Creating a Costume for a Fictional Character
How an author envisions her creation by Denise Robarge-Tanaka, First published in the November/December 2014 issue of Finery I write fantasy novels set in a faraway world of my own creation. My latest magical adventure, A Blighted Touch, is scheduled for release next spring. It’s about a mysterious chime that rings out a curse across the land. In one city, everyone feels […]
Steampunk Transformation
How I went from a historic costumer to a Steampunk and loved it by Kory Dean Doyle, First published in the July/August 2014 issue of Finery It has been said there are as many definitions of Steampunk as there are people who call themselves Steampunks. There are those who will tell you what it is and it isn’t as if […]
Down the Rabbit Hole
by Carol Wood, First published for the July/August 2010 issue of Finery Nothing says “Alice in Wonderland” more than a blonde in a light blue dress. A light blue ball gown will get you as far as Cinderella, a slinky blue dress will even get you to the Devil, and a light blue gingham pinafore will get you all the […]
La Mode du Vampire
by Perian Sully, First published for the March/April 2010 issue of Finery Since the publication of Dracula by Bram Stoker in 1898, the classic or romantic vampire has been a very popular cultural phenomenon. A vampire is a sympathetic figure, their personal struggle between some spark of latent human goodness – usually instigated by his falling in love with a mortal […]
Quick Bright Things
by Linda Wenzelburger, First published for the September/October 2009 issue of Finery Perhaps the first thing people think of when it comes to faerie costuming is wings. Wings can be simple or incredibly elaborate. There are so many possibilities! They can be bird wings or butterfly. Dragonfly or bone. Branches or leaves. Hard or soft. Paper or fabric. And on, […]
Shadows in the Sun
by Sally Norton and Frannie Germeshausen, First published for the September/October 2009 issue of Finery Dark Shadows, which aired every weekday afternoon from 1966 to 1971, was one of the all-time great cult TV shows. It starred a vampire, featured time travel, and included witches, ghosts and even a werewolf. The GBACG will celebrate the show this year with a picnic on Saturday, October 17. 2009. So, what should one wear […]
Faeries Bright and Dark
by Bridget Bradley-Scaife and Jennifer Jespersen, First published for the July/August 2009 issue of Finery When observing faeries on the whole, there are two distinctions that have become most well-known: those of the Seelie Court and those of the Unseelie Court. This division is based in Scottish mythology, and it is used to determine the good faeries from the bad. […]
Steampunk Costuming
by Sahrye Cohen. Originally published in the March / April, 2009 issue of Finery. Cogs, clocks, shiny brass and ingenious inventions – your imagination is the limit in steampunk costuming! Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used. Often this setting is Victorian or Edwardian Europe and America, […]
