Tamara

1 When in doubt, always check the costuming library. http://www.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Maris_brood It doesn't tell you which particular kind of fabric you should use for the pants; if it looks good it's fine. (My "under-trousers" are lyrca, my mockchaps are fake leather.) 2 What I can suggest for the tube top is hiding the fasteners on the side, under your arms. I've used bra-clips myself. It's quite hard to make it fit perfectly, especially with leather-like fabric, but it's doable Good luck and I'm curious to see your progress!

I love the wig! Looks great

Did you braid your own hair or did you use a wig? If it's a wig, I can't see that it is

I love the boots. They seem quite comfy, which is a good thing if you want to troop in them

Hey guys! I wanted to let you know my Maris got approved had to fix the horns and the wig; I added some extra extentions in the wig and a friend of mine made some superpretty latex horns for me. Thanks all for your honest commentary, it really helped me through the process! http://www.501st.com/members/displaymem ... tumeID=178 PS yes, the sabers are super pretty! I had someone make them for me

At the moment I'm considering to let my costume go to approval. Let me know what you think. PS I had almost forgotten the inner black straps on her shoulders, they are being sewn right now. I really appreciate your honest commentary - positive and negative. It helped me througout this process, since there are so few references of her.

Thanks! I also thought them to be a bit bright, esp. in contrast with the hair! Good that you say it! ps love your membername Allright here's the leather. Top and chap-pants both leather, have a darkbrown fabric underneath the chaps. Still got to add the black leather strap on the shoulders, but wasn't happy with their size yet... couldn't snap a pic of the back yet, was phyisically impossible , will come though.

Hey guys! Update for now. I got my sabers, pretty heavy but they look awesome! I've braided my wig, might braid some extra hair in them but that will be a concern for later on Also almost done with the leather suit/armour/what you'll call it and I'm going to take some pictures of that Take care! ps. constructive criticism is always appreciated

Thank you very much for this clarification indeed! I'm going to do some brown-leatherish-shopping this week. As I said, this is just the fitting. Working from there! Really happy with Thomas' and Pam's combined explanation. And it makes sense! I'm also going to make a pattern for the mock-chap pants. As soon as I figured them out, I'll post @ Daritha. Thanks! Were you at FACTS? And yes I did walk around as Slave Leia there. But there were more!

Thank you guys already for the fast replies! The mock-chap design is going to be a real pain! But it will work. It seems on the artwork it has a silver-look on it, but on the game-design she has not got it at all. Which brings me to question; which one to follow? They have numeral differences (not only the pants, but also the belt and the shin-guards) and it would be strange to mix them up totally. Since Pam's post I figured the artwork was the "right" one, this gets me slightly confused! The hair will be done by a wig by the way would not be handy to have to braid my own hair every time.

@ Visas Marcella haha good to know! I figured, because most topics were started new! @ Daritha thanks for the tip! I'm gonna go after it! would be awesome if they could make the Tonfa's! Here are some first pictures. Trying to get the fitting right. The belt on the top is wrong (I just used it for the fitting etcetera!) As I see now, the first one is a bit blurry, but my camera fails miserably sometimes. Trying it on Let me know! As the title says, feedback welcome, though this is just the fitting and not really worth discussing haha! Take care,

Well done I love the way you painted your hands, it looks great!

Hi all I'm currently working on a Maris costume (she is divine!) and I'd like to post pictures of my process to get some usefull feedback on my work! First ones will be up soon! The only obstacle I'm running into at the moment are the tonfa lightsabers. I've got some experience in sewing etcetera, but nothing the like sabers. So I wanted to know if you guys know something or someone that has useful info according to those sabers. Take care, ps. I hope that it is ok to post a new topic, if not, please let me know!