chipperThe following picture, which is incidentally one of my favorites and taken by my dear friend, Heather
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gentileschi, was chosen:
This was taken as part of a victory photoshoot of sorts- I wanted to do some pictures to celebrate hitting my weight loss goal. Almost a year later, I am still at that goal. Having this picture, a collaboration between me, Heather
gentileschi and joshuaaaaaa Joshua, be picked for a contest makes me so happy and EXCITED. The corset was used as a base for a modern, fantasy take on an old West saloon girl dress. It was the centerpiece for a lot of ruffling and beading on my part, hehehe. Mondo mega fun fact, this corset will be the foundation garment for an upcoming Fairy Queen Elfaria (Odin Sphere) cosplay. Now you know the backstory!
Now here we are, nearly a year later. My absolute favorite corset maker, Versatile, had a contest for July in which the 20 top entries got put up for voting on their Myspace page. Voting is open until August 15.
Having never asked for such things on my blog before, please go to the following page and vote for me!
To vote for me in this contest, please leave a nice comment on my picture and say you are voting. I will be so greatful!Here's the page of the voting gallery (must be logged into Myspace and a friend of Versatile (and their gorgeous corsets) to vote):
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c
If you would like to see Ms. Antoinette's (the founder of Versatile) Myspace, and hopefully friend her, please go here:
http://www.myspace.com/versatilefashion
Let me mention again how FABULOUS Versatile's corsets are. Expensive? yes yes yes. However, when dealing with corsetry and needing a well crafted garment that will hold up to the stress of true waist compression, it is so worth it. Everything is custom made and each corset is truly a work of art. Needless to say, I'm so honored to be a part of the contest, SQUEEEEE! I have loved their corsetry work for years and years, long before I even started cosplay!
So go, my friends, please vote for me! Those of you on the East Coast, I'll be seeing you all at Otakon in Baltimore next weekend with at least one new costume!
2008-08-03 06:39 pm (UTC)