a cute hat.  Key word here is "cute"!  I suppose a baseball cap might work, but it seems rather pointless to have a head of full, lustrous curls, and throw a baseball hat on over it.  *shudder*
If you're going to wear a wig, however, it's important to consider when and where you're doing it.  For example, work is not the place to wear your long, blue wig.  Nobody wants to look down at their salad, and see that there's a long bit of blue-something in it.
Not surprisingly, people who don't wear wigs often are reluctant to do it, no matter how fun it may seem.  That's understandable!  It's a big jump out of ones comfort zone--I know sometimes when I'm walking around campus, I wonder what people must think about me.  I'll get paranoid, and start thinking that the athletic-looking guys behind me are laughing at me, rather than the bike that got chained upside down to a tree...
So be prepared.  If you're going to wear a wig, accept the fact that you WILL get come comments on it, and some of them might be unfavourable.  Don't let me scare you though--I've never gotten anything but compliments on my wigs.
Two more quick notes about wigs--they're hot, so if you're going to sweat, DON'T WEAR THE WIG.  And the other?  They're itchy!
Oh, and all that nonsense about being unhygienic?  Well, it's mostly nonsense.  You're an intelligent individual, don't buy your wig from some sketchy place.  None of mine are made from real hair, so synthetic wigs are a perfectly fine option too.  And often much more affordable.

cute knit hat : hand-me-down from Ima
red curly wig : eBay
floral sundress : shuk in Israel
green short-sleeved jacket : hand-me-down
strawberry picnic footless tights : $10 at this cute store downtown
red wedge pumps : Goodwill

What was all that about not dying my hair??

Yaaaaay pink!  Haha =)
 This is a fun one to wear.  My head is soooo warm!  It's a great, stylish idea for the cold weather.

knit "dreads" hat : hand-me-down from Ima
bubblegum pink wig : $5 at CVS (I bought it yesterday <3)
green sparrow tunic : hand-me-down from Ima
black Asian print tank : $10 Targét
fluffy fluff arm warmers : Etsy
cuffed jeans : Plato's Closet
rainbow bandana : gift from a friend
teal-y blue knee his : Old Navy
green mesh slip-ons : hand-me-down from Ima

To dye, or not to dye?

In 7th grade, I had my hair cut into a bob with bangs longer than the bob itself.  I dyed the bangs blonde (funny that my mum doesn't mind hot pink, but the school won't allow it).  A couple years later, once the bananas were gone, I dyed all my hair red.  Three bottles of hair dye, and it was STILL quite faint.

Now that my hair is long again (I had it cut pretty short two summers ago for when I went to Israel), I've been wondering whether or not I should dye my hair again.  Creating this blog, however, has answered my question.  Not at all!!  Dying my hair any color (other than blonde, red, black, etc) would severely limit my ability to play with colors in clothing.  I don't think it's worth the trade-off.  I am also coming to really like my natural hair color, now that I can actually see it.  My goal for now is to grow it out really long.  I want to do Sailor Moon buns! 

Bananas:

^^^ one of my fashion plays when I was younger ^^^
Breakdown:
purple knit hat : handmade by Ima
red belt (wrapped around hat) : I don't recall--probably from my mum's aunt and her family
red academic shirt/sweater : hand-me-down from my friend
purple corduroy skirt w/pleats : handmade by my grandmother Connie
blue stretch kapris : circa 5th grade
red tights : I don't remember...
blue/black snow/rain boots : hand-me-down from Ima


Pre-Israel short hair: