Whovian Wednesdays Bonus Post: My TARDIS Costume

 

Top: Old Navy

Skirt and Headband: Self-made

Purse: Thrifted and re-worked

Socks: Target

Saddle Shoes: Bass

After many hours and a some revisions, here is what I wore for Halloween, my 50's inspired TARDIS costume. The skirt wasn't too hard to make besides having to sew the zipper which I'm still a novice at, but it was everything else that took a lot of time. The petticoat was the most time consuming, having to sew the rows and rows of tulle, but I like it much better than having to buy one. 

Then it came to how I was going to decorate the skirt. At first I wanted it to be like the TARDIS with panels on the front of the skirt. Instead, I decided to make a mimic the poodle appliques that usually are on a skirt like this. I made a TARDIS applique and had eleven stars following it. The stars represent the eleven Doctors.

I tried making two different type of light toppers for my head, but I wasn't feeling them. So I made some flowers out of the leftover felt, covered it with glitter, and yellow gems on the center part. The final thing was this purse made to look like the Police sign. I took a plain structured bag and covered it with felt and wrapped the handles with ribbon. I then took some white cloth to write out the sign. 

 

 

Overall I really like the way it turned out and now I have a costume I can wear to conventions. I'm also thinking of sewing up another skirt, perhaps a Guild version.

I also wanted to mention that I am the new Admin for the Tumblr site Matt Smith in Places He Shouldn't Be. It's the same as the David Tennant site, but with the 11th Doctor. The site has changed a lot of hands since it was created last month, I'm their third Admin, but I'll be there for the long haul. So follow me there and you can always submit things to the site.

Polka-Dots

Dress: Semi-homemade

Jacket: Gap
Necklace: Marc by Marc Jacobs
Flats: Old Navy

Went to my old co-workers house earlier today for her baby shower. Her mom was hosting the shower and since she's vegetarian, we had vegetarian"meatballs" and "sushi," which was actually good. Plus there were a lot of sweets like cupcakes and cookies, so it balances out. I wore a dress that I made myself a couple of months ago. Well it's semi-homemade. I really like the dresses that have the tank top with the attached skirt, so I decided to try to make one myself.

Bought the tank from work and the fabric from Jo-Ann's. All I did was make little pleats on the top of the fabric, which was easy since the polka-dots was my guide for lining the top. Then I sewed the tank about a 1/4 up from the hem with the skirt. I had to adjust the straps since the tank fabric is a on the thin side and the fabric skirt is a little heavy. Just have to add some buttons to where I made the adjustments.
But I'm happy with the results. With the top pleating the skirt does poof out a little. All the more reason to find a petticoat to wear under it. It did have a 60's country feel to it. I tried having big curly hair to go with it. But my hair was flat by the time I got out of the car! Plus it's perfect to spin around in!

I also wore this Marc by Marc Jacobs necklace that I got for a really good deal at TJMaxx. I think it's supposed to be an eggplant. But I like the colors and it's large enough to wear on its own.

I also found out that one of my local movie theaters is having a Valentine's Day screening of It Happened One Night. I have never seen it before, so what a perfect way to treat myself and see the very dashing Clark Gable on the big screen, again.
(The same theater showed Gone with the Wind last year.)

Pretty, sparkly things...

If your still on the hunt for accessories to go with your holiday outfits, you should check out Old Soul New Heart.
Created by a mother/daughter team, they have the cutest hair accessories, necklaces and belts.
Plus everything is under $100.


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