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i want the regina dress now

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:33:12 -0800

Geeky women's clothing company Her Universe teamed up with Hot Topic and Nerdist to present a fandom couture competition and fashion show. Here are some highlights.

Contestants: Isabelle Scott - Wolverine: Love Interrupted (X-Men) Grace Duval - Thrace (Battlestar Galactica) Lindsay Hamilton - The Architects of Time (Doctor Who) Amanda Avery - Catching Fire (The Hunger Games) Melissa Camacho - Dixon's Winged Vest (The Walking Dead) Caitlin Shindler - Padme's Rainbow Gown (Star Wars) Cressie Lewis - Wedding Gown (The Hobbit) Leetal Platt - Dalek Wedding Dress (Doctor Who) Claire Max - The Time of Your Life - Death (Sandman, DC Comics) Liz Hernandez - Lonely Assassin (Doctor Who) Hannah Kent - Ventress Gown (Star Wars) Betsy Waddell - Loki Evening Dress (Thor) Sam Skyler - Pikachu, I Choose You! (Pokemon) Hannah Black - Amidala (Star Wars) Tanya Nicole - Whovian Scarf Dress with Tin Dog Purse (Doctor Who) Linda Heredia - Luna (Harry Potter) Marisol Bell - When In Doubt, Pinky Up! (Spongebob Squarepants) Cindy Henry - Golden Age Gloria (Golden Age) Alexandra Threw - Siren's Embrace (The Little Mermaid) Tara Reich - Arcee (Transformers) Lindsay Orndorff - Metroid Samus Gown (Metroid) Maggie Chan - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four) Regina Alaya - Knight Out In Gotham (Batman) Oseas Villatoro - Bryzah (Mystique) (X-Men) Kathryn Henzler - I Am Selfish. I Am Brave. (Divergent) Lauren Bregman - Effie's Trinkets (The Hunger Games) Audience Choice Award: Andrew Maclaine - Regina's Curse (Once Upon a Time) Judge's Choice: Amy Beth Christenson - "Great Skirt, Marty!" (Back to the Future) Host's Outfit: Catherine Elhoffer - Totoro (Miyazaki)

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:37:25 -0800

I missed a few: Jessica Gonzalez - Solar Flair (Iron Man) Laura Desch - Starfleet's Finest (Star Trek) Kristin Koga - The Complexity of His Jumpers (Sherlock) Andrea Schwartz - Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)

By: Mrs. Pterodactyl

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:59:45 -0800

THESE ARE SO COOL! THANK YOU!

By: offalark

offalark — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:01:40 -0800

Amaaaazing.

By: Mrs. Pterodactyl

Mrs. Pterodactyl — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:05:09 -0800

Also that Dalek wedding dress is both super cute and really quite classy. The other day I was actually thinking about trying to make something like this and then a little headband with Dalek ear-snouts on it and it was really really cool to see such a fancy professional version.

By: Kitteh

Kitteh — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:08:32 -0800

I will take one of the Fourth Doctor scarf dresses, kthxbai.

By: sweetmarie

sweetmarie — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:12:41 -0800

Totoro! Now that I read the description, I totally see it. Must have it. (I admit, in the video I thought she had foil on her dress, but it looks much better in the close ups)

By: mogget

mogget — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:15:57 -0800

The pokeball/Pikachu dress is very cute.

By: Kitteh

Kitteh — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:27:41 -0800

Oh, and the Regina dress could not be more Regina if it tried. Dead accurate.

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:41:13 -0800

I would personally and by hand slaughter untold millions for that Effie Trinket getup.

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:52:10 -0800

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:00:49 -0800

ZenMasterThis's link has one or two that I haven't seen yet (I got the list from the Fashion Show tag on Her Universe's blog, so there's probably more coming up) - what's #10 and #12?

By: Ideal Impulse

Ideal Impulse — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:04:48 -0800

The delight on this designer's face is wonderful

By: Dip Flash

Dip Flash — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:16:40 -0800

After looking at them all, first of all I'm impressed, that's some neat stuff. Also, I liked that not all of the models were 15 year old Eastern European size minus zeros, but instead were distinct and added to the clothes. I haven't seen a lot of the references and source materials for these, but the Divergence one stood out to me, but all were cool and I'd love to have been able to see them in person.

By: bibliowench

bibliowench — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:19:55 -0800

I now demand an all-nerd season of Project Runway.

By: Squeak Attack

Squeak Attack — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:30:09 -0800

#10 is Kara Thrace. #12 I have no idea but could be a Cylon?

By: rewil

rewil — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:33:18 -0800

#10 looks like a shot of Grace Duval's Thrace. Which makes me think #12 looks Cylon-y, but then who knows.

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:48:45 -0800

One just revealed today: Victoria Schmidt - The Iron Throne Gown (Game of Thrones)

By: rewil

rewil — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:54:13 -0800

Ha, that's awesome. And it makes me think of Michael Caine in Miss Congeniality. "Wear the throne, be the throne, you are the throne."

By: likeatoaster

likeatoaster — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:08:12 -0800

This is so wonderful. A few of them were disappointing (esp. that Little Mermaid dress, ew), and a few that were trying too hard/too literal (Amidala, Catching Fire) but there are some that are just really beautiful, as both fanfic and fashion. I'm looking specifically at Effie Trinket, Thrace, the Dalek dress, and Luna. The winners are lovely, too.

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:21:20 -0800

Lindsay Orndorff (the Metroid dress designer) has an entire blog about geeky women's fashion. Here's her blog post on the fashion show, with TONS of pictures (including some that weren't linked here yet).

By: cadge

cadge — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:35:51 -0800

These are astonishing and I love them SO MUCH! Thank you for posting this!

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:48:51 -0800

The designer of the Star Trek dress talks about how the fashion show staff helped her out when her father was diagnosed with cancer before the show.

By: Purposeful Grimace

Purposeful Grimace — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:49:11 -0800

Read the FPP as "FEMDOM couture competition" and was thinking, "Whoa, prolly want a NSFW label on this, mods." Imagine my relief/disappointment.

By: divabat

divabat — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:50:26 -0800

Purposeful Grimace: a couple of these outfits probably qualify as femdom gear.

By: Purposeful Grimace

Purposeful Grimace — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:05:46 -0800

So I saw, divabat. But it was the lack of latex that made me check the FPP again.

By: NoraReed

NoraReed — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:20:03 -0800

On the topic of femdoms (well, sort of) I'd love to see some high fashion people tackle the Mara and Sun Princess dresses from the Kushiel series. I'd also really dig some stuff based not on people. The Thrace dress touches on this a bit, and the Dalek too. But the shapes of spaceships and the surface of Mars and... (eyes go shiny)

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:30:27 -0800

The Dalek wedding dress is fantastic, I'd go to that wedding (except that they'd exterminate everyone non - Dalek, so conversation would be limited).

By: mollweide

mollweide — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 05:29:24 -0800

These are very cool. I'm not sure I should my 10 year old the Pokemon dresses, though, as it could get embarrassing along a number of axes. I do think my wife and need to get remarried so she can wear the Dalek dress. I'm not skinny enough to dress a current Doctor, though. I suppose if I wait 40 years, I can be Tom Baker from "The Day of the Doctor".

By: Sayuri.

Sayuri. — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 09:45:40 -0800

Adorable leaf/berries crown to go with the Totoro gown.

By: maryr

maryr — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:45:41 -0800

#12 is either an old school Cylon or C3PO (says I).

By: polymath

polymath — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:08:05 -0800

For anyone else who was curious how the Regina dress transformation worked.

By: divabat

divabat — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 01:15:38 -0800

New Update: Erin Weathers - Eudhral (The Crystal Queen)

By: maryr

maryr — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:28:18 -0800

Sadee Umrapel - ASTER (Aperture Science Transforming Environmental Regalia) – Portal

By: divabat

divabat — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:52:02 -0800

It is indeed a Cylon!