Goes Somer * Goesomer * Gossamer

 


It's be a while since last I updated my little blog, then again, I haven't had a whole lot of news (positive) to report. However, I went to the Phoenix Comicon, and that means cosplay!

The concept behind this year's cosplay was a Lolita-style Eleventh Doctor. She is the Doctor and she is Adorable! I found a jacket/vest combo second hand that were too perfect for words:



The vest I re-cut and retrofitted. Note the perfect grandpa-buttons!

This shirt was the result of a visit to another second hand store. I meant to go in and find a shirt that fit, which I could disassemble and use as a pattern for a proper Doctor Oxford. It only needed fitting, which Kali was more than happy to assist me with.

This skirt was the biggest project. Tulle, perfect Eleven shirt fabric from season 5 thanks to Spoonflower.com, and creating the black top skirt cover from scratch, then lining it all . . . it was more complicated than I anticipated, but holy heck, the end results look fantastic.



Then, I needed accessories! What Eleventh Doctor would be complete without a fez, but how to make it Lolita cute? The answer: tiny, beribboned fez.




To save the universe, you need a mop. Mops aren't terribly cute, but parasols are both cute AND Lolita. Thus, the parasol mop was conceived.

 


Coco helps!!!!!






NOW FOR THE PHOENIX COMICON!

  

Idris enjoying her Thai ice tea.

Hipster Disney princesses! 



Then gettin' all gussied up and prancing about as Lolita Doctor!



DALEK FIGHTING! 

First, a Dalek tried to photobomb us while we were taking a group pic:



So I fought it off with my parasol






And a group photo with John Barrowman:



More photo fun:



 



I have more cool cosplay pics that do not involve me over at my tumblr, http://www.tumblr.com/blog/nepenthegold