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Joli Minou


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This is a little complicated, as my director hasn't given me a whole lot of idea on what she wants because she's so busy with other things right now,  but that's okay because I have all the awesome people here~ ^^

So far, all I've gotten out of my director is "Dark but mischevious" and "crazy". Also, the two guys playing the Mad Hatter and March Hare have already decided that hey're goin' a bit "Steampunk"/Victorian with their costumes, and Amber (director) wants us all to match, so I'm trying to come up with a way to coincide with them, but also be, perhaps, a little more colorful... if that even makes sense...

It'd be absolutely AMAZING and out-of-this-world if I could come with a CATS-esque costume, but I have no idea where to even begin with something like that.. Otherwise, I'm not sure what kind of clothes the Cheshire Cat would wear, seeing as it's seriously, like, the only animal character that's always depicted like a fairly normal cat and isn't actually wearing clothes, contrary to the White Rabbit, March Hare, etc. 


Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! ^.^ Love you all~



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What about that vest on ur myspace w/ kitteh ears and some pretend fangs....

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Steampunk Cheshire Cat.....omfgroflsauce I think I'm in love!!!

The first link should help a bit with the clothing bit and the others should give you some steampunky ideas. The last link is a sketch someone did; dont think you can pull it off in reality but again, its an idea source.
http://www.ladiesemporium.com/ladies_victorian_clothing.php

http://www.datamancer.net/
http://www.steampunkworkshop.com/
http://etheremporium.pbwiki.com/Wiki


http://sketchday.blogspot.com/2008/05/steam-punk-alice-in-wonderland-cheshire.html

IIieeeeeeee! After doing a little digging I found this post squirreled away someplace:

Alrighty.  October is rapidly approaching and the time to start thinking of Halloween costumes is upon me!  This year, I've decided to go with a steampunk Cheshire Cat idea.  I'm trying to think of ways to convey both the awesomeness that is the steampunk genre with the creepiness that is the Chesire Cat. 

So far, I'm thinking the predominant color will be black, as my friends and I will be inflicting our Alice In Wonderland costumes upon a local goth club.  There will, of course, be the traditional pinks and purples mixed in.  A tail is a must, as are ears. 

Beyond that, I'm short on inspiration and bereft of decision-making powers.  My brainstorming thus far has resulted in the following:

-Long fitted jacket (with tail)
-Short fitted jacket
-Shirt with high ruffled collar
-Corset
-Cane
-Mini hat
-Top hat
-Claws (wolverine style)
-Hair spiked all over the place (with pink and purple tips)
-Joker style "Cheshire Cat" smile painted on

The next person mentioned not forgetting the pocket watch.


If you can't tell, I really dig Steampunk :) I'd try a lot of the stuff on Jake's page about modding my PC to look like his, but the last time I operated power tools I nearly maimed myself, so I just have to admire it from afar.


If you still wants the CATS-ish look, find a unitard the base colour you want and some fabric paint. Then go look at the spookyass Cheshire Cat KK posted in the other thread and go from there. biggrin


-- Edited by Sui Juris Cattus on Thursday 9th of April 2009 05:26:06 PM

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for the cheshire cat, watch episode 13 of "Ouran High School Host Club", the twins' cheshire cat outfit looks good.

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arghh

wish I could help, but I don't know much about steampunk.
I've seen some fashions that are labled steampunk and they look quite cool.

maybe somebody will be willing to school this kitty on the steampunk look... wink

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Oh, it's okay! If I can, I think I'm gonna go the Cats (musical) route, with a leotard and spray paint and fur and whatnot. The director seemed to like that idea, and it would be truer to the character. ^_^ But we'll see, haha.

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you know you'll just HAVE to post pics...right?

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Delhome wrote:

you know you'll just HAVE to post pics...right?



 Ohhh, yeah. x3 Can't wait!



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HALP. I NEEDZ EET. ;___;


Okay, so, my director and I finally settled on a CATS-esque bodysuit type of costume, black/purple stripes. Which is awesome.

Now, I'm in need of some fuzzy legwarmers.


I LOVE these and I think they'd look awesome (and they can even come with matching wrist cuffs!!):

http://www.beatdropscloset.com/Adjamiba-Purple-Leg-Warmers-p/adjamiba-purple-bla-legwarmers.htm


But apparently they look like "a really hairy Barney". -_- According to my director.

But I can't find anymore purple/black leg warmers that are even remotely fuzzy/furry, and I've look just about everywhere... T____T

-- Edited by Joli Minou on Monday 4th of May 2009 05:28:02 PM

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I can try doing a few searches for you, but I'd suggest asking Kimonokitty. I'm given to understand she's the Queen of legwarmers.


*addndum*
http://www.mydivascloset.com/knstlegwafor.html (they have a dark purple/black strip set, but not furry)
http://www.lalalingerie.com/purple-sexy-leopard-costume-p-1069.html?osCsid=d7646fba0cb63d30c4736dc6f9162388
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/6-tone-purple-violet-black-furry-leg-warmers-fluffies
http://www.thepurplestore.com/cgi-bin/product_detail.cgi?pstore_id=13790 (not furry or fuzzy)
http://www.vinyldolls.net/cyber-goth-purple-furry-leg-warmers--boot-covers.html
http://www.spirithalloween.com/product/teen-black-and-white-striped-leg-warmers/ (ok, these aren't purple...but they are waaaaay cool)

At least theres a few ideas to work with. Good luck!


-- Edited by Sui Juris Cattus on Monday 4th of May 2009 06:14:04 PM

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sockdreams.com has the best stuff ever!

unfortunately, no black & purple legwarmers, but how 'bout some long socks instead?

http://www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/socks_detail_ProductID_490.php

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aww... wait, you wanted fuzzy...

how 'bout these? only they've got a little white in them... but they look a lot less "Barney"

http://www.vinyldolls.net/6-tone-purple-violet-black-furry-leg-warmers--fluffie.html

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kimonokitty wrote:

aww... wait, you wanted fuzzy...

how 'bout these? only they've got a little white in them... but they look a lot less "Barney"

http://www.vinyldolls.net/6-tone-purple-violet-black-furry-leg-warmers--fluffie.html



I reeeeeally like those. O.O And they don't seem as fuzzy as the other ones, and they'd give the whole costume an eat color scheme... I was wondering what we'd do with my face if i went with just black and purple and then realized that I'm not sure if we could blacken my face, 'cause that'd be weird, and a lot of hassle for a two-performance show, so the lilac could offer an option, or even white would work. 

I've suggested them to my director, but she hasn't gotten back to me. I might just go ahead and order them, though. *snicker*

 



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I don't know how much you'd care about buying on ebay but here's a few..

Knit, not furry: http://cgi.ebay.com/Leg-warmers-Hand-Knit-Acrylic-LONG-Black-Purple_W0QQitemZ220385044268

Furry black and purple: http://cgi.ebay.com/Purple-Black-2-Tone-Cyber-Fluffies-Furry-Leg-Warmers_W0QQitemZ280231775018

More furry black and purple: http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Tone-SET-Corset-Skirt-Fluffies-YOU-PICK-THE-COLOURS_W0QQitemZ280234235432



*I could also send you a tutorial on how to make your own if you wanted or had time. It'd probably cost like $25 in fabric. :3

-- Edited by MastersKitten on Monday 11th of May 2009 05:58:16 PM

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Omg, thank you so much! Those are so AWESOME! ;_____;

I'm going back and forth with a website that specializes in dance clothing and unitards and stuff, so it's looking positive! =D

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I don't know if you've got your mind set on that or if you've considered using costumes (not really customizable.. the cheshire cat was pink and purple so costumes really follow that..)


This is so cute. It's a little "kiddy" but it even comes with the fluffy boot covers!

http://www.costumeexpress.com/The-Cheshire-Cat-Adult-Costume/60420/ProductDetail.aspx?REF=AFC-cedatafeed&AID=10645522&PID=2100672


I think this costume is adorable : http://www.fiercecostumes.com/womens-cheshire-pink-kitten-costume-154.html

Depending on how revealing you can be this is adorable. You could pair it with some black tights or a black leotard similar to that of ballerina: http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed.cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B000HUTU0Y&myOperation=Image&templates=search

Nya. Sorry for all the links. I like trying to be helpful. Plus I'm a "stay at home kitten" and have nothing better to do, lol.

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Holy crap, you ACTUALLY managed to find a Cheshire Cat costume I've not seen! That first one is cute, lol.

*hugs tight* Thank you so much, again, you are being incredibly helpful!

I really appreciate everyone's helping me. ^.^

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You'd better take some good piccys when you're done!! We wanna see!!!

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I agree! I can't wait to see what you come up with. ^-^

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Aww, I love the last link you posted, MastersKitten. But my mom put the fear of god into me when I was a kid about wearing horizontal stripes *pouts*

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LOL, I know!

Good news! My director and I FINALLY agreed on something!

Bad news, none of it is what anyone suggested here, and I'm so sorry. I can't put into words how appreciative I am, though! Thank you all so much for all the awesome ideas!



 http://www.riversedgedancewear.com/cetilollunbt.html (I thought it almost looked like fur from far away. :D)

http://www.lalalingerie.com/furry-warmers-p-260.html (in black, and I'm going to spray paint bits of blue and purple all over the black to give it some color, which I'm also doing with my tail.)

And I think I might get my hair temporarily dyed black and white to match, I'm not entirely sure yet.

Add my ears, and I'm set. ^.^ Just worried about what size to get, though... :\


-- Edited by Joli Minou on Wednesday 13th of May 2009 12:35:07 PM

-- Edited by Joli Minou on Wednesday 13th of May 2009 12:35:30 PM

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Cute.

Just to say.. the second link (to lalalingerie.com) tried to give me a virus. x:

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PICCIES!! PICCIES!! PICCIES!!

*bangs fist on table*

heh heh... *grin*

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Masterskitten: CRAP. I'm sorry. X_X

Kimono: YES, PRETTY LADY. xD

-- Edited by Joli Minou on Wednesday 13th of May 2009 09:12:52 PM

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No worries. My virus protection disconnected the site. Just a warning for anyone else. :3

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