Jun
15
2012
One of the larger elements of almost any RPG – such as World of Warcraft or Skyrim – is crafting. Blacksmithing, tailoring and leather-working mean that you get to create your own costume, level up your skills and be ready for battle. One gamer has maxed out her real-life crafting skills and makes incredible bespoke costumes for others as well as herself. She married in June 2010 creating a themed bride-and-groom costume for her renaissance-themed wedding. Over the last month we’ve chatted back and forth about the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot – I’m willing to wager that Deanna is the biggest Lara Croft fan on the planet – and today she is talking to us about her handiwork:
How long have you been into costuming/leatherwork?
I’ve been doing costuming for about nine years (holy cats! I didn’t realize it was that long) and leatherworks for about five.
So what got you started?
I remember watching the first Resident Evil movie, falling in love with Alice’s red dress and thinking “I bet I could make that…” I had sewed a few random things here and there, but nothing too extravagant. I promptly went to the fabric store for supplies, busted out my mom’s sewing machine and threw together a horrible polyester rendition of that dress. It wasn’t perfect, but I loved it. When I started researching online about costuming I found out about cosplay. I was like “It’s a thing! People dress up as video game and movie characters and it’s called Cosplay!” From there, I was hooked. More
By d20crit •
Embracing The Geek, Interview •
• Tags: cosplay, craft, dragon age, game of thrones, lara croft, leatherworking, merrill, resident evil, skyrim, steampunk, tomb raider, world of warcraft
