Ellowyne with a touch of Goth... and many happy returns. Sounds like a pitch for a vampire anthology, doesn't it? To tell the truth, today marks another birth-date. By the time the school day drew to a close, I was feeling the new year's weight.
Todat also marks the opening of Animefest 2010. We set up last night -- the blessed rain which had descended on Wednesday and broke the summer heat had departed by sundown -- at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, AKA the dandelion ball in downtown Dallas. Mar & Karen had beat us there, so it took only 1-2 trips to unload the wagon and settle the stuff on the tables. Earrings -- so few pairs compared to earlier this year, the rings, Mar's leather studded jewelry, Karen's fans & parasols, the BJD jewelry, and the Obitsu BJDs ... Steph will add her corsets (maybe) as well as some jewelry pieces ... Saturday & Sunday we'll have a full complement at the table.
We saw one lovely Victorian steampunk vampire hunter in full corset, bustle, and hat -- fan & mini-crossbow at the ready. I hope she's at the "Plus sizes" cosplay panel ... and I also hope there aren't a bunch of itty-bitty girls up there trying to tell us bigger girls what we should or should not try to wear, though it is true that after you reach a certain weight, spandex is not your friend (unless it's teamed with other costume items that conceal what needs to be concealed or enhance your best assets). Our vampire hunter wore some impressively large necklace & earrings in red (plastic?) beads. She definitely had a sense of style -- and equally impressive tailoring to fit her full figure.
Tomorrow every cosplayer will emerge in fullest regalia. I look forward to the annual appearance of Sailor Scouts, Rose & the TARDIS, and more. I'm sure several characters from Alice in Wonderland will stroll past our table ... just wait and see!
Dance quote: "Life is a dance, from one stage to the next." ~Anonymous
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