Cosplay

[Curry]

Out of interest, are beauty pageants a thing at horse shows (like they are on dog or cat ones)? Or do they rather focus on the trade/race/dressage/etc. aspects?

[Haz no experience with animals beyond microfauna, pests and the occasional cow-orker's dog visiting the office]

Kind of, but not for the horses. For hunter shows, they judge you on how prettily you ride the horse (in a way?? Like, your form and such), for jumper courses, they don't care (you just have to get over the jumps the fastest), and for dressage, they judge you on your form and how well you complete the routine. There are halter horse shows that judge the horse only on how muscled they are (think bodybuilding) but those are awful and they tend to make really unhealthy horses with all sorts of defects.
(Probably a longer response than the question warranted, but I am a very enthusiastic child who doesn't know how to shut up)

[Fimbulvarg]

Sigrun!
 
MOST BEST!

I'm pretty sure it's Braidy though (?).

[Lars_B]

I'm pretty sure it's Braidy though (?).

Of course!

That is just an incentive for more Sigrun-play
 
=)

[JoB]

Kind of, but not for the horses. For hunter shows, they judge you on how prettily you ride the horse (in a way?? Like, your form and such), [...] and for dressage, they judge you on your form and how well you complete the routine.

So, a measure of approaching the ideal of a given performance, rather than appreciating the animal itself. I wonder what it says about us humans that there are, e.g., snake beauty pageants but none for the supposedly noble horses ...

There are halter horse shows that judge the horse only on how muscled they are (think bodybuilding) but those are awful and they tend to make really unhealthy horses with all sorts of defects.

[Thinks of some bodybuilder photos] Ergh. Not entirely unexpected, though. There's no shortage of outworldish ideals of cat and dog races, either, though it's not usually focused on muscles ...

[KMK]

So, a measure of approaching the ideal of a given performance, rather than appreciating the animal itself. I wonder what it says about us humans that there are, e.g., snake beauty pageants but none for the supposedly noble horses ...
[Thinks of some bodybuilder photos] Ergh. Not entirely unexpected, though. There's no shortage of outworldish ideals of cat and dog races, either, though it's not usually focused on muscles ...

This is particularly true of the Quarterhorse breed but not universal. In other breeds there is also balance and bone structure taken into account.

[Gwenno]

So, I'm kinda mega super crazy excited at the prospect of finally meeting Braidy properly and decided to share where I'm at dreamland Braidy cosplay-wise here ^_^
I've still quite a bit to do (more embroidery for the cloak, tunic and belt; doing something about shoes; decorate the cloak buttons; hemming the cloak edges; ALL the belt things…… yeah, there's a fair amount to get done), but at least to my eyes, it looks like it's getting there
I'm not a professional cosplayer, so don't expect anything up to THAT standard (heck, everything is hand sewn because I don't have access to a sewing machine!), but hopefully some people will think it's good enough, and maybe it will get people inspired to work on their own cosplay efforts as well




Also, thank you to Piney for creating that lovely Braidy outfit breakdown ^_^ It really helped out a lot

[Laufey]

Gwenno: handsewn!? Holy wow that's dedication! Definitely looks like Braidy in dreamland and no need for modesty, I say that's an impressive amount of work done already!

(Please keep posting photos as you get more parts finished, I promise to not use a creepy amount of exclamation marks again.)

[Haiz]

braidy is real

[Curry]

So, I'm kinda mega super crazy excited at the prospect of finally meeting Braidy properly and decided to share where I'm at dreamland Braidy cosplay-wise here ^_^
I've still quite a bit to do (more embroidery for the cloak, tunic and belt; doing something about shoes; decorate the cloak buttons; hemming the cloak edges; ALL the belt things…… yeah, there's a fair amount to get done), but at least to my eyes, it looks like it's getting there
I'm not a professional cosplayer, so don't expect anything up to THAT standard (heck, everything is hand sewn because I don't have access to a sewing machine!), but hopefully some people will think it's good enough, and maybe it will get people inspired to work on their own cosplay efforts as well




Also, thank you to Piney for creating that lovely Braidy outfit breakdown ^_^ It really helped out a lot

This is soooo coooool! That's an amazing wig and I cannot believe you handsewed that. That is true dedication and really really impressive! You look great!

[Piney]

So, I'm kinda mega super crazy excited at the prospect of finally meeting Braidy properly and decided to share where I'm at dreamland Braidy cosplay-wise here ^_^
I've still quite a bit to do (more embroidery for the cloak, tunic and belt; doing something about shoes; decorate the cloak buttons; hemming the cloak edges; ALL the belt things…… yeah, there's a fair amount to get done), but at least to my eyes, it looks like it's getting there
I'm not a professional cosplayer, so don't expect anything up to THAT standard (heck, everything is hand sewn because I don't have access to a sewing machine!), but hopefully some people will think it's good enough, and maybe it will get people inspired to work on their own cosplay efforts as well

Also, thank you to Piney for creating that lovely Braidy outfit breakdown ^_^ It really helped out a lot

Oh, you're welcome! (I was wondering if you'd referenced it, heh) Quite impressive, being hand-sewn! I do suspect I'll have to make a cosplay that way in the future...

[Gwenno]

Gwenno: handsewn!? Holy wow that's dedication! Definitely looks like Braidy in dreamland and no need for modesty, I say that's an impressive amount of work done already!

(Please keep posting photos as you get more parts finished, I promise to not use a creepy amount of exclamation marks again.)

Ah, but I am unfortunately far too British to post any of my own work without smothering it in layers of modesty but thank you for the kind words anyway (seriously thank you so much ^_^ when people say such nice things it really makes the work feel appreciated and motivates me to keep at it). Anyway, I'll be sure to post more pictures once I feel there's been enough progress to do so, and don't worry about creepy exclamation marks, my friends ask me if there's anything wrong whenever we message and my sentences don't end like this!!! 

braidy is real

Haha, if only!!! But that is a lovely thing to say  thank you.

This is soooo coooool! That's an amazing wig and I cannot believe you handsewed that. That is true dedication and really really impressive! You look great!

*is blushing furiously because there are too many nice things being said* Actually this is my first time wearing a wig, and I was pretty worried I couldn't get it to look right, so I'm especially glad that you think it looks fine ^_^

Oh, you're welcome! (I was wondering if you'd referenced it, heh) Quite impressive, being hand-sewn! I do suspect I'll have to make a cosplay that way in the future...

Haha, I could gush for hours on how useful those pictures were, and how much more difficult creating the costume would have been without them, but for now I'll just have to settle on "Thank you for your awesomeness Piney!". And please do show your cosplay pictures when you've done some work on it. If they're anything close to the standard of the art you create we'll have a lot to look forwards to I'm sure  (also, 'hand sewing high five' for your future endeavour!)

[Piney]

Haha, I could gush for hours on how useful those pictures were, and how much more difficult creating the costume would have been without them, but for now I'll just have to settle on "Thank you for your awesomeness Piney!". And please do show your cosplay pictures when you've done some work on it. If they're anything close to the standard of the art you create we'll have a lot to look forwards to I'm sure  (also, 'hand sewing high five' for your future endeavour!)

If that tutorial is the mark I left on this fandom, then I'm okay with that.
I was planning to post pictures once I have something. So far all I have is a black turtleneck, I don't even know where to start for the coat... but I'll get there! Although, I'm really an arts person, not a crafts person - and not exactly a natural at working with fabric

[Curry]

Me and a couple of my friends will be sewing (machine, not by hand, because we are lazy and also very impatient) the uniform coats of Sigrun, Lalli, Emil, and Braidy at some point so expect lots of progress pictures in the vague and nebulous future.

*is blushing furiously because there are too many nice things being said* Actually this is my first time wearing a wig, and I was pretty worried I couldn't get it to look right, so I'm especially glad that you think it looks fine ^_^

Ehe, as a proud owner of ~20 wigs, you look great (and also like I said that's a really cute wig and it's so Braidy and adorable!)

[Trinka]

You guys, so cute, I can't even. Curry, that wig is awesome,don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Just say nice things to it and the baby braid will be sure to grow into a majestic Reynir braid some day!

I can't wait to see the final outfits when you guys are all done!

[Curry]

You guys, so cute, I can't even. Curry, that wig is awesome,don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Just say nice things to it and the baby braid will be sure to grow into a majestic Reynir braid some day!

I can't wait to see the final outfits when you guys are all done!

oh man but the thing is it is horrible. I got it from my friend who half brushed it out then boiled it (why) and it was Party City to begin with?? however me and freddiethefantastic are looking for a Proper Reynir Wig and she said that she found one that was like 150cm so. expect beautiful braidy pictures from both of us (and perhaps a cosplay video, not like we've already planned it out or anything pfftsch)