misskittyboo
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I've been a Buffy fan for around 8 or 9 years since I caught a few episodes on television and was re-introduced by my sister not long after and became hooked. I watch it (along with Angel and most other Whedon series) annually and still adore it as much as ever. Last year I was fortunate enough to attend Supa Nova in Adelaide (South Australia) where James Marsters, Luke Perry, Felicia Day and Morena Bacarin would be guests and decided it was the perfect time to finally bring some of my Buffy costume ideas to fruition.
All of my Buffy costumes to date have been made by collaborating with a local dress maker. I did the research, scouted the fabric, buttons and any props then provided her with everything she would need (along with detailed photographs and instructions) and let her skilled hands do the rest of the work. I originally started corresponding with her in mid July and had the costumes by 14th November - ready for Supa Nova 2012.
oh, just to be pre-emptive... before the "it would've look way better with a blonde wig" comments start - let me explain. For at least 19 of my 22 years on this earth I have had blonde hair... due to my impeccable timing though, I finally got to create and wear the Buffy costumes I had envisioned since I was 14 BUT I now had red hair. I have worn wigs in the past for other events and by the end of the night I couldnt not wait to get them off my head - having my medium/long length hair tucked away underneath fake hair isn't the most comfortable. Not to mention - a personal quirk of mine... the previous times I had worn wigs I ended up dying my hair that colour within months and given the money and time it would take to dye my hair back blonde now I thought I'd hold off on the wig rather than trying to resist the urge later. Also, knowing I would be spending a good part of 2 days in these costumes - comfort won out.
Buffy Summers, Doublemeat Palace Uniform (Doublemeat Palace, S6E12)
"It was like Sleepless in Seattle if Tom and Meg were, ya know... like minced"
Chicken buttons, cow hat and orange striped fabric = not the easiest things to find.
I bought a plain orange cap on ebay ($10) and with the help of a very patient and awesome friend we magic'ed a cow out of some felt, fabric, wool and teddybear stuffing ($20). We used several screenshots from the episode as reference. The orange and white striped fabric I sourced from an online fabric sales store in the US and had it shipped over ($30) and I was able to find a plain orange fabric to match at spotlight. By a stroke of lucky, a local grocery store was selling orange sneakers ($6) and I had orange socks in my drawer already. I searched online everywhere for the right chicken buttons but could not find ones suitable until I visited a specialty button store in town - they had the exact same buttons that were used on the show so I bought all of them ($30) - I had attempted to make the bull buttons which are seen in perhaps two scenes of the episode but as they aren't obvious I decided to stick to just using the chicken buttons. The dress maker had a pattern for some plain slacks and simply used the 50's diner dress pattern I had purchased for my 'Anne the waitress' costume as a guide for the shirt, making the necessary changes.
Approximate total: $96 + 70 dress making cost.
Don't forget to check out my other two Buffy costumes as well!
Buffy Summers, Sunnydale Cheerleader (Witch, S1E3)
Buffy Summers, Anne the waitress - (Anne, S3E1)
All of my Buffy costumes to date have been made by collaborating with a local dress maker. I did the research, scouted the fabric, buttons and any props then provided her with everything she would need (along with detailed photographs and instructions) and let her skilled hands do the rest of the work. I originally started corresponding with her in mid July and had the costumes by 14th November - ready for Supa Nova 2012.
oh, just to be pre-emptive... before the "it would've look way better with a blonde wig" comments start - let me explain. For at least 19 of my 22 years on this earth I have had blonde hair... due to my impeccable timing though, I finally got to create and wear the Buffy costumes I had envisioned since I was 14 BUT I now had red hair. I have worn wigs in the past for other events and by the end of the night I couldnt not wait to get them off my head - having my medium/long length hair tucked away underneath fake hair isn't the most comfortable. Not to mention - a personal quirk of mine... the previous times I had worn wigs I ended up dying my hair that colour within months and given the money and time it would take to dye my hair back blonde now I thought I'd hold off on the wig rather than trying to resist the urge later. Also, knowing I would be spending a good part of 2 days in these costumes - comfort won out.
Buffy Summers, Doublemeat Palace Uniform (Doublemeat Palace, S6E12)
"It was like Sleepless in Seattle if Tom and Meg were, ya know... like minced"
Chicken buttons, cow hat and orange striped fabric = not the easiest things to find.
I bought a plain orange cap on ebay ($10) and with the help of a very patient and awesome friend we magic'ed a cow out of some felt, fabric, wool and teddybear stuffing ($20). We used several screenshots from the episode as reference. The orange and white striped fabric I sourced from an online fabric sales store in the US and had it shipped over ($30) and I was able to find a plain orange fabric to match at spotlight. By a stroke of lucky, a local grocery store was selling orange sneakers ($6) and I had orange socks in my drawer already. I searched online everywhere for the right chicken buttons but could not find ones suitable until I visited a specialty button store in town - they had the exact same buttons that were used on the show so I bought all of them ($30) - I had attempted to make the bull buttons which are seen in perhaps two scenes of the episode but as they aren't obvious I decided to stick to just using the chicken buttons. The dress maker had a pattern for some plain slacks and simply used the 50's diner dress pattern I had purchased for my 'Anne the waitress' costume as a guide for the shirt, making the necessary changes.
Approximate total: $96 + 70 dress making cost.
Don't forget to check out my other two Buffy costumes as well!
Buffy Summers, Sunnydale Cheerleader (Witch, S1E3)
Buffy Summers, Anne the waitress - (Anne, S3E1)
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