#sdcc masquerade 2017

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Here is the best video yet of our 2017 SDCC Masquerade entry. We performed the story of Daenerys Targeryen to the tune of “Alexander Hamilton” from said musical. We one the Sideshow “Wow Factor” award, and had a freakin’ blast doing it. :D

WARNING: If you are not caught up, there are SPOILERS for Game of Thrones through Season 6!

For those who are interested and can’t make out some of the words, the lyrics are posted below (again, SPOILERS).

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TYRION How does a stormborn, orphan, child of a king and a Mad man, dropped in the middle of a Forgotten spot off in the Free Cities by loyalists Where nothing's ever easy Grow up to be a queen and a Khaleesi?

VISERYS The lost duo, down to zero, Master Illyrio (ill-er-o) Was the big hero, brokering the bride dealo Riders with their house logo Money was a flat no-go By fourteen, they married her off to a Khal named Drogo

DROGO And every day while slaves were being slaughtered or bartered away, at Vaes Dothrak, she struggled to eat a horse heart Inside, she was growing a stallion to mount the world Her brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow or barter

JORAH Where the khalesar came, devastation reigned A witch cursed her Drogo for vengeance for her pain Built a pyre for his baby, but walk right out of the blaze And the burning witch now begs, a sacrifice to her eggs

TYRION Then the word got around, they said "this chick is insane, man" Ride a wooden horse 'cross poison water to the mainland Take the Iron Throne and be the winner of the game, and The world's gonna know your name. What's your name, ma'm?

DANY Daenerys Targaryen My name is Daenerys Targaryen And I'm the rightful queen of Westeros So just you wait; just you wait...

MISSANDEI She took the khalesar to Qarth, warlocks snatched her dragons

DANY "Dracarys"

MISSANDEI                  and see Pyat and the warlocks burned, blackened Half-dead, breath is worse than their bite, they spit spite

COMPANY And Daxos got sealed up in his empty vault, tight

VARYS Bartered for Unsullied, Unsullied committed hericide Rallying all people to her side, let the slaves decide Her voice saying

DANY "People have every right to be free!"

VARYS They flooded avenues for mhysa here from Yunkai to Mereen.

TYRION She could've set sail for home Unsull- ied armies at her back. Instead she went on a full attack To free more slaves from further action. Fought insurgents; urgency demands her retreat, she Flew away her dragon 'til he dropped her in a field of wheat Captured by khals, took her home as a lost dosh kaleen Thinking they're her future, see her now as she stands in The flames of their shrine; khals dead to the last man There's just one gal to lead your whole clan

COMPANY                                       DANY There's just one who can lead our whole clan—                         Just you wait! There's just one who can lead our whole clan—                         Just you wait!

COMPANY There's just one who can lead our whole clan

WOMEN There's just one—

MEN Just one—

DANY Just you wait!

COMPANY Daenerys Targaryen We are conquering our fears for you You united us all You never let them take your pride! Oh Daenerys Targaryen Daenerys Targaryen All of Westeros sings for you They will know you've the only claim They will know you through blood and flame The world will never be the same, oh

TYRION Her ships are in the harbor now See if you can spot her Packed up her khalesar To sail across the water Baratheons, they hunted her The Lannisters forgot her

BARRISTAN Me, I fought for her

DROGO Me? I died for her

MISSANDEI AND VARYS We believed in her

JORAH Me? I loved her

TYRION And me? I drink and I know things.

DANY & COMPANY I'm (She's) the rightful queen of Westeros Through blood and flame!

DANY (spoken) Shall we begin?

ALL Daenerys Targaryen!

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So I completly forgot to post this when it actually happened but...

ARAKKOA WON BEST IN SHOW AT SDCC!!!

*I’m still so very happy*

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Disney Fantasia cosplay at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 #fantasia #disney #chernabog (at San Diego Convention Center)

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Just Pinned to 1 Video Games: SDCC 2017 Overwatch Doomfist Masquerade #13 Comic Blizzard Exclusive Print http://bit.ly/2V8zutS

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Entries are now being accepted for or 2017 Variety Show and Masquerade! Performances of all kinds can be brought before the BayCon audience and judges of our Variety show! Time limit is ten minutes or less. Have you got a costume that you've worked tirelessly on that needs exposure? Getting a masquerade costume ready for SDCC or WesterCon and need some feedback? Come enter the masquerade! All entries must be received by APRIL 30. RULES: http://bit.ly/2og7EWZ ENTRY FORM: http://bit.ly/2pgquC7

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Classy Looking Nerf Herder Returns to San Diego Comic Con as part of the Her Universe Fashion Show! Classy Looking Nerf Herder is a one woman design company started by Lynne Marie Martens. Lynn is a seamstress and costume-maker based in Los Angeles. Her expertise lies in garment construction, aging and dyeing, corsetry, draping, and an extensive knowledge of fashion history. Much of her passion for costuming has led toward creating vintage and couture style fashion pieces inspired by pop culture through her brand Classy Looking Nerf Herder. She has twice been a finalist at the Her Universe Fashion Show that is held annually at San Diego Comic Con and was featured in the New York Times. Lynne has an MFA in Costume Design from CalArts and BA in Theatre Arts and English Literature from Westmont College. Her return to the Her Universe Fashion Show at 2018’s San Diego Comic Con has as super excited!

Tell us a little about you and how you got started designing clothes? My mom taught me to sew when I was a kid. I made my own dresses for school dances in high school and college. I got started with designing costumes in the theatre department while at the same time continually being obsessed with mid-century fashion and still making clothes for myself in my spare time. Eventually all of those things merged into fashion that was inspired by my favorite characters. Classy Looking Nerf Herder is all about creating vintage and geek inspired clothing – and everything has pockets!

What are your favorite fandom for fashion? Oh man, I have to choose??? I have favorite outfits, more than a favorite fandom above all else. My top three are: the Kylo Ren maxi dress that’s inspired by a 1940s evening gown, the Moana outfit, and the 1950s Harry Potter poodle skirt (I’m Slytherin 😉🐍).

How many SDCC have you attended? Do you always make designs for the different cons you attend? I’ve gone to SDCC every year since 2013 and attend many other cons in the Southern California area all throughout the year. I always always always dress up. I can’t imagine what it would be like to not wear a cosplay or one of my designs to a con, it’s too much fun!!

How did you get involved with the Her Universe Fashion Show? I saw the event listed in the SDCC program guide and just KNEW this was exactly the world I wanted to be in. I was incredibly lucky that I was picked to be a finalist the first year I submitted a design.

Can you tell us the story behind the pieces you designed for the Her Universe Fashion Show?

TARDIS Through the Wormhole — This one is inspired by the TARDIS from Doctor Who. The opening credits for Doctor Who often depict the TARDIS traveling through space and time in a whirlwind of colors and stardust. I wanted to create that in a dress. I custom designed and printed the fabric for the corset, which features the TARDIS on a dark rainbow starry background. The tutu skirt and train has a hoop base and it made with over 80 yards of netting and tulle. There are individually addressable RGB LED strands and copper string lights throughout the skirt and train. My friend, James Strain, helped me program the lights to glow in a similar rhythm to The Sound of Drums while providing the motion effect of the Wormhole. I was featured in the New York Times for this dress. I entered it into the Masquerade at the Gallifrey One convention in 2017 and won two Best in Show awards.

Enchanted Rose — This one is inspired by the Rose in Beauty and the Beast. B&tB has been my favorite Disney movie since it was first released in 1991. Disney was a huge part of my childhood and Beauty and the Beast is a story that stands the test of time. The bodice is shaped to look like a rose bud, the skirt is made from two layers of organza which represent the glass case the Rose is kept in. There are over 2000 handmade falling rose petals with the majority of them settled in the hemline and about 300 crystals in the skirt. I custom dyed all the colors in the dress. My favorite part about this dress is the movement of the skirt. It’s very flowy and romantic. I had a lot of people after the show tell me they wanted to wear it as their wedding dress.

How long does it take you to prepare for an event like this? What is the process like for you? It can take months sometimes to prepare for the Fashion Show. I knew what my Phoenix design was going to be since August of last year, so I’ve definitely been thinking about it for a long time. Submissions for the show open and close during the month of April, which gives us designers about 2 1/2 months to prepare after we are chosen. I spent somewhere around 550 hours building my TARDIS Through the Wormhole dress and about 250 hours on my Enchanted Rose dress. Right now, I am listening to the Harry Potter audio books while I make my Phoenix dress. It’s a lovely thing to keep me company and also track how much time I spend.

What was the reaction to your pieces like? I’d be lying if I didn’t say that the reaction is part of what keeps me going. It makes me so happy to hear from customers or clients about how beautiful and comfortable they feel in my clothes. The pieces I’ve done for the Her Universe Fashion Show certainly have a big WOW factor. There’s a thrill in hearing the audience scream in wonder or amazement over the results of your hard work and long hours. The fact that I get to share it with such a wide audience is truly an honor. Video of the TARDIS dress at the Gallifrey Masquerade:

Thanks to @babsek79 for assisting me during the #gallifreyone #masquerade. She captured the lights out moment from backstage and the audience's reaction is pure gold. It was so much fun!! #cosplay #tardis #doctorwho @doctorwho_bbca #handmade #lights #lightsout #tardisdress #allofspaceandtime #geekcouture #geekgirl #fashionablygeek #heruniverse #classylookingnerfherder

A post shared by Lynne Marie Martens (@classylookingnerfherder) on Feb 19, 2017 at 10:06pm PST

Backstage video from the Her Uni 2017 show:

Feeling nostalgic tonight. Here's a BTS video from the @heruniverse show this summer. The roar of the crowd fills my heart. @cornellable is the best model, couldn't ask for better. Yay #teamrose ❤️🌹❤️ #heruniverse #heruniversefashionshow #sdcc #cosplay #geekcouture #geekfashion #rose #beautyandthebeast #enchantedrose #untilthelastpetalfalls #classylookingnerfherder

A post shared by Lynne Marie Martens (@classylookingnerfherder) on Nov 19, 2017 at 10:07pm PST

If you can say, what do you have planned for this year? We understand if you can’t reveal it yet! I can tell you a little bit! My dress is inspired by Fawkes the Phoenix from the Harry Potter series. You might be able to catch some BTS of my process on my Instagram Stories, but the full reveal will have to wait until July 19th. I’m so excited about this one, it’s going to be beautiful. My friend and model, Kaitlin Cornuelle, will be walking the runway for me again this year and I will be wearing a dress inspired by Dumbledore to go with my Phoenix.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

What is your favorite San Diego Comic Con memory?

Back to that 2013 SDCC — I was delayed in picking up my badge from my friend, which meant I was inside the convention center only 1 hour before the Sherlock panel was scheduled to start in Ballroom 20. I had heard all about the insane lines and as I walked along the hall, becoming more and more despondent that it was certainly impossible that I was going to get in, I heard someone yelling at me from the line, “HEY, you have the same shirt!” Lo and behold, I had the same Sherlock tshirt on as a guy in the line. The young woman who had yelled at me got her phone out to take a picture of us. Turns out she and I both had TARDIS phone cases. These two lovely people turned out to be Lacy and Spencer. They invited me to join their group in line and we were the last people to make it into the room! We have become good friends over the years and I feel honored that I got to attend their wedding about a year and a half ago. There are so very many moments like these that happen at conventions. The people in the geek community can be some of the kindest, most generous, and fun people to be with. That’s what truly makes or breaks a convention for me. It’s not about the merch, or the signings, or the panels so much as enjoying and celebrating the things we love with one another.

Source: Her Universe

We absolutely agree with Lynn that it’s the moments and the human connections that make conventions like San Diego Comic Con and the geek community in general such a wonderful place to be! We are so excited to see what else she has in store for us this year! If you will be attending San Diego Comic Con you can check out the Her Universe Fashion Show on July 19, 2018 6:00 PM PST at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, CA Harbor Ballroom. The world’s top “geek couture” fashion event, The Her Universe Fashion Show, is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year by returning to San Diego Comic-Con International with its biggest and best show yet. Host, actress, author of “It’s Your Universe” and Her Universe Founder, Ashley Eckstein, will be debuting a very special jaw-dropping gown created by 2013 fashion show winner, Andrew MacLaine.

  To find out more about Lynn and her designs you can checkout her website: http://classylookingnerfherder.com or follow her on her social media below! Check out the gallery at the bottom of the page for a peak of her other fun designs she has created! 

Here's another delicious one from @katiebe_photography. Ssshhhhhh spoilers 💋

A post shared by Lynne Marie Martens (@classylookingnerfherder) on Mar 5, 2018 at 8:18am PST

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San Diego Comic-Con 2017 - Saturday So Many Sights to See - SDCC17

San Diego Comic-Con 2017 - Saturday - So Many Sights to See! @comic_con #cosplay #SDCC17 #SDCC

This Saturday of San Diego Comic-Con 2017 (SDCC17) was full of people and things to see. With the Masquerade scheduled for Saturday Night the brightest and best Cosplay comes out on Saturday every year. From Red Sonja to Star Wars to Harley Quinn to the cutest little Groot I have every seen. Add to this two of my favorite panels each year take place on Saturday. This creates a wonderfully full…

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Comic-Con 2017 Masquerade Winners!

Comic-Con 2017 Masquerade Winners!

COMIC-CON 2017 IS HISTORY! Comic-Con 2017 Masquerade Winners! Comic-Con 2017 is sadly behind us, but there’s still a bit of news … here are the winners of this year’s Masquerade! Read more

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We were honored to participate in the David Bowie tribute entry at the SDCC 2017 Masquerade!

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Totoro resting with a captain america cupcake as we sit and watch the masquerade ball. Fun comic con times! #sdcc #sdcomiccon #sandiegocomiccon #comiccon2017 #2017 #fashion #totoro #cupcakes #chocolatecake #captainamerica #resting #pinktable #bam #backpack #glowinthedark #desserts

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Dark Souls cosplay with a Darkwraith at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 #darksouls #darkwraith (at San Diego Convention Center)

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Mashup cosplay with Samurai Jack in the Box at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 @samuraijack #jackinthebox #cosplaymashup (at San Diego Convention Center)

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Showgirl cosplay with Disney's Maleficent at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 #disney #maleficent (at San Diego Convention Center)

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Justice League cosplay at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 #wonderwoman #superman #batman #aquaman (at San Diego Convention Center)

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Disney cosplay with "Beauty and the Beat-Down" at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 #beautyandthebeast #disney #gaston #belle (at San Diego Convention Center)

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DC Comics cosplay with Hawkman at the 2017 Comic-Con International Masquerade. #sdcc2017 #cosplay #sdcc #comiccon #comiccon2017 #hawkman #dccomics (at San Diego Convention Center)