by Amy Ratcliffe If you’re a Wil Wheaton fan, you’ve probably heard of w00tstock. The shows seemed to always happen in far off places from me – like Minnesota or Illinois. When I heard that w00tstock 2.4 would be held during San Diego Comic-Con, I didn’t hesitate. I bought tickets immediately even though the complete [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe You know some things that make geek girls happy? I mean, other than Jamie Bamber wearing only a towel? Being recognized as legitimate science fiction fans and having merchandise made just for us. It’s a great feeling to be able to get clothes that express one’s fandom, fit, and look stylish. Tons [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but San Diego Comic-Con just ended this Sunday. Though it’s not the costume craziness that I’ve heard Dragon*Con is, it’s big. I took multiple costumes to a convention for the first time. It’s hard to keep track of all the costume pieces [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe You’ve finally finished a costume. It took time, love, patience, and a flurry of curse words, but you did it. You’re ready to take it to your first convention. Now, you need one finishing piece that not everyone thinks of. You need to smell the part. Related Stuff:
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by Amy Ratcliffe Since my first post about steampunk, you’ve gone and read more, right? I thought so. It’s an endless topic – of course, most things are when the magic of the internet is at your service – and it’s easy to get caught up and spend hours reading about the influences and drooling [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe Have you ever longed for a place to store your office plunder? Maybe you need to hide your prized colored paper clips or your thumbtacks with kitty faces from sticky-fingered co-workers? Well, fret no longer. You just need a miniature pirate treasure chest to adorn your desk. Related Stuff:
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by Amy Ratcliffe The 501st Legion. The name has a ring of awesome and elite. In the Star Wars universe, the legion begins as a superior unit of clone troopers selected by Emperor Palpatine during the Clone Wars. At one point, they were Darth Vader’s personal unit. The name actually came first in our universe [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe As anyone who reads this column knows, I am a fan of costumes of all kinds. If you like to play dress up and admire cosplayers, I encourage you to put a costume together in whatever manner you can. Any attempt is better than none. But. If you are the iggit that [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe If you’re going to go to the trouble of getting cinched up in a corset, I say why not it let it be a corset covered with a spacescape or comics? It’s almost as important as the “to be or not to be” debate. Almost. Related Stuff:
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by Amy Ratcliffe Steampunk. It’s a word that’s been around for a while. Even when the word wasn’t there, the definition and style of it was. The movement has been gaining popularity though (notice how I didn’t say steaming ahead.) and more people are asking everyday – what is steampunk? Related Stuff:
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by Amy Ratcliffe Food on sticks and a tightly laced bodice are calling my name. These two things only go together when it’s time to visit the local renaissance faire. If you’ve not experienced the joy of a renaissance faire, please get thee to the internet and find one in your area. Let go of [...]
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If the costuming fairy visited and gave me three wishes (this is my post, I can mix fairies and genies), one of my wishes would be to visit Kelldar and play dress up. I could be a Disney princess, a superhero, and Princess Leia in the space of a day. Kelldar, who I have dubbed [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe I admit it. I’ve ransacked the boys section of most department stores to find my handful of Star Wars t-shirts. The extra large shirts work, even if I have to layer them over a tank top. The truth is that the lack of Star Wars fashion made for girls is glaring. The [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe Back in high school (not so long ago, definitely not over a decade ago), it wasn’t easy to find fellow geeks. Besides the fact that I am from a small town, classmates didn’t usually wave their geek flags out in the open. They kept it tucked away in the dusty hall closet. [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe – When it comes to costumes , accessorizing is a different world. In everyday life, it’s the black headband or the blue purse. With costumes, it’s the tiara or the sidearm. I know which choices I’d rather have.
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by Amy Ratcliffe By now you know that you can deck out yourself and your home in geekery a plenty. Fashion and home décor have a come a long way in the past ten years. Companies finally realized the potential of items like Stargate coasters and gaming t-shirts. But, did you know that you can [...]
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by Amy Ratcliffe When the subject of costumes and cosplay comes up in conversation, these fateful words soon follow: “I can’t sew.” It’s okay. It’s not the end of your costuming world. Repeat after me, you can make it work. I admire seamsters and gush over their creations. Sewing costumes produces results unmatchable with a [...]
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