the weekend, yay

I had quite the eventful weekend. I spent most of it in LA at the FIDM 2006 Debut Fashion Show, where the advanced-study students in fashion design and theater costume design showcase their work. I was there as part of the opening "act"-- every year the show ties in with a movie, and this year it was Star Wars. So they had the official LFL versions of Vader, Chewie, and two sets of Amidala + handmaidens (none of them the *actual* costumes, just the ones LFL sends out for events) go down the runway. We fans-- a mix of troopers, Jedi, rebels, et al-- preceded them down the runway, and then posed for pictures with guests once the show was over. I found out about it from kay_dee70 and was able to make it up there for the Friday and Saturday evening shows. I wore my rainbow dress, and since they emphasized that accuracy was paramount, I made the armbands and headbands for the costume that I hadn't before.

kay_dee70 has a great wrapup of the whole event here, with pictures here. I didn't go for the whole shell hairstyle, but I put two headbands in my hair, then rolled up the sides, with a low bun at the back. I think it looked all right. I had a really, really great time, both in terms of performing and in terms of meeting new people and having fun. I got to know a whole bunch of SW costumers that I hadn't before, and hopefully I'll see them all at Comic-Con. And of course it was terrific to see Kathy again.

Then on Sunday we had an impromptu Oscar party at Dan and Debby's house-- just them, us, and Tree and Alex. We snarked on the show, ate yummy fajitas and chocolate-covered strawberries, and played a couple rounds of Catchphrase afterwards. We also kept an eye on the live results for portnoyslp's Oscar poll. Bizarrely, I guessed correctly on every category but two. All credit goes to Newsweek magazine (for the minor awards) and cleolinda (for the major awards). The only exceptions were my not choosing Reese for best actress (shoulda listened to cleolinda) and splitting the sound awards between Kong and War of the Worlds, because Newsweek said it was a toss-up. And I picked the pimp song, because, dude, PIMP SONG! I should've entered a pool with some money on it, or something.

And then last night I watched Mad Hot Ballroom finally, which was yayful.

the weekend, yay

I had quite the eventful weekend. I spent most of it in LA at the FIDM 2006 Debut Fashion Show, where the advanced-study students in fashion design and theater costume design showcase their work. I was there as part of the opening "act"-- every year the show ties in with a movie, and this year it was Star Wars. So they had the official LFL versions of Vader, Chewie, and two sets of Amidala + handmaidens (none of them the *actual* costumes, just the ones LFL sends out for events) go down the runway. We fans-- a mix of troopers, Jedi, rebels, et al-- preceded them down the runway, and then posed for pictures with guests once the show was over. I found out about it from kay_dee70 and was able to make it up there for the Friday and Saturday evening shows. I wore my rainbow dress, and since they emphasized that accuracy was paramount, I made the armbands and headbands for the costume that I hadn't before.

kay_dee70 has a great wrapup of the whole event here, with pictures here. I didn't go for the whole shell hairstyle, but I put two headbands in my hair, then rolled up the sides, with a low bun at the back. I think it looked all right. I had a really, really great time, both in terms of performing and in terms of meeting new people and having fun. I got to know a whole bunch of SW costumers that I hadn't before, and hopefully I'll see them all at Comic-Con. And of course it was terrific to see Kathy again.

Then on Sunday we had an impromptu Oscar party at Dan and Debby's house-- just them, us, and Tree and Alex. We snarked on the show, ate yummy fajitas and chocolate-covered strawberries, and played a couple rounds of Catchphrase afterwards. We also kept an eye on the live results for portnoyslp's Oscar poll. Bizarrely, I guessed correctly on every category but two. All credit goes to Newsweek magazine (for the minor awards) and cleolinda (for the major awards). The only exceptions were my not choosing Reese for best actress (shoulda listened to cleolinda) and splitting the sound awards between Kong and War of the Worlds, because Newsweek said it was a toss-up. And I picked the pimp song, because, dude, PIMP SONG! I should've entered a pool with some money on it, or something.

And then last night I watched Mad Hot Ballroom finally, which was yayful.