Fortunately, I have quite a few choices. One of these days
I will get someone who has lots of pictures of the costumes
I wear at conventions to give me some pictures to upload,
for now I will just discuss my favorite costuming stratagy,
and include some of my favorite costuming links.
There are a lot of ways to come up with a noteworthy costume,
many of them are dull, time consuming and try a person's patience. Still, a lot of them are worth doing for the results
For example, one of my favorite costumes to date is a semi-complete dress made entirely of a spandexy fabric in a shimmery silver that I am currently using as a cloak, or a bathing cover up. I sewed it all by hand, because I had never sewn a stretch fabric on a sewing machine before. It came out very well, although the seams do need some work.
The basic pattern is a simple four strand braid with pieces of fabric laid flat across the bustline, creating a knotwork effect.
Still, there are some easy ways to make costumes, large pieces of cloth make wonderful skirts, dresses, togas and more if you have the bravery to wear a dress that's held together by artful pinning and tying. A strong sense of poise will help you to carry this off. A lack of body-consciousness helps too.
I was actually at a convention recently, performing, while
wearing one of my famous safety-pin dresses, and I explained
this philosophy of costuming to the group at large, as I was
fumbling for my song lyrics. The song in question can be found here. While I was fumbling, a friend said "take your time, everyone's attention is riveted on the safety pin at the back of your dress."
Costuming links:
Anna's Larp Crafts Link Page
In English and Swedish, everything from makeup to creating playable musical instruments.
Anna's Larp Crafts Link Page