Actual Cosplay, No. 18 S3E3 - Bedelia du Maurier: “Two men from the Capponi are dead” RDC4, Friday evening stewarding
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See also 30 Day Challenge version and The Suits Are People version.
None of the closer shots of this dress look right. I gained six pounds overnight, six days before taking this picture - which I remember because it’s so weird. You can’t gain six pounds overnight, so it must be water. Except it hadn’t gone away by Thursday, so, guess it was real, then? I had been doing 6-8 hours of dancing each day, which pointed to water retention as the cause; but I had also been chain-scoffing Colin the Caterpillar Sours and not counting them at all, which supported the hypothesis that gummy retention was the cause.
On Thursday I fitted my RDC4 costumes, and on Friday the six pounds of water disappeared, and my costumes were hanging off me. I had to safety-pin the hems of Hannibal’s jumpsuit trousers because they were hanging so low they were a trip hazard. This dress is not bra-friendly, so I had to tape it to my skin to stay decent. The waist was pooching out in a way that couldn’t be solved by safety pins.
$$$ Bedelia’s dress: “fuchsia satin cocktail dress, pleated cross front bodice into crossed shawl - portrait collar TAHARI sz2″
$$ My dress: Vogue 1182, details here.
$$$ Bedelia’s shoes: “turquoise velvet pumps w/ gold metal stiletto heel KURT GEIGER sz 38″
$$ My shoes: midnight blue velvet pumps with 2-inch block heel, Zara Basic via eBay.
$$ Bedelia’s hosiery: “nude Spanx size A”
My hosiery: beige fishnets, as usual.
Bedelia’s earrings: “large squareish diamond center surrounded by tiny diamonds in gold setting”, unknown brand. I don’t believe these are the ones worn in the scene.
$ My earrings: faux-diamond square studs.
I do not like wigs and will not wear them if I can avoid it. Coloured spray is only supposed to cover the join between the wig and your real hair, but my own hair is thin enough that it can work. The problem is that you have to spray it onto finished styled hair; you can’t brush it through. I used Kryolan Loamy Yellow.
Bedelia’s bracelet: “gold clasp band w/ 6 higher set diamonds dispersed evenly between smaller inset diamonds”, unknown brand.
$ My bracelet: rhinestones evenly set in silvertone setting, unbranded via thrift store.
See also 30 Day Challenge version and The Suits Are People version.
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