But now, wardrobe dithering!

[cupcake_goth]

 SakuraCon is next week, and thanks to the friend I'm going with, we're staying a block away from the convention center. It's a local con, so daytripping would have been easy, but the Infamous BlueJay decided she wanted a place to retreat to as needed. (She also bought my ticket, because while she likes going and seeing all the cosplay, she is an epically introverted misanthrope; I'm her stunt extrovert. I will interact with the people, she will stand by me and look at the costumes and study technique.)

Anyway, what this means is I need to plan my wardrobe for three days, because I won't have the luxury of changing my mind. 

• Lestat Is My Aesthetic: long black skirts with petticoats, whatever stereotypical "vampire" blouse I have with the most lace ruffles, RED VELVET FROCK COAT, and no idea what hat or if I'm just going to leave my hair down.
• Time to Join the Circus: long ruffled b&w striped skirt with petticoats, the skirted velvet waistcoat with the lace appliques on the collar and hem, the Kambriel Bastian shirt, and a top hat. I'm dithering about if I want to wear the matching jabot, or if I want to go for a ruffled black lace jabot.
• Floral Goth (the outfit I'm least certain about): the long Chiroptian Garden skirt (flowers! bats!) with petticoats,  one of my long waistcoats with the pointed hem, aaaaaand? I'm currently leaning toward the Kambriel Shadowen blouse, with a lace collar and maybe a pink lace jabot? Some sort of giant hat with veiling and flowers? Or a super-floral fascinator? 

Comments

[ironed_orchid]

That floral Goth outfit sounds amazing. The skirt is gorgeous.

[cupcake_goth]

When the designer posted teaser images of the skirt on FB, she included a comment along the lines of "Yes, Jilli and Jola, it will be available in a long skirt" :D

[icprncs]

You can never go wrong with a giant hat at a con. (She says, dithering about what to wear for the 50 minutes she'll be onstage at NWC.)

[cupcake_goth]

I guess I need to test all of the giant hats against the skirt to see which one works best. Oh no. Not that.

(What are you going to be onstage at NWC for?)

[icprncs]

I'm hosting the GoH interview/Q&A panel on Friday. I have also not come up with any questions for her yet, but weirdly I'm less worried about that than about what to wear. :P

[icprncs]

Oh BTW, I'm getting rid of all my Aromaleigh "backstock" (the extras of stuff I bought when I naively thought I would run out of certain shades, hah), and I pulled out a variety of burgundy/red/pink samples for your consideration. Everything's been sealed and in a covered box. Let me know if you might be interested in seeing them. (I do not have any of the Victoria's Revenge stuff in your colors. I think there was an extra Ravenstag but I'm not sure without looking, which I'm currently too tired/lazy to do.)

[cupcake_goth]

I know that "backstock" feeling! But yes, I'd like to look at those colors. And if you DO have an extra Ravenstag, I will happily take it off your hands.

[carmenbeaudry]

I vote for enormous hat. I’m currently dreaming of grey Goth/Victorian with an enormous red hat with white speckles,to evoke a giant Amanita mushroom. It won’t get done for Norwescon, though.

[cupcake_goth]

That sounds like a FANTASTIC outfit idea.

[sistawendy]

There must be outfit photos, young lady! I love the Bastian shirt photo above.