Crazed Costumers Unite!

Do you take any opportunity to dress-up in costume? Go to conventions? Do you do historical re-creations, SCA or Renaissance Fairs? Are you a furry or a cosplayer? Do you make masks and recreate favorite movie characters just because...?

Some of us just never understood why the act and art of costuming should be limited to just one day a year. If you share that feeling, this is YOUR group! Grab your lens and come join us!

Costumers' Guild Guidelines

- You lens must be completed, i.e. no empty modules, or modules with default titles, must have an intro photo
- Your lens must contain original written content. Lens that are nothing but retail modules will be rejected.
- Your lens must relate to costume design, costume history and making costumes.

Be warned! I am going to be EXTREMELY picky about accepting lenses which are just about buying ready-made Halloween costumes. They will have to be very unique and useful, and absolutely will have to have some great original written content. Why? Because this group is about theatrical costuming, not just buying a silly outfit for one night a year, or dressing up your dog or baby like some vegetable at the last minute.

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Masks and Masked Rituals in World Cultures

Masks are used by many cultures around the world.  They can be made for art, for rituals of healing and for spiritual purposes.  Many mask traditions come with rich mythologies.  Often masks depict totem animals or deities of significa...

Masks To Print-Out And Color

Here are lots of links to free masks and mask designs that are ready to be printed out and colored in!  There are animal faces, favorite children's characters, holiday designs and more. Plus great tips and tricks to making your mask stronger and...

Instant Masks For Kids

These free masks just need to be downloaded, printed and cut out.  Great for costumes, school plays and kids parties.

Mask-Making Made Easy

I love masks!  I have made and collected masks for the last twenty-five years.  Here I  share some of my how-tos for mask-making with pictures and crafting tips.  Plus other mask-related goods and goodies! The mask shown here was...

Costume How-To Features

Looking to DIY for your costume? Here are some useful lenses that can help show you how, as well as lenses on popular recent costume trends!

Leather Armour

This lens is devoted to Leather Armour fantasy wear for SCA, LARP, medieval and renaissance fairs, theater and fantasy armor costumed events. This lens is (as all lenses are) a work in progress and will grow as I find more relevant information. If you...

Kimono: Wind and Water Made Wearable

The kimono is the wrapped-and-tied, robe-like garment that is the national costume for Japan.  Whether your kimono interest is historical, theatrical, fashionable or textile, this lens has something for you! Please rate this lens if it was helpfu...

The Super Ultimate Harajuku Style Guide

Huge pool of ideas for your harajuku look!

Making Belly Dance Costumes

This lens will help you find patterns, sewing tips and suggestions for making your own belly dance costume, including how to make tassels or how to sew on mirrors for your belly dancing belt. There are also links to sites that sell ready-made belly da...

New Guild Lenses

Fun at the Renaissance Faire, That's Creative: Handmade Costumes, Gene Simmons Halloween Costumes

Period Wear and Styling

These lenses will help provide you with information helpful for when you have to recreate a specific time period in fashion history or a certain look from the more recent decades. Also, tips and tricks for specific looks.

Dandelion Vintage Clothing

Vintage clothing, vintage lingerie & accessories like hats, purses and vintage household decor at affordable prices. One of the longest lasting vintage online store, I've been bringing vintage lovers a great selection of fun and afforda...

Dorothea's Closet Vintage

Dorothea's Closet Vintage on squidoo will help you locate the best vintage clothing, create vintage looks, learn the art of wearing vintage and create your OWN vintage look! We'll show you how to shop our three locations, show you the best of what we...

Distress Signals: How to add character to your clothes.

Tired of paying too much for distressed and vintage looking clothes?  Well do it yourself! Learn how to get that great look with everything from jeans to sweatshirts. This lens will feature project ideas, techniques and tips, detailed how-to's a...

Research Vintage Clothing, Dating, Vintage Clothing Care, Fashion History, Fabric Identification & Resources

Researching vintage clothing is the biggest part of selling & wearing vintage clothing. There are different elements of detail that stand out for each individual person, and knowing the era which it came is important when deciding what vintage pi...

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