c7 fashion panic - cyberfairy ball!
Margaret A Sawyer
starting new life chapter!) and I'm about two steps away from stapling
my hand to my forehead in despair.
Despite all my best efforts, I cannot figure out how to jazz up my
outfit for the cyber fairy ball. I've got this gorgeous fairy-esque soft
yellow flowing dress, with a black vinyl waist cincher. Topped off with
goggles (maybe) and iridescent hair gel on my short black hair. Looks
nice...but. It just needs *more*. I'm thinking a more cyber element,
like black vinyl gloves, but that might be too hot/uncomfy. :P
Any ideas? I have never ever been stumped for an outfit idea before, and
it's really bothering me. :P Since I'm essentially going to be wearing
nothing more exciting than babydoll shirts and skirts for the rest of
the events, I really want to wear something nice for this one.
Megan, who's already bummed because she can't make room for her Storm
Elevators. Damn this whole "moving" thing, and needing "necessities".
bah. :P
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Amanda
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> Ok, so I'm laying out my clothes to go up to NYC tommorrow (eek! yay!
> starting new life chapter!) and I'm about two steps away from stapling
> my hand to my forehead in despair.
>
> Despite all my best efforts, I cannot figure out how to jazz up my
> outfit for the cyber fairy ball. I've got this gorgeous fairy-esque soft
> yellow flowing dress, with a black vinyl waist cincher. Topped off with
> goggles (maybe) and iridescent hair gel on my short black hair. Looks
> nice...but. It just needs *more*. I'm thinking a more cyber element,
> like black vinyl gloves, but that might be too hot/uncomfy. :P
>
> Any ideas? I have never ever been stumped for an outfit idea before, and
> it's really bothering me. :P Since I'm essentially going to be wearing
> nothing more exciting than babydoll shirts and skirts for the rest of
> the events, I really want to wear something nice for this one.
I was thinking, you might be able to make wrist bands or an upper arm band
with either some spare black vinyl scraps or a similar yellowish fabric.
You might also want to try attaching antennae to your goggles.
That's all I can come up with atm.
Hth,
Amanda
Dyfferent
<msaw...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>Despite all my best efforts, I cannot figure out how to jazz up my
>outfit for the cyber fairy ball. I've got this gorgeous fairy-esque soft
>yellow flowing dress, with a black vinyl waist cincher. Topped off with
>goggles (maybe) and iridescent hair gel on my short black hair. Looks
>nice...but. It just needs *more*. I'm thinking a more cyber element,
>like black vinyl gloves, but that might be too hot/uncomfy. :P
Well, some computery sorts of elements might include: wire, mesh,
circuit boards, LEDs (they do sell battery operated strands),
reflective materials (there are stick-on tiny catseye reflectors at
auto parts stores; I once jazzed up a pair of boots with 'em),
numbers, tape, metallic materials, and anything UV reactive or GitD.
http://www.angelfire.com/my/demons01/index.html has an actual cyber
fairy picture. How does it differ from your idea of a cyber fairy?
What would you do differently?
Maybe some throwaway elements such as metallic / iridescent curl
ribbon, or spangles, dramatic makeup, or temporary one-use wire
jewelry will do the trick? You haven't mentioned any accessories yet;
those could add just the right touch.
Dyf
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Yosa
<msaw...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>Ok, so I'm laying out my clothes to go up to NYC tommorrow (eek! yay!
>starting new life chapter!) and I'm about two steps away from stapling
>my hand to my forehead in despair.
>
>Despite all my best efforts, I cannot figure out how to jazz up my
>outfit for the cyber fairy ball. I've got this gorgeous fairy-esque soft
>yellow flowing dress, with a black vinyl waist cincher. Topped off with
>goggles (maybe) and iridescent hair gel on my short black hair. Looks
>nice...but. It just needs *more*. I'm thinking a more cyber element,
>like black vinyl gloves, but that might be too hot/uncomfy. :P
>
>Any ideas? I have never ever been stumped for an outfit idea before, and
>it's really bothering me. :P Since I'm essentially going to be wearing
>nothing more exciting than babydoll shirts and skirts for the rest of
>the events, I really want to wear something nice for this one.
well, if it would be a comfort, I will not be in a cyber fairy costume
at all. I am just dressing for a ball :-)
For your outfit- maybe a glowing tiara made of twisted glow bracelets?
or a wand with glowy/glittery things on it?
--Yosa
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missjanette
> You might also want to try attaching antennae to your goggles.
I'm picturing this too.
You could also make yourself some winglike things out of shred-y black
trash bags pinned to your shoulders. If you use thick ones like
contractor bags, they look a lot like PVC. & they would be easy to
pack. &/or you could make yourself a crown out of some telephone wire
or similar wire. & you could add streamers of curly phone cord.
I don't know if this would help you, but here's what I'm planning on
wearing. I'm dressing as more of a demon/gorgon for this than a fairy,
but hey.
- Inflatable black batwings
- tubing falls made from glitter, black & glow in the dark plastic.
- Medusa necklace
- headpiece I made from black clay horns, silver eagle talons and
silver bird skull.
- black dress, not sure which one yet. Either black lace with leather
waist cincher or funhouse empire waist dress with pointy sleeves.
Depends on the heat.
good luck!
- miss janette
Margaret A Sawyer
panic - cybe.. by missj...@earthlink.ne
>
> I'm picturing this too.
>
> You could also make yourself some winglike things out of shred-y black
> trash bags pinned to your shoulders. If you use thick ones like
> contractor bags, they look a lot like PVC. & they would be easy to
> pack. &/or you could make yourself a crown out of some telephone wire
> or similar wire. & you could add streamers of curly phone cord.
>
Awww, you guys are the best. This is just the sorta thing I needed to
get my creative outfit juices flowing. :D I've got some heavy PVC lying
around, so I may just rig something up tommorrow morning before I leave.
Yay! :D
Megan, who is feeling ten times better about her outfit already, AND
managed to fit her Storm Elevators in her suitcase after all. yay!
Lucy Bond
<ne...@yosa.com> writes
>snippy fairy outfit<
>well, if it would be a comfort, I will not be in a cyber fairy costume
>at all. I am just dressing for a ball :-)
>snip<
I had the problem that I had planned my outfit & started work on it when
the theme was still 'bad faeries' & they hadn't mentioned cyber.
I changed my costume only slightly, by adding UV reactive fake hair &
paint to my headpiece. Hope this will do, because I'm so excited about
the costume that I'm damned if I'm changing it any further.
So maybe some UV-reactive additions would do it?
Lucy (who really hopes there is an actual costume competition involved,
so she can enter. Anyone know if there is?)
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Yosa
<lu...@newaeonbooks.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>well, if it would be a comfort, I will not be in a cyber fairy costume
>>at all. I am just dressing for a ball :-)
>
>>snip<
>
>I had the problem that I had planned my outfit & started work on it when
>the theme was still 'bad faeries' & they hadn't mentioned cyber.
>
>I changed my costume only slightly, by adding UV reactive fake hair &
>paint to my headpiece. Hope this will do, because I'm so excited about
>the costume that I'm damned if I'm changing it any further.
>
>So maybe some UV-reactive additions would do it?
Yeah, I am thinking that I can add some glowy bits to mine. Ah well,
I was a cyber geisha for the ball at C6, when you were supposed to
some as a historic dead person, or some such thing. This time I am
going to be in a historic costume, when everyone else is cyber. I
figure my big cyber night will be saturday with the 6 kimono in the
show. So, I will be there, can can dancer costume in tow! Woo! I am
such a rebel ;-)
I can't wait to see you Lucy! And all the agfers!
Allison Armstrong
> Despite all my best efforts, I cannot figure out how to jazz up my
> outfit for the cyber fairy ball. I've got this gorgeous fairy-esque soft
> yellow flowing dress, with a black vinyl waist cincher. Topped off with
> goggles (maybe) and iridescent hair gel on my short black hair. Looks
> nice...but. It just needs *more*. I'm thinking a more cyber element,
> like black vinyl gloves, but that might be too hot/uncomfy. :P
Okay. :)
Let's see...
- Electrical tape. (Not great, I know, but cheap, and easy to get ahold of.).
- Cut-up nylon ($1-store) arm-warmers/fingerless-gloves and paint them
with glow-in-the-dark (or UV sensitive) fabric paint to make them look
kinda cybery. :)
- Make a "white rabbit" necklace out of yellow/black covered wire (or a
phone-extension cord, or something). Maybe make arm-bands, too. :)
Hit the dollar store's "electronics" section and go wild. :)
- Maybe you could make a pair of wings by using light-weight coathangers
and black nylons. Decorate them up using wires and ribbons and things...
Maybe sew greem ribbons and copper wires onto them in a
"computer chip" styled pattern (I'm not sure what this would be, however).
Or maybe you could base the look of your wings around the concept of
"spider web vs. world wide web". :)
- Get some spirit gum (or similar) and incorporate wires into your makeup
(you could look a little bit (cy)borg-esque that way. :) Maybe use
mismatched false eye-lashes, too. (One silver, one black or yellow, maybe?)
- Glow-in-the-dark body paint (get a friend to write base-two code across
your back, or something) that would look really cool. :)
Hope that helps. :)
- TTFN, :)
- Amazon. :)
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Daednu
> I
> figure my big cyber night will be saturday with the 6 kimono in the
> show. So, I will be there, can can dancer costume in tow! Woo! I am
> such a rebel ;-)
I am so in love with your kimonos. I'm not at all into asian inspired
style, but those kimonos are so smashing. They seem to have the amazing
ability to flatter any figure. You can bet your butt that a few months
hence I'll be buying a kimono from you. Now if only you had maternity
kimonos. ;)
~Daednu
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Trystan L. Bass
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:15:12 -0400, Margaret A Sawyer
> <msaw...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
> >Ok, so I'm laying out my clothes to go up to NYC tommorrow (eek! yay!
> >starting new life chapter!) and I'm about two steps away from stapling
> >my hand to my forehead in despair.
> >
> >Despite all my best efforts, I cannot figure out how to jazz up my
> >outfit for the cyber fairy ball. I've got this gorgeous fairy-esque soft
> >yellow flowing dress, with a black vinyl waist cincher. Topped off with
> >goggles (maybe) and iridescent hair gel on my short black hair. Looks
> >nice...but. It just needs *more*. I'm thinking a more cyber element,
> >like black vinyl gloves, but that might be too hot/uncomfy. :P
> >
> >Any ideas? I have never ever been stumped for an outfit idea before, and
> >it's really bothering me. :P Since I'm essentially going to be wearing
> >nothing more exciting than babydoll shirts and skirts for the rest of
> >the events, I really want to wear something nice for this one.
>
> well, if it would be a comfort, I will not be in a cyber fairy costume
> at all. I am just dressing for a ball :-)
Ditto here. I'm just wearing PINK[1]. Nothing cybery, nothing fairy-ish. And
the whole cyberfairy theme was my idea in the first place! I apologize
profusely -- it was a brainstorming session early in the proposal process, &
when I said "cyber fairy" everyone else on staff loved it & put it in the
proposal. It was right after C6, & I had Yosa's wonderful cyber-geisha
outfit still in my mind, so I was combining cyber w/anything else that I
could think of...
Anyways, Margaret, your outfit sounds lovely as-is. Floaty yellow + black
vinyl sounds delish, like a gothy fairy bee! Add some sparkly antenna or
put sparkly ribbon on your goggles. Just a tiny bit more at most.
Btw, there's no costume competition at this ball. Just come dressed to enjoy
yrself ;->
--T.
[1] ehem, that is *IF* my new corset arrives today or tomorrow...
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poster girl with no poster
>"Yosa" <ne...@yosa.com> wrote ...
>> On Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:15:12 -0400, Margaret A Sawyer
>> <msaw...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> >Any ideas? I have never ever been stumped for an outfit idea before, and
>> >it's really bothering me. :P Since I'm essentially going to be wearing
>> >nothing more exciting than babydoll shirts and skirts for the rest of
>> >the events, I really want to wear something nice for this one.
>>
>> well, if it would be a comfort, I will not be in a cyber fairy costume
>> at all. I am just dressing for a ball :-)
>
>Ditto here. I'm just wearing PINK[1]. Nothing cybery, nothing fairy-ish.
And
>the whole cyberfairy theme was my idea in the first place! I apologize
>profusely -- it was a brainstorming session early in the proposal process,
&
>when I said "cyber fairy" everyone else on staff loved it & put it in the
>proposal. It was right after C6, & I had Yosa's wonderful cyber-geisha
>outfit still in my mind, so I was combining cyber w/anything else that I
>could think of...
>
I currently have half an outfit. I have a blue stamped-sequin belly dance
skirt, which I am wearing over a white crinoline (petticoat? I'm never sure
about these things...), which pokes out at the bottom by a couple of inches.
*I* think it gives it a fairy-tale-ball-gown-type look, but maybe it looks
silly. Ah, well, silly is good, too.
What I *don't* have is a top! Ideally, I'd do something like a flowy
peasant blouse with a corset or waist cincher, but I don't own a flowy
peasant blouse, a corset, or a waist cincher.
A friend suggested fashioning a top out of bondage tape. I think I'll be
looking for a top at the Bazarre and on the shopping trip. If nothing comes
up, I'll be pairing my skirt with a simple black baby-t and hoping people
are sufficiently distracted by the sequins. ;)
I'm pondering adding a blue wig. Or maybe a silver wig. Hmmm.
-- Bex
And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain.
~Everything But The Girl