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sasuke………………………………………… not now

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So I finally cracked open my Princess Diaries special edition dvd, and immediately went to the bloopers, as you do, and decided that the internet needed even more reasons to love Julie Andrews. You’re welcome.

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I know that my Elvira isn’t the most technically advanced or most detailed costume but I still love this costume from head to toe with all my heart. The wig was completely constructed, styled and sewn together by me and the dress was draped, cut and stitched by me as well!

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Hello Lords, Ladies and non-conforming Royalty of Tumblr! It is nearing two weeks since the WonderCon Masquerade and my head is still spinning! my win had me entirely by surprise! I owe it all to my incredible photographer Jon York who managed to capture every detail in this incredibly dark-toned costume absolutely pop! Also major shoutout to the judges for their appreciation of the work I put into the costume. Elphaba will truly never be complete and will always be ever involving until I achieve perfection with her.

anywho, I wanted to pop in to excuse my absence. I do plan on continuing to update this blog with finished costuming projects but until then I wanted to throw out there that I am much more active on my Instagram. See you soon! 💕www.instagram.com/shanechandlercostumes

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Elphaba’s Act II Gown

Hey friends! This is my entry into the WonderCon Masquerade with my Elphaba Act II gown from the Broadway musical, Wicked!

Elphaba has taken just over 675 hours to date. Because of my love for earth sustainability I set out to make this gown out of completely recycled materials and fortunately I just about have accomplished that goal. The only things that were bought for the costume was the chiffon for the capes and the glass and wood beads that I used to hand bead the bodice.

The skirt is made of approximately 147 yards of 5” inch strips of fabric that were hand cut and ruffled onto the skirt which is actually a nine foot wide circle skirt made from an old table cloth. All of the patch work on the bodice was all hand stitched on and while this seems like an insane feat, which it was, they were hand stitched because at the time I was working for Disney and would spend about an hour to an hour and a half on the bus on my way to work so I would stitch away. I could also be seen still stitching on my breaks and lunches.

In addition the hat was of my own creation and was sewn by machine and was finished with a hand stitched bias binding with an Incased wire to help the brim hold it’s shape.

Great care was also taken in creating my makeup plot to go along with the costume. I did extensive research into Elphaba’s makeup in the show and am happy to say that I have sourced the official products used in the show and through practice was able to accurately recreate the show’s makeup plot for Elphaba onto myself.

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Have courage and be kind today! 💙✨

Wig styling by me.

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Happy Fall, my lovelies.

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Costumes based on art by @hannah_alexander_artwork

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Costumes made by me. Sally wig is @epiccosplaywigs Gloves, tights @welovecolors https://www.instagram.com/p/CFc-6oFnFL7/?igshid=1wuvl5cf2lb7u