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Costuming for Nerds, Part 16
This year we ventured into the other big space-related fandom. That's right: it is fully possible to be a fan of both Star Wars and Star Trek. ;)
We had discussed a lot of different ideas, but nothing was really getting me excited until I realized I would love to dress up as Spock. And it would be a fairly simple costume as long as I could get the right components: a decent replica of the uniform, pointed ears, and a wig. All of these were obtained online without much trouble, so it was one of the easiest costumes I've ever done -- though far from the cheapest. I justified the expense somewhat by the lucky find of a set of men's pajamas (size small) for the uniform, so the purchase wouldn't be for only a single use. It looked great, and now I have a new set of comfy pajamas! Substitute a camera case for the tricorder bag, and the costume was complete.
Apparently without my glasses and long hair I look a lot like Luke? Well, we are related. And yes, I can do the Vulcan salute on my own, without taping my fingers together or any such cheating.
With the Star Trek theme, Mark debated a bunch of options. Captain Kirk? Data? A Klingon? And then he remembered how he'd thrown together a last-minute Borg costume in college (before we met) and has always been dissatisfied with how it turned out. So he figured it was worth trying again.
Over the next week or so, he accumulated the components -- black clothing, black spray paint, corrugated hoses. But then he put it all together in a single afternoon with duct tape and a whole lot of ingenuity. I'm quite impressed. He used an old thermostat and a broken video game cartridge for the electronic bits, and an actual working drill inside a cardboard box to make a twisty thing for his right hand.
This picture is from school, where he finally, finally won the teacher's costume competition. (The students vote and it ends up being more of a popularity contest, but the teacher who usually wins didn't participate this year, so hooray!!)
Together.
Emma wanted to be Disgust from Inside Out, which meant lots of green. She, too was hardly recognizable with her wig and makeup. Ryan was a zombie, and Luke tolerated his Batman costume fairly well. I guess we've been dressing him up as superheroes a lot over the last few years. Well, the look is simple and non-cumbersome, which is all he wants.
We had discussed a lot of different ideas, but nothing was really getting me excited until I realized I would love to dress up as Spock. And it would be a fairly simple costume as long as I could get the right components: a decent replica of the uniform, pointed ears, and a wig. All of these were obtained online without much trouble, so it was one of the easiest costumes I've ever done -- though far from the cheapest. I justified the expense somewhat by the lucky find of a set of men's pajamas (size small) for the uniform, so the purchase wouldn't be for only a single use. It looked great, and now I have a new set of comfy pajamas! Substitute a camera case for the tricorder bag, and the costume was complete.
Apparently without my glasses and long hair I look a lot like Luke? Well, we are related. And yes, I can do the Vulcan salute on my own, without taping my fingers together or any such cheating.
With the Star Trek theme, Mark debated a bunch of options. Captain Kirk? Data? A Klingon? And then he remembered how he'd thrown together a last-minute Borg costume in college (before we met) and has always been dissatisfied with how it turned out. So he figured it was worth trying again.
Over the next week or so, he accumulated the components -- black clothing, black spray paint, corrugated hoses. But then he put it all together in a single afternoon with duct tape and a whole lot of ingenuity. I'm quite impressed. He used an old thermostat and a broken video game cartridge for the electronic bits, and an actual working drill inside a cardboard box to make a twisty thing for his right hand.
This picture is from school, where he finally, finally won the teacher's costume competition. (The students vote and it ends up being more of a popularity contest, but the teacher who usually wins didn't participate this year, so hooray!!)
Together.
Emma wanted to be Disgust from Inside Out, which meant lots of green. She, too was hardly recognizable with her wig and makeup. Ryan was a zombie, and Luke tolerated his Batman costume fairly well. I guess we've been dressing him up as superheroes a lot over the last few years. Well, the look is simple and non-cumbersome, which is all he wants.
