Comic-Con 2007 • HEADPIECE Made from customized buckram hat frames, edged with hat wire, padded with cotton, then covered in spandex. Prosthetic beard and eyebrows.
• DETACHABLE COLLAR Made of buckram edged with wire for strength, covered with vinyl. Edged with lame and trimmed with red metallic elastic.
• INSIGNIA (On plastron and belt buckle.) Meticulously researched, sketched, scaled and then decorated with thousands of hand-applied Bugle Beads in black, red, and gold.
• GAUNTLETS Made of appliquéd gold lame and vinyl over “Headliner.”
• COSTUME Make of an unusual satin-finish spandex denim in 5 basic pieces; trousers, apron, tunic, cape, and detachable plastron. The entire costume uses giant snaps for the closures.
• BOOTS Purchased from thrift store.
“We work on the costumes for a group entry collectively. By the time we are done, most everybody will have worked on every costume to some degree,” says Kent Olofson. For each costume, they took into account: • Choice of costume itself: Is it challenging enough for consideration of an award? Will it read from the audience? Is it impressive close up? “Emperor Ming” David Rose
• Research: Very important if you’re building a replica of a movie costume. • Make-up: A great deal of time was spent researching, purchasing and applying make-up.
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