sigelphoenix

I've only seen three episodes of Firefly so far, so I probably shouldn't be so enthusiastic about it yet -- nor should I probably be committing myself to dressing up for the opening of Serenity in September. But! It *is* a lot of fun so far, and I do trust the recommendations of the people who have been pimping it out to me (zinjadu, rivendellrose, and nekokoban, a.k.a. Zoe, River, and Kaylee come midnight, September 30th XD). I even feel justified in forming an attachment to Inara, in that OMG-she's-cool-because-I'm-gonna-dress-up-as-her way, despite not having much to base my opinion on (she's kind of 'meh' in the pilot, and, while she has shown that she has potential in the next two episodes, I haven't gotten to see that borne out), because I have been assured that she's as strong of a female character as the others on the show. Besides which, we went shopping today for costume material, and I found, well, my entire outfit. o_o I'm told it looks exactly like something Inara would wear. Clearly, I performed some kind of summoning spell for cosplay, and targeted it at Buffalo Exchange. I now have all the clothing necessary to make myself look like a high-class whore, yay! <3

It helps that they're girly clothes, because now I have extra reason to squee over them. I probably wouldn't have gotten any of them on my own, but they're quite lovely -- all silk-ish and shiny. One of them is a powder blue/sky blue lacy blouse, the kind that looks almost like it should be a piece of lingerie (which is great for the "companion" look, but not my normal style ^^;), but I love the color. I also got a long, orange silk skirt, which kind of scares me, because goodness knows I don't wear actual colors besides neutral and blue. :P But it's a subdued orange, and now that I have it I might actually wear it. And the last piece is a silk Chinese-style robe, blue with dark orange dragons on it. It's so pretty. *_* And sure, I probably can't wear *that* piece around on the street, but ... but it's pretty. *helpless flailing* I used to drool over this silk robe at the local import shop, red with an embroidered phoenix on the back; I never got it because I'd never wear it, but I'm glad that I finally got an excuse to get one of these things. XD

Of course now I'm all happily planning out the details of the costume, even through the premiere is two months away. :P But there's hair and makeup and accessories to deal with, wah. zinjadu, rivendellrose, nekokoban -- I actually did find a necklace of mine that I think would work. The chain isn't gold, but rather an odd bronze-y color that fits the robe, with dark blue stones. I also went through my earrings and found some that would match. None of my big-ass chandelier ones work, unfortunately, but I'll show you the ones I pulled and see what you think. If not, I can just run up to the mall with you whenever you go. Also, rivendellrose -- could you help me with bringing in the blouse a little bit? It's too big of a size for me, but a minor adjustment would make it fit right.

Done with the fangirling. I should go do something more productive, like eat dinner.