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Montreal’s Great Victorian Picnic, 5th edition / 5e édition des Grands...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) I was so busy preparing for Montreal ComicCon, and then recovering from it, that I forgot to tell you about an event I went to a while back. On Sunday...

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Wednesday Wishlist: Once upon a time's Tinker Bell / Souhait du mercredi: Il...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)I am a fan of the show Once upon a time(2011); how could I not be, it is about fairytales and has amazing costumes! This season, the protagonists are in...

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Take Back Halloween / Se réapproprier l'Halloween

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)This week, in reading EPBOT, I discovered a new source of inspiration for costumes: Take Back Halloween. This resource was created as an answer to the costume...

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Halloween 2013

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) It’s Halloween! Happy dress-up day! (Oh yeah, and Celtic New Year). This year, people in my office were dressing up, and I had the difficult task of choosing...

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Costume-Con 32 planning / Planification pour Costume-Con 32

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) People: as of today, there are only 25 weeks left before Costume Con 32. I think it is more than time to start panickingplanning. This will be my first...

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Happy New Year and 2014 costuming challenges / Bonne année et quelques...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) A belated Happy New Year to all! I do apologize for my long silence. We were somewhat unlucky in health in the last couple of months of 2013; nothing...

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Movie Monday: Disney's Frozen / Lundi Cinoche: La Reine des Neiges de Disney

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)Last week, I did something I had not done since the summer of 2008: I went to the movies! I took my daughter to see her first movie in the theater: Disney’s...

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Secret Costume Sneak Peak #1: Sea Glass Jewels / Aperçu du Costume Secret #1:...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)In preparation for my secret Costume Con 32 Fantasy and Science Fiction Masquerade costume, I have been looking at beading tutorials online. This one on how to...

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Backlog post: Holiday projects / Articles en retard: Projets des Fêtes

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)  After spending last November nursing colds after colds (mine and my kids’) I worked on a few sewing projects for the Holidays in December. And because as we...

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Russia's National costume (part 1) The Sarafan / Le costume national Russe...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) The Sochi Winter Olympics will begin officially tomorrow, and you know what this means: plenty of posts about figure skating dresses and comments on the...

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Russia's National costume (part 2): The Kokoshnik / Le costume national Russe...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) Welcome to part two of my study of the Russian National costume for women. Today, we will discover the Kokoshnik, the Russian traditional headdress in all its...

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Sochi Olympics Winter Games 2014: The Pants / Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) Do you follow the pants? No? Well, for those of you who do not, or for those who do not know what the pants are, let me explain. If you have been avidly...

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Dear Costume Elitist / Cher/Chère Élitiste du costume

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) It seems everywhere we look, there are people bringing others down for various reasons, and unfortunately, the world of amateur costumers has not been...

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LARPing / Medievalite Wardrobe / Garde-Robe de GN / Médiévalisée

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)I was chatting with a friend the other night about first costumes and beginner mistakes in medieval wear, and it hit me that I had never shared my LARPing*...

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I'm going to Costume Con and I need to pack in my trunk... / Je m'en vais à...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) Costume Con 32 is in a month! That is pretty much all I think about these days. While I try to finish as many of the projects I set out to make for this event...

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Secret Costume Sneak Peak #2: Fabrics/ Aperçu du Costume Secret #2: Tissus

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)I am nearing the completion of of my costume for the Fantasy and Science Fiction Masquerade at Costume Con 32; all that is left to do is add the grommets for...

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Priestess of the Moon and Seas Headdress / Coiffe de Prêtresse de la Lune et...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.) For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you saw the evolution last week of my Priestess of the Moon and Seas headdress. This is my original artwork:Pour...

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Costume-Con 32 Costume line-up / Horaire de costumes pour Costume-Con 32

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)I have made up my mind as to what to wear when at Costume-Con 32. If you are looking for me, this is what I will be wearing:Je me suis décidée sur quoi porter...

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Costume-Con 32 - The Diary: Friday / Costume-Con 32 - Le Journal de Bord:...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)First off, I would like to apologize for the delay in posting about my Costume-Con 32 experience: I came home from the conference with vertigo caused by a...

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Costume-Con 32 - The Diary: Saturday / Costume-Con 32 - Le Journal de Bord:...

(La version Française se trouve plus bas.)Saturday morning at Costume-Con 32 started really early for me – like 5:45 AM. I found the bed to be so uncomfortable that I did not really sleep well. Not...

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