{"id":3571,"date":"2013-08-06T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T18:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2014-12-11T00:17:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T08:17:16","slug":"bitchy-roman-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/08\/06\/bitchy-roman-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitchy Roman Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the Costume College Gala in 2013, I had a hard time coming up with something to wear. Originally, I wanted to make the <a href=\"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/tag\/rubens-masque-costume\/\">18th-c. masquerade gown<\/a> I&#8217;ve been lusting after for years. I have the main fabrics, I know how to design &amp; create it, I have scads of research about it. Heck, I want to write an article about it for Your Wardrobe Unlock&#8217;d or at least my blog! I also had a great backup costume if I couldn&#8217;t finish that costume in time &#8212;\u00a0 I could wear the <a href=\"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/2013\/06\/04\/black-silk-robe-a-la-francaise\/\">black francaise<\/a>. That&#8217;s my new favourite costume. I adore how it looked in France &amp; would be thrilled to wear it again.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"http:\/\/trystancraft.com\/costume\/donations-and-resources\/\">cancer happened<\/a>. Not only did this take up all my pre-CoCo time, but, more importantly, I had surgery two weeks before CoCo that meant I could not wear a corset. The wounds are just too tender still, because the placement is right smack where a corset would poke at them. So out goes about 95% of my historical costume wardrobe. Yeah, that was a bummer. So I cast about for what un-corseted outfit I could wear. Ideally something fast to make between all the damn doctor&#8217;s appointments &amp; surgery recovery. Thus, a more glamorous bitchy roman loungewear outfit was born.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah gave me the main fabric (a flashy big scarf from her stash), &amp; I bought a pile of cheap Egyptian-inspired jewelry plus a silver laurel wreath off eBay. Also found some silver sandals on eBay, tho&#8217; they turned out more gunmetal &amp; I used a paint pen to get them bright silver. Bought a silver belt &amp; dangly silver hair decoration from a Thai dance warehouse online. I cut up the wreath &amp; wired\/glued some of the jewelry pieces to it for a more Cleopatra look. Then I pinned a bunch of Liz Taylor images on Pinterest for makeup inspiration, which I&#8217;d do in silver instead of her movie&#8217;s gold &amp; blue shadow.<\/p>\n<p>The crowning glory was a drag queen wig I bought on eBay from <a href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/vegasgirlwigsempressbiancawigs\" target=\"_blank\">Vegas Girl Empress Bianca Wigs<\/a>. OMG this was the most comfortable wig I have EVER worn! It&#8217;s huge, but light, &amp; it fits perfectly snug but not too tight. Didn&#8217;t really need the wig clips I added, nor any bobby pins. Stayed put all night, through dancing. I got a tiny bit hot, but my head &amp; neck never felt strained &amp; the wig wasn&#8217;t even itchy. And, of course, it looked rockin&#8217;!<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 236px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"236\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 145px; height: 236px;\" data-original-width=\"145\" data-original-height=\"236\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"141\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3579\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"274,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Elizabeth Taylor in &amp;#8220;Cleopatra&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; hair &amp;#038; makeup inspiration\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth Taylor in &amp;#8220;Cleopatra&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; hair &amp;#038; makeup inspiration&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg?fit=182%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg?fit=274%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg?w=141&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg?w=274&amp;ssl=1 274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyeshair.jpg?resize=182%2C300&amp;ssl=1 182w\" width=\"141\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"141\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Elizabeth Taylor in &quot;Cleopatra&quot; - hair &amp; makeup inspiration\" alt=\"Elizabeth Taylor in &quot;Cleopatra&quot; - hair &amp; makeup inspiration\" style=\"width: 141px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Elizabeth Taylor in &#8220;Cleopatra&#8221; &#8211; hair &#038; makeup inspiration <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 159px; height: 236px;\" data-original-width=\"159\" data-original-height=\"236\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyes.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"155\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3578\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"399,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Elizabeth Taylor in &amp;#8220;Cleopatra&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; eye makeup inspiration\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Elizabeth Taylor in &amp;#8220;Cleopatra&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; eye makeup inspiration&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyes.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyes.jpg?fit=399%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/liztaylor-eyes.jpg?w=155&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"155\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"155\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Elizabeth Taylor in &quot;Cleopatra&quot; - eye makeup inspiration\" alt=\"Elizabeth Taylor in &quot;Cleopatra&quot; - eye makeup inspiration\" style=\"width: 155px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Elizabeth Taylor in &#8220;Cleopatra&#8221; &#8211; eye makeup inspiration <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 178px; height: 236px;\" data-original-width=\"178\" data-original-height=\"236\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"174\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3575\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Closeup of makeup\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Closeup of makeup&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg?fit=600%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg?w=174&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsup.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"174\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"174\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Closeup of makeup\" alt=\"Closeup of makeup\" style=\"width: 174px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Closeup of makeup <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 158px; 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black overgown &amp;#038; black linen undergown\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Full view of silver &amp;#038; black overgown &amp;#038; black linen undergown&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullfront.jpg?fit=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullfront.jpg?fit=529%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullfront.jpg?w=154&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullfront.jpg?w=529&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullfront.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" width=\"154\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"154\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Full view of silver &amp; black overgown &amp; black linen undergown\" alt=\"Full view of silver &amp; black overgown &amp; black linen undergown\" style=\"width: 154px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Full view of silver &#038; black overgown &#038; black linen undergown <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 480px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"480\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 329px; height: 480px;\" data-original-width=\"329\" data-original-height=\"480\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"325\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"476\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3577\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"547,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Walk like an Egyptian\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Walk like an Egyptian&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg?fit=205%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg?fit=547%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg?w=325&#038;h=476&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg?w=547&amp;ssl=1 547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-fullside.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w\" width=\"325\" height=\"476\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"325\" data-original-height=\"476\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Walk like an Egyptian\" alt=\"Walk like an Egyptian\" style=\"width: 325px; height: 476px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Walk like an Egyptian <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 311px; height: 480px;\" data-original-width=\"311\" data-original-height=\"480\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"307\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"476\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3574\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"516,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Side view, can see a bit of silver hair decorations in back\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Side view, can see a bit of silver hair decorations in back&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg?fit=193%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg?fit=516%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg?w=307&#038;h=476&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg?w=516&amp;ssl=1 516w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bitchyromangala-clsside.jpg?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w\" width=\"307\" height=\"476\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"307\" data-original-height=\"476\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Side view, can see a bit of silver hair decorations in back\" alt=\"Side view, can see a little bit of silver hair decorations in back\" style=\"width: 307px; height: 476px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Side view, can see a bit of silver hair decorations in back <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 296px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"296\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 442px; height: 296px;\" data-original-width=\"442\" data-original-height=\"296\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_3954-2-ZF-1139-98201-1-003.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"438\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"292\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"3797\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.trystancraft.com\/costume\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_3954-2-ZF-1139-98201-1-003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,599\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Andrew Schmidt&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sarah, Kendra, &amp;#038; 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