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This is Quarantine

I sense there’s something in the wind

That feels like tragedy’s at hand

Now, come with us and you will see 

This, our House of Quarantine

Life’s no fun without a good scare

If only we could go anywhere

And while I am dead and can take off my head

To recite Shakespearean quotations

Still, day after day, it’s the same routine

And I so, so miss the sound of screams

And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King

Have grown so tired of the same old thing

And somewhere deep inside of these bones

An emptiness began to grow

And will we ever

End up together?

What’s this? What’s this?

I can’t believe my eyes

I must be dreaming

This looks like fun!

Its something new!

Oh, could it be I got my wish?

What’s this?...Wondercon at Home Masquerade???

Our dearest friends

If you don’t mind....

We’d like to join you by your side

Where we can gaze into the stars

And sit together, now and forever

For it is plain, as anyone can see,

We’re simply meant to be.....          

Photos 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 10, taken by @disneypoohbearfan

Photos 3, 4, and 8, taken by YorkInABox​

Wondercon Masquerade Contest: Ken Hazlett and Natalie Lawson. 

Costume name: This is Quarantine.

Costume Category: Recreation of Hannah Alexander artwork of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

These costumes are based on Hannah Alexander’s artwork and��were made last summer, largely with fabrics meant for other projects that were never made. Because 2020. Jack’s stripes are soutache, stitched  onto different black fabrics (I only had so much of each one, you know?) to create his coat, pants, and hood. His coat is lined with an ombre black to gray fabric, custom designed by us, and there are more white pinstripes made from soutache (see pic with Jack not wearing his coat - Sally holds his coat inside out). Jack has two vests - one is beaded and has a super huge collar; the other is appliquéd and embroidered and has two double welt pockets. One has to learn new skills with each project, right? 

Sally’s different skirt panels include black stitching to create a checkerboard-style pattern, crystals to create spotted fabric, appliquéd circles (on the dress and on skirt panels) and dotless question marks, and more crystals to decorate the circles and hems. She also has two ombre’d skirt panels. Sally’s stays are fully boned with steel bones and were made from an 18th century style pattern. Her shoulder wraps are machine embroidered; the design was drawn in Inkpad and digitized in a very obnoxious and now replaced embroidery program that shall not be named. All the visible stitching was done with embroidery thread. All natural fabrics in her skirt panels were stitched and ragged. Synthetic fabrics were hemmed or burned with a wood burner. Her two-toned Victorian boots were painted black on the lower half of the boot with a most excellent leather paint. 

The Halloween Town clock was made by us for this past holiday season and we updated the X-mas sign with the Wondercon at Home and the Wondercon logos.

Now, if you’ve stuck around this long, maybe its because you’ve recognized some of these photos and their resemblance to famous paintings?  And yes, we did base many of the above photos on some of our favorite paintings. 

Photo 1:  “Woman with a Parasol Facing Left“; Claude Monet, 1886

Photo 2:  “American Gothic”; Grant Wood, 1930

Photo 5: “The Scream”; Edvard Munch, 1893

Photo 6: ““I Am Half Sick of Shadows,” said the Lady of Shalott”; John William Waterhouse, 1915

Photo 7: “Paris Street; Rainy Day”; Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Photo 8: “The Black and White Ball”; Jack Vettriano, 1996

Photo 10: “Boy and Girl gazing at the Moon”; Norman Rockwell, 1926

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WonderCon Masquerade Contestant:   Adolfo “Ariel” Estandarte, ariel004

Costume Name:  The Infinity Gauntlet

Costume Description:  Jumbo size Infinity Gauntlet, body based on the comics, gems based on the MCU movies. Crafted from upholstery foam, tablecloth, plastic bowls, pvc, paint, and lots and lots of glue!

Team: worn by Ariel Estandarte, designed by Ariel Estandarte and Anne Bonovich, created by Anne & Earl Bonovich.

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WonderCon Masquerade Contest: DAWN WASHINGTON

Costume Name: THE QUEEN OF HEARTS 

Costume Description: Original design -  imagine if the Queen of Hearts were real, and she wore a ball gown for a formal event. . . . I believe she would wear something like this!

Photo credit: Lyon Hart Photography, JR Vork Photography,  Julio Holgado Photography, Project MegaShip Cosplay Photography

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WonderCon Masquerade Contest: Nina London Cosplay

Costume Name: Cheshire Cat

Costume Description: Original Design (inspired by film source)

Bio: “I’m not crazy.  My reality is just different than yours.”  Who among us hasn’t identified with these immortal words from Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat?  And who better to bring this character to life than Tim Burton, perennial lover of all things that appear crazy to some, familiar to others?  This costume was entirely hand-constructed by the wearer.  The tail rests on a harness worn under the dress; its base is 12-gauge wire and quilt batting, and it is covered in fabric, artificial fur, crocheted yarn, and rhinestones.  The claws are made from poly foam caulk saver covered in brocade and rhinestones, and the mask is made from Worbla, wire, and weirdness. 

Photography: Alexandra Lee Studios

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WonderCon Masquerade Contest: Devon Baker and Carrie-Lea Hoch Costume Name: Ugly Stepsisters Costume Description: Ugly Stepsisters - Re-creation from Disney’s Cinderella

The idea for this costume was to take the simple dresses from the animated Disney cartoon and give them a slight glow-up; remaining true to the base colors and overall silhouette, but with some texture, flair and elegance. The undergarments (though unseen) remain true to historical roots with slit crotch bloomers, petticoat, corset and lobster tail bustle. We even sewed historical pockets tied under our skirts to hold all the essentials a lady needs. The fabrics used were selected with lots of textures, and to add pop to the gowns without making them too busy. Lace appliques and some subtle beading were hand sewn to finish the garments. Once covid struck, these costumes were stored away with hopes of future cons to woo some handsome princes. Eventually masks were sewn to match the costumes so we can go to all the balls even in these plague times!

Photos and video taken by Devon Baker and Carrie-Lea Hoch

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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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WonderCon Masquerade Contest: Judith Harmon

Costume Name: Ethereal Lightfury

Costume Description: This is my interpretation of Sunset Dragon’s Lightfury design.

Personal Bio: Cosplay is an artform that I love and cherish, I love the moment of inspiration when a new costume idea comes my way. I have been sewing for so many years and enjoy the fun challenges that cosplay brings to me. Each project brings it’s own triumphs and challenges, and I am so excited to share my art with whomever I am able.

Photos Taken by: Nick Ferris

My Lightfury Journey: The first moment I saw this Sunset Dragon design, I was enthralled. I loved the idea of this beautiful creature being captured in such an interesting way. When I started planning out my interpretation of this design, I decided that I wanted a little bit more color and flow in how this was constructed. I thought about the traditional western dragon designs and loved the idea of giving her a scaled stomach, to give a contrasting color as well as an extra layer of shine. I decided to add flow to the skirt, shirt, and hood in my fabric choices, and added rhinestones EVERYWHERE! I found a lovely pink wig to go with this design, but it just didn’t have enough dimension for my use, I added wefts of white hair throughout to give the hair the look of highlights. My version of this design is in seduction mode, she hasn’t snagged her Toothless yet, but it’s only a matter of time

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Sarah's dream ballgown 🔮

WONDERCON MASQUERADE

Josephine/RetroSnowWhite

Sarah's dream sequence gown 🔮

A fully-accurate re-creation from the movie The Labyrinth

✨My goal was 100% screen accuracy. Even the necklace clasp had to be the same. Everything was made by me except for the shoes and ring, including the patterns. I added human hair extensions, as well as lot's of "magic" to get my hair big. The makeup look is pretty simple, mainly purple eyeshadow and enhanced brows. The iridescent fabric is different between the skirt and bodice (it's very loud walking lol) CRUNCH CRUNCH. The muslin lining can be seen in a couple of the pictures. The outer organza skirt layer had to be dyed three times (the first time it caught on fire and I had to make a new one). Finding the lace for the skirt took a long time, as well as the outer bodice fabric. The bodice is constructed with no front seams, so all shaping is done on the sides. There is a lot of inside boning as well. Thanks to hd museum photos I could zoom in on every little detail and get each bead exact. There are so many different embellishments on this costume. Sequins, bugle beads, seed beads, stones, rhinestones, etc. It closes in the back with hook and eyes. The pouch on her skirt has lots of different stones, and I created the netting for it by cutting up a shower loofa. The necklace was especially complicated, it took quite a while. All the other accessories were overall pretty simple to do. I loved this dress as a kid, and I'm glad I decided to make it!

Music: While We Were Sleeping by Vermos

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Start here!  The Fogilo team, our usual Masters of Ceremonies for our Masquerade events, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, and the invisible Victor Foglio, award-winning artists and writers from Studio Foglio, welcome you to the 2021 WonderCon@Home Masquerade!  Listen to them explain the show before you continue on!

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WonderCon Masquerade Contest: Kathryn Henzler

Costume Name: Lady of Lórien and Light

Costume Description: An original design based on Galadriel and Lothlórien architecture from The Lord of the Rings, consisting of a dress of rose silk and cupro embroidered with sequins and crystals, a 3-D printed bodice, neck corset, and bracelet, a bejeweled ring, wire elf ears, and a recycled, handmade paper flower crown.

Bio: Kathryn Henzler is an award-winning designer and creator of theatrical costumes, cosplay, skating costumes, and geek couture. She has exhibited at conventions and art museums and is a three-time Her Universe Fashion Show contestant. In her day-to-day, she is also a Japanese-English translator, composer/musician/audio engineer, actress, activist, archer, and adult figure skater.

Photo & Video Credit: Elizabeth Emmert/Kathryn Henzler

Music Credit: Kathryn Henzler

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WonderCon Masquerade Contest: Capt Cash

Costume Name: Endgame Ironman

Costume Description: Re-creation of the moment Tony Stark does the Snap in Avengers: Endgame

Bio: Capt Cash got his start at the Tokyo Game show in 2005. At the time he had never attended a con of any kind and was living as an expat in Kobe, Japan. When his friend insisted that they go to the big show in Tokyo, Cash agreed on the condition that they did it ‘all the way.’ That meant costumes. Dressing as Lupin the Third, the rush of that first con had Cash hooked.

He moved back to the US in 2009 and picked up Cosplay again in 2013 when he attended San Diego Comic-Con for the first time. His work has been featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune, SYFY, i09, and Nerdist to name a few.

With a wife and two boys under the age of five, cosplay hasn’t so much slowed down as it has changed. Now it’s making costumes for four.

Photo credits:

Top image - K.C. Alfred 'Snap' - K.C. Alfred Edit by Sandor Gyarmati 'Death of Tony Stark' - Jeff Zoet Visuals

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WonderCon Masquerade Contest “Don’t put on the ring, Frodo!”

Michael and Ronald Bowler

Gandalf and Frodo

Recreation: Private Designers

Michael J. Bowler is an award-winning author of Teen and YA novels

Ronald J. Bowler is his son and an actor, primarily musicals and Shakespeare

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2021 WonderCon Masquerade!

This year a page shall be our stage—a webpage that is, for our virtual Wondercon@Home costume Masquerade.

Live starting at 10am PST, join us over at https://wonderconathome.tumblr.com/ to see great fan-made costumes presented with style, character, and imagination. 

Saturday afternoon, winners will be posted on the WonderCon@Home website http://comic-con.org/ in the following categories:

Best In Show, Judges’ Choice, Best Re-Creation, Best Original Design, Best Workmanship, Best Presentation, and Most Humorous

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Finish here!  The Foglio team appears again to wrap up the show with closing remarks, starring Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, and the invisible Victor Foglio.  Thank you for being here!   Thank you so much, Phil, Kaja and Victor!

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Meet our Masquerade Judges

Jennifer May Nickel

"What makes the art of Costume Design so thrilling is the opportunity to help tell a story and bring characters to life."

Jennifer May Nickel is a Costume Designer for Television and Film.  For television, Jennifer’s Costume Design credits include Neflix’s Cabin with Bert Kreischer and Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis, the CW’s Containment, Fox’s What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage, Syfy's TV movie Miami Magma, the History Channel’s Legend of the Superstition Mountains, TLC’s TV movie The Secret Santa and Nickelodeon’s The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery.

Classically trained in theatre, Jennifer holds an MFA in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University and also studied in England at Oxford University (St. Edmund’s College: Myth and Ritual in Theatre). A proud member of the Costume Designers’ Guild Jennifer has won the Elizabeth Schrader Kimberly Costume Design Award, The Cecilia Cohen Award for Excellence in Theatre and The WCDAC Achievement Award.

Her more extensive bio can be found on IMDb.

Gigi “Fast Elk” Bannister

SFX Artist, Director, Producer, Actor, Director, Gigi "Fast Elk" Bannister (formerly Porter) has been in the film industry for over 35 years.  Better known for her practical special effects and production work, Gigi is comfortable on both sides of the camera. She's appeared in over a dozen films and television shows, and is a popular guest at horror conventions, film festivals, workshops and seminars. For several years she has donated time at San Diego Comic-Cons to assist Masquerade contestants with their special effects make-up needs.

Gigi is credited as a Producer on Don Coscarelli and David Hartman's "Phantasm V: Ravager" (2016) and Steve King's "One For the Road" (2011) (Night Shift Anthology). As a character actor, she's appeared in "Bloody Bloody Bible Camp" (2011), "Carnies" (2009), in "Small Town Saturday Night" (2009) (with Chris Pine, John Hawkes, Reggie Bannister, and Perry Anzilotti), and again in Don Coscarelli's "Bubba Ho-Tep" (2002) (Bruce Campbell, Reggie Bannister and Ozzie Davis), and many more. She has produced and directed on numerous projects including dozens of live events, fund raisers and seminars, six independent feature films, and six shows for television.

More information on Gigi can be found on IMDb.

Allan Lavigne

Costumer, make-up special effects artist, sculptor, and painter with 40+years with credits from Lucasfilm, Sony Pictures, Disney, and more, his costume fabrication work has been exhibited around the world in museums, film premieres and numerous conventions.  His Bronze Armory studio is in the San Francisco Bay Area where he creates, lectures, and teaches.  His newest exhibit of screen-accurate motion picture and television costume reproductions “The Batman Armory” will be re-opening soon at the San Francisco Cartoon Museum, requested by Warner Brothers to promote the new Batman encyclopedia: Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Knight in Comics, Films and Beyond which Allan was technical advisor for. Formerly a top winner for many years in fan costuming at many conventions, including San Diego Comic-Con, he brings with him great insight from having learned and honed his costume skills as a contestant himself.

Additional information about Allan’s work can be found at https://thebronzearmory.com