Agent Carter
Peggy Carter began as a found-item costume that Alena put together for a movie premiere. She decided to wear it again to a convention a few weeks later, and it was so well received that…
Assassin’s Creed 2
Laura demonstrates a modified found object costume of Lucy from Assassin’s Creed. The shirt started as a turtleneck from Goodwill, and the cut-off sleeves became the signature design on the front and back. Characters
The Avengers (ITV)
No, not those Avengers — the 1960s British spy team! Meet John Steed, Emma Peel, and Cathy Gale. Characters
Ben-Hur
When we once again had the opportunity to sponsor one of our favorite films at The Historic Artcraft Theatre, we decided to go all-out and do a live stage pre-show. In costume. With chariots. Characters
Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler)
Our first set of Kuroshitsuji costumes was a deliberate found item challenge — we assembled Sebastian, Ciel and Grelle without making anything specifically for the set (all consisting of vintage and modified clothing pieces). Sebastian’s tailcoat is…
The Court Jester
“…And Sewing Is Half the Battle!” frequently sponsors films at The Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana. The Court Jester is one of our all-time favorites, and when we sponsored it we also organized a gathering of costumed fans dressed…
Detective Conan
A mix of handmade and found item costumes from Meitantei (Detective) Conan (a.k.a. Case Closed) and predecessor/spinoff series Magic Kaito. (Yeah, the continuity of that franchise is a bit confusing…) With FallingRain as Edogawa Conan.…
Devil May Cry
Dante, Lady and Trash I mean Trish. But seriously, these costumes really are made of literal trash. Actually pulled out of a trash can. Trish’s trademark lightning bolt bustier (totally secure without tape or glue!)…
Final Fantasy VII
A perennial classic, FFVII was Alena’s first JRPG. It was probably Mark’s 945th (he played ALL the JRPGs), and Laura was mostly here for Advent Children, but at least everyone was happy to cosplay from…
Animamundi: Dark Alchemist
So what do you do when you run across a Japanese visual novel with mediocre artwork and ridiculous costumes that can’t possibly exist in real life? Why, cosplay it, of course! Alena’s Archangel Michael wings…
Final Fantasy X-2
A collaborative group project with Mogchelle (Dark Knight Paine). Laura’s Full Throttle mech included puppetry finger-blades and a motorized rotating sword helicopter. Characters Awards
Doctor Who, Torchwood, Class
There are so many costumes in this category that it’s difficult to organize them, so the gallery is a bit large. Character photos are roughly grouped together. There is also a second gallery at the…
Flash Gordon
Alena grew up in the 1980s. Alena likes the band Queen. Alena enjoys cheesy sci-fi adventure movies. So when Indy PopCon announced that they were bringing actor Sam Jones to town and sponsoring a special screening of…
Fullmetal Alchemist
This set was a huge benchmark for us, as it was our first set of costumes made entirely from scratch, as well as the first for which we received craftsmanship awards. It was also the…
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Gankutsuou, which translates roughly to “Lord of the Cavern,” was the Japanese title of a translation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel Le Comte de Monte Cristo. It is also the title of a 2004 anime which sets…
The Green Hornet
From the Kevin Smith comic book series. (Alena and Mark have done another traditional 1940s Green Hornet set, but for some reason they have never gotten photos of it.) Characters
Gensoumaden Saiyuuki
The manga Gensoumaden Saiyuuki (in the U.S. it’s commonly shortened to Saiyuki) is a very liberal retelling of the Xiyouji, or Journey To The West, legend. This series is currently in second place for “most costumes we’ve made…
Gundam Wing
Shin Kidousenki Gundam W (or Gundam Wing to U.S. audiences) is a 1995 giant robot space opera with a handful of really snappy military uniforms and a whole bunch of other… less-snappy costume designs. But Lucrezia Noin…
Harry Potter
So the conversation went something like this: “Hey, there’s a Harry Potter book release party at the store tonight. Want to go?” “Sure. It’d be fun to go in costume. Do we have any Harry…
Highlander: The Series
Alena has been a Methos fangirl since she watched Highlander as a teenager in the 1990s (which is 100% credited to the Queen theme music). Unfortunately, a character whose wardrobe consists entirely of shapeless sweaters, ill-fitting coats…
The Hobbit
Assembled from found items for the midnight premieres of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. With Stephanie as a grumpy dwarf. (Sort of.) Characters
Batman (1966)
We sponsored the 1966 Batman movie at the Historic Artcraft Theatre, and dressed up to do the pre-show. Alena’s entire Robin costume was made in just six hours! The pre-show included this, uh, highly intellectual…
Kung Fury
Alena’s Barbarianna costume incorporates many natural materials including leather, fur, a deer skull, goat jawbones, coyote bones, feathers, and deer antlers, as well as hand-sculpted horns and teeth, extensive hand beading, a carved-PVC faux flint…