as the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The following year I decided to do something more challenging, and embarked on Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn for myself and a friend to enter in a Hallowe'en contest. I believe I began that project in July, to be finished in time for the end of October - due to all the pearls that needed to be sewn on.
Then I had a long costuming dry spell. I didn't get bitten by the costuming bug again until about 4 years later when I saw all the great new Renaissance and Medieval patterns that the major pattern companies were finally making available. Then it was medieval, medieval, medieval. I was only able to wear my costumes at Hallowe'en parties or contests - or so I thought at the time.
In 2002 I saw Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, which I enjoyed very much, and so I re-watched The Phantom Menace, and I was struck with awe once again by Queen Amidala's totally stunning costumes by Trisha Biggar, and became obsessed with having to make the Celebration gown that the Queen wears in the final scene of the movie. I made it and entered it into a Hallowe'en contest that year, and after that stumbled accidentally upon the forums at theforce.net, which led me into discovering the vast online Fan Costuming community - which since then has been the source of many friendships, fun times and of course endless inspiration for new costumes!
I currently attend at least two Sci-Fi/fandom conventions
annually - my favourite being Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA, held every Labour
Day weekend. My favourite genres of costuming inspiration are Moulin Rouge,
Star Wars, but also many one-off costume themes/characters that just grab me
when I see them in movies. I'm becoming a repeater in Down With Love and
Doctor Who costumes, while still being greatly inspired by Moulin Rouge -
which is my favourite movie of All Time.
Copyright © 1999 - 2000 by K. Furgerson
