Marie Antoinette replica and Courtly Gentleman

Total Hours Unknown Mentionable materials Variety of satin taffetas and lace trims Awards: Honorable Mention in the 2011 Iowa State Fair in the costume division of Fabric and Threads for the replica Marie Antoinette dress, corset, and pannier     Click a thumbnail to see the full sized image! After winning first place at Prairie […]

Poison Ivy from DC Comics

Total Hours 19 hours 5 min Mentionable materials Silk leaves, copious amounts of glue, various fabrics Photo Credit Jerry Ranch   Click a thumbnail to see the full sized image! Poison Ivy is one of Shade’s favorite comic book characters.  This costume started as a Halloween costume in 2012 and is still being used by […]

Big Daddy and Little Sister from Bioshock

Total Hours 80+ hours Mentionable materials Paper mache, PVC pipe, Cardboard Awards: First place in the 2010 Prairie Meadows Halloween Costume Contest First place in Aphelion’s Halloween Costume Contest   Photo credit to: Bryan Humphrey Click a thumbnail to see the full sized image! One of the first big costumes Shade has created.  The amount […]