Oh that shirt to me read immediately as secret magic chainmail at least in this lighting, so that was a solid choice; hope you're enjoying the cruel prince books as I did a lot!
I love going charity shopping for my _vaguely_ historical costumes! They're so full of strange and useful stuff! I once found a scarf that looked like chainmail, it was knitted out of this lovely silver thread that had a little crunch to it 👀
fyi we have a thrift store that has a large east indian section because there's a large population, so at least in Canada it's not culturally unknown. They sell both completed garments, pieces of fabric, and 'suit sets' which are already embroidered with necklines , a bit similar to the pieces you have, though they don't have sleeves so I think they're more for sari/saree
This is such a cool and fun idea for a video/project, and I look forward to more :) Also, lengha/selwar outfits are often sold in that "uncut" format, so that might be why it was donated like that. Really cool find!
I don't LARP, and don't plan to, but this was still surprisingly helpful for thinking through wardrobe-related things. Can't wait to see how it looks all put together! PS please don't melt, I know the weather is being Awful to the Northern Hemisphere right now PPS The Cruel Prince trilogy was excellent, I loved the worldbuilding in it. Especially how everything was wrapped up at the end.
Oo! I love the color palette and urban elf assassin character. And the disco shirt definitely read as chainmail to me. As for a name, I have no idea why but - the Aubergine Auntie, as the professional call sign for a mature to distinguished assassin for hire who will take care of pesky relatives or political opponents. Sticking with the Au theme, called Aubrey in polite society.
I am really looking forward to see you style this and I love the concept for this series. It is so relatable to see some thrift shopping for character clothes like I do.
I am glad to see you are feeling better, even if the heat is murderous. I hope you can keep an easy pace and basically convalesce for a while. Can't wait to see where your sneaky elf costume quest takes us.
This was a wonderful tour of your process of creating a character from the options available. Well done. I look forward to seeing the development. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I'm so excited to see how this character comes together! For a name, I think Lia could work well. It gives me sneaky vibes but also would not feel out of place in a high fae court
This is very fun - excited to see how these will all work together! (Also the 80s radio play is probably my favourite/most nostalgic adaptation of LotR!)
I love this! I kind of have the reverse issue where charity shops are incredible for accessories (I just walk in looking for a big tacky necklace in the requisite style, and one materialises) but terrible for clothing. Having said that, I haven't done any medievalish fantasy LARP in forever. I imagine being able to shop dresses for menswear 'tunics' would make things 100% easier! My fave charity shop find without a doubt is my entire peacock eye redware Bulgarian teaset. Cost a fiver and has worked wonders as setdressing.
I was glad to see you hadn't melted... love this. The character creation using polls reminds me of how we rolled up characters for D&D back in the 70s. I wonder, if finishing and donating the dress isn't culturally useful, could you use the pretty skirt panel to make something like a bag to store special stash fabrics in? Looking forward to the next video!
Well that is an eclectic mix, the magical defensive under vest is a must; it almost looks like Dwarf Silver. Not sure of a name but how about Gordana, of which I was thinking of Gord the Rogue. The item I like the most is the outfit you are wearing, the blue is just so vibrant but the skeletons really set it off.
Love "The Cruel Prince" trilogy! (Holly Black got me good in that series: imprinted on two seperate characters as favourites...then they turned out to be awful. The betrayal) So cool seeing the full process of how to thrift a character, going in with a vague brief and using what you find to build on top of that plus the kind of things we should seek out. Really want to try this for a project at some point!
Cool video! You could totally make a simple ruana cloak from the purple "liner" fabric. Maybe with a grey on the other side. would work great on an evening dress with purple outside worn loose and later turned around showing grey worn as a hooded cloak good for sneaking.
A great look into your imagination! It’s amazing what you can see for a character if you look. One of the costumes I made for the kids was mostly thrift store finds with a fake fur remnant for the collar. I lucked out on that one as I picked up a beautiful but damaged coat for next to nothing it worked perfect once I removed the damage!
I’m late to the party but in my head this character’s known as The Diplomat, whatever their actual name may be. A notorious (but anonymous) spy/rogue/assassin type.
Frodo's mithril shirt was absolutely a secret disco shirt. Headcanon since 2005.
Oh that shirt to me read immediately as secret magic chainmail at least in this lighting, so that was a solid choice; hope you're enjoying the cruel prince books as I did a lot!
This was very interesting and gave me some great ideas. Name for the character: Alarissa for formal occasions Riss for sneaky occasions.
I love going charity shopping for my _vaguely_ historical costumes! They're so full of strange and useful stuff! I once found a scarf that looked like chainmail, it was knitted out of this lovely silver thread that had a little crunch to it 👀
"or is it . . . mithril?"
fyi we have a thrift store that has a large east indian section because there's a large population, so at least in Canada it's not culturally unknown. They sell both completed garments, pieces of fabric, and 'suit sets' which are already embroidered with necklines , a bit similar to the pieces you have, though they don't have sleeves so I think they're more for sari/saree
This is such a cool and fun idea for a video/project, and I look forward to more :)
Also, lengha/selwar outfits are often sold in that "uncut" format, so that might be why it was donated like that. Really cool find!
I don't LARP, and don't plan to, but this was still surprisingly helpful for thinking through wardrobe-related things. Can't wait to see how it looks all put together!
PS please don't melt, I know the weather is being Awful to the Northern Hemisphere right now
PPS The Cruel Prince trilogy was excellent, I loved the worldbuilding in it. Especially how everything was wrapped up at the end.
Can't wait to watch how this character develops!
Oo! I love the color palette and urban elf assassin character. And the disco shirt definitely read as chainmail to me.
As for a name, I have no idea why but - the Aubergine Auntie, as the professional call sign for a mature to distinguished assassin for hire who will take care of pesky relatives or political opponents. Sticking with the Au theme, called Aubrey in polite society.
I am really looking forward to see you style this and I love the concept for this series. It is so relatable to see some thrift shopping for character clothes like I do.
I am glad to see you are feeling better, even if the heat is murderous. I hope you can keep an easy pace and basically convalesce for a while.
Can't wait to see where your sneaky elf costume quest takes us.
This was a wonderful tour of your process of creating a character from the options available. Well done. I look forward to seeing the development.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
I'm so excited to see how this character comes together! For a name, I think Lia could work well. It gives me sneaky vibes but also would not feel out of place in a high fae court
Gorgeous dress; exciting potential in your hands.
This is very fun - excited to see how these will all work together! (Also the 80s radio play is probably my favourite/most nostalgic adaptation of LotR!)
I love this! I kind of have the reverse issue where charity shops are incredible for accessories (I just walk in looking for a big tacky necklace in the requisite style, and one materialises) but terrible for clothing. Having said that, I haven't done any medievalish fantasy LARP in forever. I imagine being able to shop dresses for menswear 'tunics' would make things 100% easier! My fave charity shop find without a doubt is my entire peacock eye redware Bulgarian teaset. Cost a fiver and has worked wonders as setdressing.
I was glad to see you hadn't melted... love this. The character creation using polls reminds me of how we rolled up characters for D&D back in the 70s. I wonder, if finishing and donating the dress isn't culturally useful, could you use the pretty skirt panel to make something like a bag to store special stash fabrics in? Looking forward to the next video!
Definitely priceless mithral! 😊
Love the video walk through! Such a good way to explain how to thrift a larp costume!!!
Well that is an eclectic mix, the magical defensive under vest is a must; it almost looks like Dwarf Silver. Not sure of a name but how about Gordana, of which I was thinking of Gord the Rogue.
The item I like the most is the outfit you are wearing, the blue is just so vibrant but the skeletons really set it off.
Love "The Cruel Prince" trilogy! (Holly Black got me good in that series: imprinted on two seperate characters as favourites...then they turned out to be awful. The betrayal)
So cool seeing the full process of how to thrift a character, going in with a vague brief and using what you find to build on top of that plus the kind of things we should seek out. Really want to try this for a project at some point!
Love your vids so much.
Cool video! You could totally make a simple ruana cloak from the purple "liner" fabric. Maybe with a grey on the other side. would work great on an evening dress with purple outside worn loose and later turned around showing grey worn as a hooded cloak good for sneaking.
A great look into your imagination! It’s amazing what you can see for a character if you look. One of the costumes I made for the kids was mostly thrift store finds with a fake fur remnant for the collar. I lucked out on that one as I picked up a beautiful but damaged coat for next to nothing it worked perfect once I removed the damage!
Oh dear, the bit of a lego man clinging to odd bits of clothing is my life. 😅
I’m late to the party but in my head this character’s known as The Diplomat, whatever their actual name may be. A notorious (but anonymous) spy/rogue/assassin type.
That gown gives me Madame X by John Singer Sergeant Vibes