Project Runway ~ The Tales of the Arabian Nights Challenge ~ Game 12

Reserving
This will be fun


Entry Form:
DOA use rname: FloraLaguna
Size and sculpt of model BJD Iplehouse EID EG Taregan RS Model body
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) Noo
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes please
Photo of model BJD Shion

Theme: Harem guard

All finished
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Glamour:

 

DOA user name: missmeli
Size and sculpt of model BJD: SD Soom Sphaler
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) Nope
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Sure
Photo of model BJD

Genie/Jin

 

DOA use rname: Kitty Blue
Size and sculpt of model BJD : Resinsoul Ming
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? sure
Photo/BJD Model: Malachi

Theme: Nomadic

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Detail 1

split overtunic, and front open tunic for better ease of riding horses

Detail 2

Linen headwrap and decorative sash

Glamour shot

every nomadic prince needs a horse..lol

 

I'd like to join! I'm confused as to the deadlines though. It ends June 30th, but winners are posted June 14th? Did you mean July 14th?

Entry Form:
DOA username: Shojo-Chan
Size and sculpt of model BJD - MSD, Minifee Mirwen
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? No, thanks.
Photo of model BJD



I'm going to do a belly dancer themed costume.

edit: If I were not such a stubborn person, I would have dropped out of this three hours ago. I lost snaps, had to entertain a relative, and gave up taking a nap before seeing a midnight movie before this was finished. SO sorry about awful lighting!!!











Um... my shaggy rug looked sandy-ish to me, and the dresser looked a bit like a wooded background so. Here is my fabulous scenery! haha.

 

Implingz
Size and Sculpt: SD Luts CP Delf Soony
Is your doll a tiny? Nope, she's a biggy
Critique? Sure thing
Theme: Assassin

Graffiti by .:Implingz:., on Flickr

 

Definitely would love to do this one.

DOA username: sephydoll
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Iplehouse EID, Dexter
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? No thanks.
Costume/Theme: Warrior/Soldier
Photo of model BJD: Mr. Grumpypants



SUBMISSION:
Finally! This was a tough project. This is the first time I actually made full costume for an EID boy and wow, so heavy!! The idea for the warrior costume came from few different places but in a nutshell, I wanted something that was pretty historically accurate but with some fantasy flare to it - after all, he is a character in my fantasy world: a noble and highest ranking warrior serving his Caliph. Notice no shoes? He is so tough and bad a** he walks barefoot on the hot sand. NOT! I just fail at making shoes, no clue how to make them to save my life.

I am not too happy with it as I didn't get to do everything I wanted (the toy sword I had laying around but added some bling to it, and the knife was made out of tin >.<) but overall, I think he looks pretty spiffy.
I am safe to say I will not leave my project to the very end again. Too stressful LOL

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Glamour:

(disclaimer: Bad photoshopping skills may cause blindness; view at your own discretion)

 

DOA user name: kcurry9
Size and sculpt of model BJD SD size, CP/Luts Delf Lishe
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under) No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? No, thank you.
Photo of model BJD:


Theme: Harem Girl

The photo of the woodcarving depiction of a medieval arabian harem girl (see my WIP post) inpired these rather risque pajamas for my Lishe. Accessory #1, the Juliet cap, is knit in Jaggerspun Zephyr merino/silk in Lady Slipper pink, with glass rocailles in pearl and peridot beads, picking up the colors of the embroidery on the fabric used for the tunic and trousers. Accessory #2 is a pair of earrings with murano glass rose beads in pink and green shades and peridot beads.

The red stuff on the platter is supposed to be Turkish Delight; the powdered sugar melted in the heat. I ran out of time and light, but these pictures are the best of a bad lot.

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DOA Username: blue oracle

Size and Sculpt of Model BJD: nanuri head/ feeple body

Is your doll a tiny?: nope

Would you like your work critiqued? no, thank you.

Theme: assassin

Picture of the Model BJD:




entry.

my idea was to have my assassin girl wear a normal looking burqa so she could blend in and hide her weapons, when her target was near she had a sleek style for the attack.

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DOA user rname: PoeticSoul
Size and sculpt of model BJD: (slim MSD) Resinsoul Fei with modded eyes (blue skin)
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under) No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Naw, not necessary

Theme: Genie/Jin



My Angora is a very unusual character...half were-cat, half blue djinn, and she attends Monster High. Not easy pulling all that together into a single genie costume. I figure this is what she'll now wear for formal family functions (on her djinn father's side of course!)
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Horray I'm free of school for the summer and able to make more outfits!

DOA use rname: ankhensepnamun
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Angel of Dream Qi 58 cm
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes please
Photo of model BJD


Theme: Genie

 

DOA username: silje
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Dream from Leeke, yo-sd
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under): no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?: yes
Theme: Belly dancer
Photo of model BJD




Here is my project finished :]

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detail


glamour
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DOA username: Saraquill
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Slim Mini Narae Butterfly Face
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes Please
Theme: Rebellious Princess



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Methinks it's time for a challenge- it seems to be the only thing that motivates me to sew for now!

Entry Form:
DOA user name:ukelala
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Dollshe tan SA Hound
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) nope.
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? no, thank you. u_u
Character: Belly Dancer (male)



Belly Dancer:
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Detail~ shoes

Detail~ jewelry

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AdThis looks like it will be another fun contest. Count us in.
User name: namaro
Size and sculpt of doll: Fairyland PukiPuki Pong
Is your doll a tiny? Yes, in size but huge in personality
Would you like your entry critiqued by the judges? Yes, please
Character: Mookie has been practicing his hip shakes to be a belly dancer, but I am favoring him being a genie. We will make a final decision before the deadline.
Our entry will be in the genie category. I have ideas for that but not so much for the belly dancer. I am not crazy about the look of the male belly dancers and while Mookie is secure enough in his gender identity to portray a girl belly dancer, I am the one doing the sewing so I get to make the final decision.

 

DOA username: Rook
Size and sculpt of model BJD: IH EID Woman, Carina
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?: No thanks
Costume theme: Fortune Teller/Witch
Photo of model BJD:

 

DOA username: SharpestLife19
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Dollzone Shoyo 42cm
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under): No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge?: Okay!
Costume theme: Belly Dancer
Photo of model BJD:

 

Can I haz more than one entry?
I can't deiced who to choose sooo I'd like to do two

 

awww o tey ;-;
**On a side note I think having more than one entry may not nessesarily up the chances because it doubles the work load**
Butt I shall pick one!

 

Finally! I never seem to make it before the game has started!!!

DOA use rname: angel kat
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Lati blue body with unoa faceplate MSD
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under) no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? yes please
Photo of model BJD
this is not the faceplate I plan to use on her but I have no photos of her in it yet (I ended up using it anyways!)
belly dancing girl


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back

glam (don't have any sweet props, but I do have sand!)

detail 1

detail 2

 

DOA user name: Magiek
Size and sculpt of model BJD: MSD Unoa Bi-l MNF hybrid
Is your doll a tiny? (6” and under) Nope
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Sure
Photo of model BJD

He will be a bellydancer ^^

 

may I change the doll?

 

I'm in too. This theme is so lovely and my boy needs clothes anyway, so why not

DOA user name: Sharkyra
Size and sculpt of model BJD: Iple SID Claude
Is your doll a tiny? no
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? no, thanks
Costume theme: Caliph
Photo of model BJD:

 

Okay, now I have a question, too: what's the difference between caliph and sultan?

 

This made me snort, laugh out loud and spill juice
I would love to see Mookie belly dance!!!

 

I've found an inspiration for my outfit. It's a woodcut from 1283, found on a website for the history of chess, that is entitled "Moorish Women in Arabian Dress" and depicts three women in a harem, one playing a stringed instrument and two playing a form of chess. I've cropped the photo to focus on the woman I'm inspired by:

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I found some lovely embroidered organdy for the main outfit (tunic and trousers) on Ebay, but the seller was away and not taking orders, and the listing ended before the seller's return date, so I'm trying to contact her to see if she will relist the fabric. I'm planning to make the Juliet cap for the required accessory, and maybe some jewelry, time permitting. I think I have all or most of what I'll need for them on hand already, so it all hinges on getting that fabric.

5/31 update: The seller relisted and I ordered the fabric! However, I have to report for jury duty tomorrow, and depending on how that goes, it may throw a monkey wrench into the works.

6/8 update: I lucked out on the jury duty, the fabric arrived and I have begun knitting the Juliet cap. Here's everything gathered together for this project:

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6/13 Making slow progress, still working on the Juliet cap.

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ah...so it doesn't have to be historically accurate?? I wasn't sure about that one.

 

perfect sense thanks!...I'm well familar with both male and female traditional belly dancing outfits...have made guite a few for both in human size..lol..not sure if I want to do belling dancing or not. I'm not certain I will be getting my Luna in time or not..so I may have to switch dolls but I'll be sure to do so before the deadline does the style have to be specified by the sign up deadline or just by the end of the contest date?

 

Are we allowed to start posting our WIPs yet or do we have to wait till the beginning of June? I've already started working on the outfit's shoes and could most probably already share some pictures xD

 

I am having thee worst time trying to find pics of traditional male dancers clothes ;-;
I had to turn on the child block on the search engine >.> some things I really didn't want to see came up v.v; le sigh
If I can't find a good ref pic I might change my entry

 

At this point, we can start our work-in- progress posts with design ideas, sketches and inspiration photos, and our planned materials including photos if we wish, then we can update them with our work after the game begins.

Actually, since " The game will begin on June 1 st at 11:59 PM, PST" (Pacific Standard Time), everyone will need to convert to their own local time. Here on the US east coast, for instance, it will be June 2nd at 3:59 AM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) - three hours for the difference in time zones plus one hour to convert to Daylight Savings Time. Since the Pacific time zone is actually on Daylight Savings Time, too, they will also have to convert from PST to PDT and start June 2nd at 12:59 AM
local time.

 

I think I might switch to my boy Night being a Vizier, it would be verymuch like him to have the ear of royalty ;P
I am going to do some sketching and rummage around my material ^^

 

Germany = PST + 10 hours (9 hours for time zone difference plus one to convert PST to PDT) or June 2 at 9:59 AM

 

There are time zone converters/world clocks online - I don't do this stuff in my head, lol!

 

Well I've got a doll on order (Soom Yrie) that I'm meant to make a Middle Eastern Belly Dancer kind of outfit for so I guess this fits in with that. I won't have her in time for the contest though so I'll substitute my Soom Violet as a model for her clothing (at least she'll have a nice new outfit when she arrives)

Entry Form:
DOA user name: whitewolf
Size and sculpt of model BJD Soom Violet YO-SD
Is your doll a tiny? (6&#8221; and under) No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? No
Theme: Belly Dancer
Photo of model BJD Well she's in bits and without a face-up at the moment but here's a photo

 

Thank goodness the deadline is looming right around the corner...I've changed my model choice back and forth about a dozen times already! In my defense, it's because I've had two dolls vying for the same genie character...so it was a race to the finish to see which one was victorious in earning themselves a brand new outfit!

 

Well, I'm still sitting and waiting here patiently twiddling my thumbs. Since I already worked for a day drafting patterns on my shoes and such, I'm going to start the rest one day later, so to give everyone a fair chance.

 

DOA use rname: Abenstern
Size and sculpt of model BJD RS Wu, MSD
Is your doll a tiny? No
Would you like your costume critiqued by a judge? Yes
Photo Model: Atla

Theif Theme

 

Well my boyfriend has decided for me...sigh...I wanted to use my Luna that is coming in but I don't think she'll arrive in time...soo I just updated my entry to be Resinsoul Ming...now to decide what he is going to be??

 

I still say let the boy (Mookie) dance!!!

Namaro, thanks for that animated gif - love it! At least I get a little peek at the hip shaking