If a picture is worth a thousand words, is this a really long entry?

[beetiger]

First draft on the beegirl costume. It still needs a little something more black on the upper body, I think -- perhaps a low-slung leather collar or a black velvet scarf. But I'm overall pleased with it.

This is definitely an outfit that requires an assistant. I of course need to be laced into the corset. Although I actually have the eyes mounted on a pair of glasses behind the mask, the holes in the eyes are tiny and only allow limited tunnel vision, plus they tend to fog up after a bit. Also, the boots have 4" heels, which means I may want a bit of help navigating stairs and the like. (If anyone wants to volunteer to accompany me for a while one night at Midwest FurFest, you will be richly rewarded.)

I'm aiming for disturbing, yet sexy. What do you think?

Comments

Sub-bee

[cloverr.livejournal.com]

WONDERFUL; I Love it! Especially like the body suit and corset. Yep, you need to hide the wing straps-- velcro, or I've also seen costumers make a sort of clip-hook that goes over the corset back. Do you have a "stinger"? That could just be some sort of tail like attachment at the base of the corset back.

(BTW, Have I shown you the wasp-woman in corset tattoo on my lower back?)

One idea for the head--I could make you a great mask from an old army surplus gas mask I have. I've always thought it looked disturbingly insectoid. Have always wanted to actually do something with it. How about, I make a mask just for fun and give it to you at MFF--then you can decide if it actually works with the costume or not.

Hey, I'm actually going to a mask making/women's circle get together this weekend--I could even start working on it there!

One more comment--you look just too cute! I don't know if I'm suffering from body-image envy or developing a crush...:)

Re: Sub-bee

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

I would *so* love to have you make me an insect mask, as an alternative if nothing else! Keep it low-tech looking, if you can...that's my style. I'll figure out something good to trade you back.

Stll haven't quite worked out the stinger. I've got a fabric bit from the wing backs hat I was going to move to the butt; alternately, I may make something more substantial in black velveteen. Got any? :)

Re: Sub-bee

[cloverr.livejournal.com]

Coolies! lol. Just what I need another project...:) But I'm inspired now...

I do have some back velveteen scraps; I think that would look good for a stinger. Does your corset lace up the back? I've made a couple of tails that lace right into the last set of lower eyelets on the corset. It works pretty good--you just need to figure our how much of a gap you have bewteen the eyelets and if you need to add any length to a plaquet so the tail sits at an appropriate spot.

Re: Sub-bee

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

It does lace up the back. I usually have about a one-inch gap maximum. It comes just to about the waist. I can send you a back-picture privately if you'd like.

Re: Sub-bee

[cloverr.livejournal.com]

One more thing..... I have a black leather collar which is studded with a sort of honeycomb pattern in silver. It might fit in with your ensemble. I don't wear it anymore (as it's gotten too tight in the last eight years since I bought at San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair). Will bring it along to MFF too.

Re: Sub-bee

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

i strip off my elf ears and jump right back into LJ. someone has corrupted me.

oh yeah. forget it. ;)

i had an idea for the eyes, even on a gas mask. i bet you could find a remnant of gold or black metallic fabric for a couple bucks at a craft store. if you dipped it in stiffener and molded it to a large (sugar) easter egg mold, you'd have almost those eyes above when you lifted it clear. the fabric is really thin and fairly see through-able. not that easy to pick out features underneathe it though.

this idea could be adopted to cover eye-holes of a gas mask.

if this missive makes no sense, don't worry - it will self-destruct in 10 seconds.

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