Project Runway Game 25 The Channel Your Favorite Character Challenge

thank you elfmoon. will try Harley Quinn in street clothes...?

DOA user name: blue oracle
Size and sculpt of model BJD: ih sid soo
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? no thank you.

entry:

Harley Quinn (DC comics). Her real name is Dr. Harleen Quinzel, she was a psychoanalyst at Arkham Asylum. She was seduced by the Joker and helped him escape. she fell in love with him and became his partner in crime.















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reference:


black/red wig, joker face shirt, harlequin pants, spike/stud belts, spike headband, mask, giant mallet!

 

If we choose a tv character that only wears one outfit do we recreate that outfit?

 

Though I'd love to join this particular game, my junk/mod body is arriving today and that is my priority. I will be watching.

 

I have no idea if I have the time to make this game happen. But I will most definitely keep an eye out for this. It looks very interesting!

 

Count us in. Still have to decide if it will be Mookie's favorite character or mine.
DoA user name: namaro
Size and sculpt of model doll: Fairyland PukiPuki Pong 11 cm
Is your doll a tiny? yes
Would you like your outfit critiqued by the judges? yes, thank you
Photo of model doll:


Me: One of my favorite characters is Mickey Mouse. I was thinking we could channel him for the contest. You would make an adorable Mickey.
Mookie: No way!
Me: What do you mean? You always go along with my ideas. You would look so cute.
Mookie: I don't want to be some wimpy cartoon mouse. I want to flex my acting muscles, broaden my range. Who wants to get typecast as cute?
Me: OK, what did you have in mind?
Mookie: Someone tough. Someone the opposite of cute. Someone mighty and powerful.
Me: Sounds like you already know who you want to channel.
Mookie: Sure do. Ghengis Khan. I bet no one ever called him cute.
Me: You are probably right about that. It is going to be hard seeing you as evil though.
Mookie: That's why they call it acting. I am not going to be evil, just pretend to be evil. Besides, old Ghengis did some good things too.
Me: Such as?
Mookie: He did not tax the poor. He encouraged education. He allowed religious freedom. And he was instrumental in opening contact between the East and the West. Granted, he did have millions of people murdered, but this is just an acting gig, not a change of lifestyle.
Me: OK, Ghengis Khan it is.












Mookie is wearing lamellar armor that is typical of the type worn by Mongolian warriors. It was made of hardened leather squares with a fabric backing. The leather armor was relatively light in weight and allowed ease of movement. I used a little artistic license with the helmet because there were many different types shown.
(Don't tell Mookie I said so, but he still looks cute, even as Ghengis Khan)

 

I am pretty sure I will have time for this challenge now that camping season is winding down at the park.



DOA user name: Witchcraft
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Slim MSD, Souldoll Flett
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?: No thank you

Entry-

"Am I...ginger?"


Front


Back


Details 1- 3D glasses, tie, dress shirt, skirt and trench coat


Details 2- sonic screwdriver, TARDIS pillow


Glamor



Extra just for fun

Olive would like to channel her inner Doctor from BBC's Doctor Who. And although our favorite Doctor is Nine (Christopher Eccleston) Olive is going to use the Tenth Doctor as inspiration instead. Gives her an excuse to get a pair of converse sneakers I guess.

 

Choice made: The Count of Monte Cristo. Synopsis: A young man, Edmund Dantes, who was falsely imprisoned finds a way to escape and plots to gain revenge on those who wronged him. And does so very nicely. The plot is too detailed to go much further than that.

DOA user name
LadyFeather
Size and sculpt of model BJD
69cm Souldoll Lemkin white skin
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under)
no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?
yes

The Count of Monte Cristo


When I chose to use my Souldoll Lemkin I decided that I wanted to do both Edmund and the Count since the mask allowed me to depict both characters easily. After spending over an hour in the attic going through my fabrics I finally had carefully chosen enough materials to make both outfits. I will admit to some being a second or third choice when I considered the price but they would suffice.
But the more I looked at what I had chosen and compared it with what I wanted to do I realized that I could only do one outfit – the Count himself. I didn't want to eliminate all the fancy things I felt were necessary to depict such a wealthy character. Eliminating Edmund's outfit more than covered the cost of the additional trims that I added. I did cut out the Edmund Dantes outfit; it will be posted on the Project Runway chat thread later.

front:


back:


composite #1:


composite #2:


Glamour Shot:


Details on the outfit:
Trousers are drop front; fly front trousers didn't come into fashion until the 1850s. The fly front was a major turning point in mens' fashions - once the dandyism style had faded – that started the Victorian era style.
Shirt collars were high, ending just below the ear, and often starched so stiffly that the wearer could not turn his head. French cuffs and cuffed trousers did not come into common use until the end of the century.
Capes were fashionable outerwear; overcoats were present but didn't become a fashion staple until the latter half of the century.
Depending on the way it was tied the cravat could be of various colors. While some styles were white only others were more personal choice. I used the 'Mail Coach Tie'. It is touted as being worn by 'ruffians'. With his seafaring and pirating background it seemed the perfect choice for him. This is one of the few styles that weren't starched as heavily as the collars, in fact it was the only one I saw that wasn't starched at all.

Accessories:
The watch was assembled from a two gallon bag of jewelry parts that I purchased for a few dollars at an auction, the same with the parts for the cane and the tie tack. Triple coin knots were used to attach the ties to the cloak. Sew-on rhinestones were used for the shirt cuffs and the vest front. The hat was purchased; I added the trim to coordinate it with the outfit. The wig was previously made for the Mt. Olympus challenge. He is described as having coal black hair and a pale complexion.

I hope you like - I am very pleased with him.

EDIT: MISSING PICTURE

I forgot to add the trousers to the composite pictures so I exchanged the cloak and tailcoat for the details on the trouser closing. Hope this was OK. I didn't want to go over the number of pictures allowed.

 

Yeah another Doctor Who fan the Tenth Doctor is my absolute favourite cannot wait to see your outfit, I myself am going to choose Sixie!

 

Quick question: If we model the doll after a character in a movie... but the movie isn't in English, is that OK? (Considering that we will be giving a brief description of the character as a part of the project anyway...)

 

frenchaddict- I was going to go with Two but Ten's outfit I always wanted to gender-swap. And I think Two would just make my girl look like a Catholic school girl lol. I also can't wait to see your Six inspired outfit!

 

I've never done this before... but I'm really tempted to try this out.
So... I'm going to throw my lot in for this challenge.
Entry Form:
DOA user name: SPhosphate
Size and sculpt of model BJD: 62cm Blueblood Doll Valentine (vampire skin)
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes, please!



Character choice: The main character Ling from the two Swordsman movies (1990 and 1992, adapted from the "Laughing, Proud Wanderer" novel, written in 1967-1969.) The outfit for the character in both movies were almost exactly the same. I'm going to try to make the one from the second move (the character was played by Jet Li.)

The character was a skilled swordsman who was involved in the power struggles of his own School of martial arts as well as the power struggles of the Sun Moon Sect. An ancient scroll that contained a fabled technique had become the centre of attention and bloody race had been launched for its possession. Ling himself was carefree and easy-going, but due to his skills he was embroiled in these conflicts regardless. Throughout his travels, he had encountered a number of colourful characters who became his good friends. He had also come to realise that those he had once thought to be "the good guys" were, ultimately, more corrupt and dirty than the so-called "bad guys" that he had made friends with. At the end of the second movie, he was instrumental in destroying the scroll and left the conflicts behind him to live a secluded life.



Wish me luck!

 

DOA user name: SharpestLife19
Size and sculpt of model BJD: 42cm DZ Shoyo Head on Angel of Dream Body
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Sure



I'd like Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games.

 

Do we have to name our character before the entry period closes?

 

Wow, what a morning in the dolls room....everyone was volunteering! Went from Miss Piggy, Jessica Rabbit, Liberace and then Cinderella...lost track of everyone else screaming in the background. Nailed it down to just one, ready...set....go!

 

DOA user name: PRGerry
Size and sculpt of model BJD: 26cm Iplehoue BID Efreet
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes, thank you.

Isabella adores Tia Dalma from Pirates of the Caribbean

fl Isabella by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

Calypso was a sea goddess and daughter of Atlas. In the days of myth and legend, the beautiful Calypso ruled the seas, and all sailors both loved and feared her, even though she too had mortal blood. As a heathen goddess, Calypso was able to take many forms, but since the crab was attributed as her symbol, she chose that form. She appeared to be an eccentric, but her skills in the realm of magic were exceptional. By the 1720s, Tia Dalma was already established on the Pantano River in Cuba, and was renowned to be a great voodoo mystic in the Caribbean.

This is my interpretation of Tia Dalma. Everything pictured I made, excluding the glass jars!

DoA Project Runway 25 with dress by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

DoA Project Runway 25 with coat by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

DoA Project Runway 25 back by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

DoA Project Runway 25front by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

SAMSUNG CSC by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

calypso-tiadalma by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr

 

Good luck SPhosphate, and good luck to you all. I'm going to fill up a pot and start sanding on my project doll now.

I really had a hankering to do a Huckleberry Finn with my Onlydoll but it's not to be, sigh.

 

Omg, I will love seeing your girl as Tia Dalma! That is awesome

 

elfmoon, there are 30 days in September only.

 

Thanks, tons of fun for me

 

I simply cannot resist this round... I've been dying to do this for a while, so hopefully this will give me the much needed prod in the backside that I require!!

DOA user name: Ellipses
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Soom Migma
Is your doll a tiny?: No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?: If they would like ^^

Violette will be portraying Alexia Maccon aka Lady Woolsey, the Main character from Gail Carriger's Parasol Proctorate Pentalogy. I will most likely focus on Alexia's floating dress (a dress worn when traveling by dirigible) from the Manga, which is based off the books... though I might make one of her evening gowns... decisions decisions...



...images of the dresses to come...

 

I want to do this but cannot since I can't post images! boo

 

MommaPuddin: Are you able to take digital pictures? If you can, posting the images is not that hard. I am a photography dunce and I can do it.

 

DOA user name:frenchaddict
Size and sculpt of model BJD Drayton/CP luts delf boy
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes

I have chosen to portray the Sixth Doctor Who. The Sixth Doctor was an unpredictable and somewhat petulant egoist, whose garish, multicoloured attire reflected his volatile personality. He was both portentous and eloquent, even for the Doctor - of whom he saw himself as the finest incarnation yet – and his unpredictability was made even wilder by his mood swings, manic behaviour, bombastic outbursts and glib, unflappable wit. His personality also displayed occasionally fatalistic overtones. The challenge was of course the frock coat with its multitude of colours and construction. The shirt also provided new skills such as plackets in the sleeves and the question marks are embroidered on the collar. For my accessory I made the green boots.
FRONT


BACK


DETAILS


GLAMOUR

 

Oh goodie and she has the body for Lady Woolsey (close enough anyway). I can't wait. I loved the books.

 

Hello, Steamwitch,

Thanks for the good wishes. I'll need all the luck I can get!
(P.S.: How did you link to individual users in the text?)

 

Haha! That was my thought too, though I guess her breasts could be bigger and I might have to scrounge up a brown wig X'D

I'm so glad to have found another fan ^^

 

Just have to make a 'balcony' bodice, lol. I always tried to envision Ivy's outrageous hats, and I fell in love with poor, sweet, handsome Biffy. totally OT sorry.

 

I love Biffy such a bittersweet storyline, but my real love is professor Lyall his long-suffering attitude gives me great joy (if that makes sense), though sadly I don't have a boy that would work well enough to make him, as I'd love to try my hand at some glassicles

 

Crazy time comes to an end, and, finally, I can join to your creative group I really want to see the characters all designers!

DOA user name: TinHao
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Kourin (70 cm DollZone_Yuu)
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?: Yes

Kourin


as Eric - The Phantom of the Opera

 

OMG...NOOOO when did this post? Last time I searched the project runway thread I didn't see a link that the new challenge started, the last note I saw was that it was submitted and will post when approved...I kept going back to the chat thread for an update and never saw one, by chance I was searching project runway to check the chat thread again and saw this post. Please please I know its a day late but I'd like to join if at all possible.

 

Things got a little off with vacations! Maybe the date was extended because it wasn't closed out yet? Kitty Blue hurry and enter, worse that could happen is you missed it but not for lack of not trying.

Concerned Elfmoon hasn't been posting for a few days!

 

nah the deadline is posted I should have done a search to check up on it earlier instead of waiting for the link in the other discussion thread. This theme sounds really fun sad I'll be missing it but hey its not the end of the world I guess..lol. It will be great to see what everyone comes up with. I'll just have have fun lurking and enjoy the entries.

 

The professor, ah yes, he is the stiff upper lip kind of guy. Weren't he and Biffy getting along at the end? I think glassicles would be something to try to make even if there is no professor to wear them, lol. Oh and the ringlet earmuffs that Lily invented, since you are making Lady Maccon's flying dress.

 

They were indeed! I was torn though, as I like Akeldama too

Oh my!!! I forgot about the earmuffs!! ...but do I dare try and wrestle with looks fibers and wigs?!? I may have to pass on these ones hmmmm.....

 

Thanks Elfmoon
DOA user name: Kitty Blue
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Dollmore Trinity 105cm
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) nope
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? sure


My Character Info:
Sleeping Beauty is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney based on Little Briar Rose by The Brothers Grimm and The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault.


The character I wanted to create is Princess Aurora. Taking place in the 14th century I decided to take some inspiration from not only the animated disney version but also historical references on cote hardies from the 14th century. In particular I created the parti colored cote hardie that can be seen in many artwork from that time period. The reason I chose pink and blue is if your familar with the disney animated version the 2 fairy godmothers were fighting over what color Aurora's gown was to be blue or pink and in one scene it shows the gown half pink and half blue with some splatters. To make it a little more fancy for a Princess I took gold mettalic trim along the low neckline and created a wide golden belt. And a Princess wouldn't be complete without a golden crown and necklace.

Note: oh and don't mind the white bar that is showing in the back photo that is her doll stand and not part of the costume. There was no way with such a large doll that I could let her stand on her own so I had to snap the back of the gown shut over the stand

Front:


Back:


Detail 1:


Detail 2:


Glamour:


A collage of the character and inspirations just in case those aren't familar with 14th century gowns or the Sleeping Beauty movie. The top right hand corner photo is from a illustration from the 14th century showing the parti-colored gown (cote-hardie). Crown and necklace replicated from the top left photo and the splattered gown that the 2 fairy godmothers were fighting over what color it should be.

 

I have chosen to portray the sixth Doctor Who so I apologize in advance for the loudness of his outfit. Here are some of the fabrics I will be using. There are quite a few pieces to be made so a lot of work to do.

Inspiration pic

 

Hello, folks:

I am writing to let you know that something somewhat unexpected had come up. I don't think I'll have the time to finish this challenge. So, with your permission, I think I have to withdraw from it. I wish everyone else the best of luck!

 

WOW...that's some outfit! Love how you were able to match the fabrics, did you start yet?

SPhosphate, so sorry you had to withdraw from the challenge, hope to see you in the next one

I have gathered up most of my fabrics, almost done with the wig and drafting the pattern for outfit now. This is the most exciting challenge for me!

 

I thought I just had a toothache, but the emergency doctor said I had a dental abscess. I'm now doped up, tired but can't sleep. And apparently it'll get worse before it gets better. This is probably going to make my life miserable for at least a whole week if not more. Arrrgh!

 

so for this challenge we are just making an outfit that fits our character and is within the time period of our character, we aren't replicating the costume exactly of the character correct?

 

Kitty Blue, that's about how I'm going about it. I have a fictional book character who has no defined costume and I have been researching clothing from the time period covered. It's the only thing I can do to make him as accurate as possible. I've wanted to do this character for some time and this challenge has finally given me the reason to stop procrastinating.
What character are you doing? I don't see it mentioned in any of your posts, but I could have missed it.

 

I have a few ideas but won't be able to start working on anything concrete until after Dollism..just wanted to find out the specifics before I make a decision on the character.

 

I am doing a gender-bend costume so it won't be an exact replica anyway lol. I have a pretty thorough idea of what I want to do now I just have to drag myself to the fabric store. Probably won't do that until Thursday when I have off though.

Cannot wait to see how you portray Six frenchaddict! Your fabric choices look awesome!

 

thanks for the clarification I figured that was the case, I'll have to research some on the time period of one of the character ideas...though what if its something more modern? I'm going back and forth between 2 characters right now. Hmm though I guess I could do something sci-fi/fantasy depending on who I end up choosing...this is going to be fun hope I don't spread myself too thin though I only have probably 1 good weekend to accomplish this. good luck to everyone.

 

Oh dear I have misread the challenge then, I am going for a replica outfit.

 

frenchaddict; it looks like we're both in the same boat. I was really looking forward to your creating the sixth doctor. Quite often replicas are more difficult to create than something freshly hatched from your imagination.
As for me it is impossible to create a costume without using actual references. If I get creative with the style of the clothes then I will no longer be representing that era. The only originality I have is in the choice of fabrics, especially with male clothing of that era having little variance. I will think about this and I may withdraw. But I still will create my Count; I've been inspired to do so. Half the patterns are drawn, his sapphire cane is made, and all the fabrics have been chosen.

 

That is great news! Full steam ahead for I fear recreating the frock coat will take some considerable time and I have only made half a shirt so far!
LadyFeather I am so looking forward to seeing your Count!

 

This news has put a smile back on my face, I had also been a bit confused! First thing that came to my mind was the great selection of fabrics frenchaddict found! Seems like everyone is having tons of fun with this challenge, can't wait to see all the finished projects I'll post my fabrics tomorrow. So far I have half of her outfit finished, her wig (just have to trim it after her outfit is on her) and still don't know about anything else...lol

Sapphire cane, wow! Can't wait to see it LadyFeather

 

Thank you elfmoon. I could see no other way to do the outfit other than to replicate the clothes worn during that period. I'm fussing with the pants pattern right now. There were no zippers in that era (not until the 1930's for clothing) so it's figure out how to make the proper button-up design!

frenchaddict: I've wanted to do this for so long I'm just as impatient to see it finished! And your choices of materials are so striking close to the used materials; you had exceptional luck in finding them. Good luck with it.
PRGerry: Hey, when you're rich you have to flaunt it any way you can. And it does go with the thread of the book, although offhand I don't remember a description of a cane. I can't wait to see your rendition of that witchy woman.

 

I don't see how I can post pictures within my posts. How are you folks doing it?

 

Oh DUH! I just figured it out! How did I not see that? Lol

 

My fabric selection....may the 'force be with me'...lol

Fabric selected doa by PRGerry *Slowly coming back to life*, on Flickr