Disc world Convention April 8 - 10 2011 Photos

I had a great time. It was a full on weekend and lots of peeps dressed up as their favourite characters.

Group shot. The two corsetted girls and the fellow seated on your left came from England for the Discworld convention and were travelling to new Zealand to follow Terry. Wendy as Ysabel, lynne, David, Tracey as lady Esmerelda.

My Magrat Garlick costume


My Lady Margolotta, thats me in the pink, with another discworld attendee, (aaaagh I didnt get her name) and my mannequin displayed as "Death" dressed as the Hogfather.

Disc world Convention April 8 - 10 2011

Only 3 sleeps to go to the Convention weekend.
I've been lucky enough to win a ticket to chat with Sir Terry Pratchett...woohoo!

On Friday I've decided to go as Lady Margolotta.."Fifth Elephant" book. A vampire, she is a black ribboner..having given up human blood. (I will post a photo after the weekend).
Her outfit description as seen through the eyes of Sam Vimes; Pink Jumper with bats embroidered on it. Sensible black flat shoes. Her dog which looks like a rat (chiuahua?)sits on a cushion and has a pink bow around its neck. She has a cigarette holder with a black cigarette in it (it lights itself).

On Saturday I'll be Magrat Garlick.It is spelt correctly...the minister made a spelling mistake when christening her... One of the three main witches...a bit airy...Blonde...hair that is neat at the start and ends up back to its frizzy state not long after. Wait for the pictures.

Saturday Night Dinner, I will be Cheery Little bottom.
She is a dwarf, and a member of the Watch (Ankh-Morpork"s police force).
She is short...yes...so I decided to make a very wide belt to make me look shorter, I'm wearing padding to make me look a little chubbier... and yes female dwarves have kept their beards.
I will give a more detailed description of what I did to make her costume in a later post.