#Swifties will get the shirt reference. but even casual radio listeners probably know the song

[sheliesshattered]

I had three tiny things left to buy for my Rhaenyra cosplay -- jump rings in the appropriate antique gold/bronze color, lacing points that wouldn’t be ridiculously too big for the 2mm cord I’m using, and round flat filigree beads for the cuffs of the sleeves. And I managed to find one Etsy seller with workable options for all three! And they’re in the US! Woot! 

The very first thing I ordered for this project was way back on December 29th, even before I drafted the pattern or sewed the mock-up. It was the wide trim for the neckline, since I’d found the one I wanted but it was vintage and I didn’t want to run the risk of it selling out. Nearly six months later the very last little piece has been ordered, and the dress is really starting to look like the screen-used dress, even if I do have a lot of handsewing still ahead of me. But hey all the shopping is done. End of an era, I suppose.

On the other hand, in discussion with Jack this morning we decided that there’s no reason for me not to start ordering pieces for my Harley-Quinn-in-a-Taylor-Swift-tshirt cosplay, so I’ll be diving into all my bookmarks I gathered while sourcing and starting to order some of that soon. There is one piece for that cosplay that I want to sew if I have enough time once Rhaenyra is all done (sequin shorts like the ones she wears in Suicide Squad, but in classic black and red instead of the movie’s blue and red) but I have already sourced an easily purchased alternative if I just completely run out of time. 

My plan is to order everything except the sequin fabric and those backup shorts, just so I can start putting it together and figuring out if there are any other detail pieces I want to add to really make the crossover concept work. Then once I’m all done sewing RRD (and styling the wig and making a little bag to carry my essentials in), I’ll decide if I have time to try to tackle the sequin shorts, and if not I’ll just buy the pretty-good alternative instead.

11 weeks to go, and I’m really hoping to get both of these finished to my perfectionist standards. I should probably get back to handsewing.

#my cosplay #cosplay plans #RRD cosplay #Harley Quinn Swiftie cosplay #which is officially a GO! WOOOOO! #the concept is pretty straight forward: post-breakup Harley wearing the 'we are never getting back together. like ever.' tshirt from the #Eras tour #it's black and red and white which are the classic Harley Quinn colors #so I'm going to lean into that color scheme but combine it with pieces from each of the Margot Robbie movies as well #I think the point will come across well #Swifties will get the shirt reference. but even casual radio listeners probably know the song #and I recently found out there's going to be a Harley Quinn meetup on Friday at Dragon Con so now I'm REALLY motivated to get this one done #hopefully with the sequin shorts but eh it'll work without too #and on that note I should go get some handsewing done