Hatter - Alice In Wonderland
The Hatter character first appears in Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He wears a large top hat with a hatband and a "In this style 10/6" price tag. In the 1951 Walt Disney animated feature film, the Hatter appears as a short, hyperactive man with grey hair, a large nose and a comical voice; but in the live-action movies he had orange hair, pale skin, and mismatched eye makeup. Live-action Alice in Wonderland 2010 & Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016.
My makeup was white face paint, with blue and purple eye shadow. Orange wig, gloves, tea cup, striped socks, top hat. Super cute and brightly colored. I made the tie dress, but not the little jacket. I first started making this dress because a friend gave me a huge bag of men's ties, and I wanted to demonstrate that the gift was well utilized. You can't see it, but the neckline is quite nice; the ties come together and become the braided straps for the dress. It's actually a whole dress, not just a skirt.
The ties are actually quite heavy, being made of several layers of fabric, so the dress was a bit warm. But otherwise, fairly comfortable; flattering and not too cumbersome.
My makeup was white face paint, with blue and purple eye shadow. Orange wig, gloves, tea cup, striped socks, top hat. Super cute and brightly colored. I made the tie dress, but not the little jacket. I first started making this dress because a friend gave me a huge bag of men's ties, and I wanted to demonstrate that the gift was well utilized. You can't see it, but the neckline is quite nice; the ties come together and become the braided straps for the dress. It's actually a whole dress, not just a skirt.
The ties are actually quite heavy, being made of several layers of fabric, so the dress was a bit warm. But otherwise, fairly comfortable; flattering and not too cumbersome.
I searched for other Wonderland characters at the convention, but only saw 1 other Hatter. No Alice. Speaking of Cons. I can’t possibly be the only person to make certain that photographers know who my character is before I’ll pose for a picture, so I was a little annoyed at the number of people who thought I was MadMoxxie from Borderlands. It really put me in a mood.
Something that I noticed about this particular convention, SVCC, is that it’s heavy on celebrity guests and it’s not a costume-majority, but rather overflowing with families and regular folks, some of whom were not reasonably polite with the cosplayers. It felt like a step back for nerd culture, because this con had heavy media attention, which means that small-time reporters randomly ask you do to weird stuff that promotes their news outlet, and don't actually recognize your efforts as an attendee.
Something that I noticed about this particular convention, SVCC, is that it’s heavy on celebrity guests and it’s not a costume-majority, but rather overflowing with families and regular folks, some of whom were not reasonably polite with the cosplayers. It felt like a step back for nerd culture, because this con had heavy media attention, which means that small-time reporters randomly ask you do to weird stuff that promotes their news outlet, and don't actually recognize your efforts as an attendee.
Pictures were taken at SVCC2018. Photos by Argun Tekant, Toshi, MikeFoboy, Jeff FreezeAction, Eric V, and others.
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