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Another CoCo has come and gone, and we survived! Well, except for some epically awful concrud, wherein most everyone I know came down with a nasty headcold immediately after Costume College.<\/p>\n

\"it's<\/p>\n

While I rarely, if ever, make elaborate new costumes for CoCo, I still have a blast attending for two reasons: I love teaching classes on some random costume topic that’s been rattling around in my head, and I love hanging out with my mostly online costuming pals face-to-face for a weekend in a hotel with air conditioning, room service, bartending, a Saturday night dance party, and an indoor pool. OK, yeah, it’s mostly the later.<\/p>\n

\"Party!<\/p>\n

Still, pix are obligatory! So here goes. This year’s CoCo had the theme of “Dressing the Royals,” so for the Thursday night pool party, a group of us dressed as different versions of Princess Diana. I found a cheap suit on eBay to go as ‘Engagement Portrait Di’ complete with fake sapphire ring, while Karen went all out turning a thrift-store wedding dress into a full-on ‘Wedding of the Century Di’ with precisely recreated bouquet and 12-foot train. Barbara did an adorable ‘Kindergarten Teacher Di’ with see-through skirt (no slip!), and Kendra and Jessica wore wacky ’80s gowns for different Diana fashion looks. We all had the same blonde wig!<\/p>\n

\"Pool <\/a>
Engagement portrait realness! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pool <\/a>
Five Di’s. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pool <\/a>
So shy! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Friday was my teaching day with two classes: Myths, Truths & Snark Surrounding Head Necklaces (because there’s only two time periods when a head necklace is historically accurate, TV and movies be damned! check my Pinterest board<\/a> for more) and The Wardrobe of Mary, Queen of Scots Unlocked (focusing on the few authentic contemporary portraits of MQoS<\/a> and the surviving wardrobe inventories). I kept it comfy yet blingy in my old gothic fitted gown<\/a> and a little tiara action.<\/p>\n

\"teaching <\/a>
teaching in action <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Friday <\/a>
wandering the halls <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

For the Friday night social, I just threw on the black sequined gown I bought for DragCon<\/a> and then wore my fabulous new tiara bought at<\/em> DragCon from Amped Accessories.<\/p>\n

\"My <\/a>
My tiara can beat up your tiara. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Friday <\/a>
Friday night social: me, Angela, Kim, & Bethany <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Saturday night was, as always, the Gala, which requires some dressing up. The pink Mary Queen of Scots gown<\/a> I’d made earlier this year fit perfectly with the royal theme, and honestly, it’s not like I was going to make something new anyway.<\/p>\n

\"At <\/a>
At the Gala: me, Barbara, Kendra, Karen, & Marc. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"When <\/a>
When your date is a xenomorph. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Can't <\/a>
Can’t be worse than Darnley, amirite? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Kendra <\/a>
Kendra & I know how to have a good time! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Originally on Sunday night, a bunch of us were going to visit a Star Wars bar in LA called Scum & Villainy, and everyone was dressing up in something sci-fi-ish. But alas, the bar was having some dumb gamer event that was totally not our jam, so we just hung out at the hotel instead. I had already packed my outfit, but was too lazy to wear any of it. Except for the wig. Which would have looked better in a dark bar, but whatev.<\/p>\n

\"Light-up

Light-up wig, because.<\/p><\/div>\n

Till next year!<\/p>\n

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