Game of Thrones
Cersei Lannister
I'll be honest: Cersei is not one of my favourite characters in Game of Thrones, and she's not a character that I had ever considered cosplaying... until I was asked to
model her dress
for Simplicity at Costume Con 32, and I discovered a burning need to wear that dress again. This costume was made just for fun, not as a competition piece or to be Super Accurate to the show.
My dress was made using Simplicity pattern #1487 designed by Andrea Schewe , and because initially I had a only a week to sew (between NFCC and Shelle-Chii 's Game of Thrones birthday at Medieval Times), I mostly stuck to the pattern as written. I changed the trim on the neckline and the shape of the draped sleeves, just because they were the parts which were simplest to change while sewing and would be the most difficult to change if I wanted more screen-accuracy after it was complete. Material-wise, I was fortunate to find appropriate fabrics entirely from the clearance section of my local Fabricland (main fabrics from the drapery department and sleeve lining from fashion).
The front panel of the belt was an experiment in combining metallic pleather, hot glue, and my zipper foot. The results are far from perfect, and much sloppier than my usual standard, but I think that it ended up being effective so I stuck with it.
The finishing touch for the costume is all the embroidery... given the options of trying to find an off-the-shelf applique which was appropriate or hand-embroidering everything, I chose neither and decided to paint the embroidered sections instead. Not nearly as impressive as embroidery, of course, but I really didn't want to put in that kind of time and effort for a hall costume. It's still very time-consuming to paint on individual stitches though, so you'll be able to tell the chronological order of each photo based on the amount of "embroidery" completed!
Progress photos of the fake embroidery process are available here .
The wig I used is a lace-front "Matilda" from Arda Wigs, and while it's lovely, I was never happy with its accuracy while hanging down (I hadn't bought it with Cersei in mind). In 2016 I re-styled it into one of the up-do's from the show and I'm so, so, so much happier with it now.
Current status: active (and constantly being improved)
My dress was made using Simplicity pattern #1487 designed by Andrea Schewe , and because initially I had a only a week to sew (between NFCC and Shelle-Chii 's Game of Thrones birthday at Medieval Times), I mostly stuck to the pattern as written. I changed the trim on the neckline and the shape of the draped sleeves, just because they were the parts which were simplest to change while sewing and would be the most difficult to change if I wanted more screen-accuracy after it was complete. Material-wise, I was fortunate to find appropriate fabrics entirely from the clearance section of my local Fabricland (main fabrics from the drapery department and sleeve lining from fashion).
The front panel of the belt was an experiment in combining metallic pleather, hot glue, and my zipper foot. The results are far from perfect, and much sloppier than my usual standard, but I think that it ended up being effective so I stuck with it.
The finishing touch for the costume is all the embroidery... given the options of trying to find an off-the-shelf applique which was appropriate or hand-embroidering everything, I chose neither and decided to paint the embroidered sections instead. Not nearly as impressive as embroidery, of course, but I really didn't want to put in that kind of time and effort for a hall costume. It's still very time-consuming to paint on individual stitches though, so you'll be able to tell the chronological order of each photo based on the amount of "embroidery" completed!
Progress photos of the fake embroidery process are available here .
The wig I used is a lace-front "Matilda" from Arda Wigs, and while it's lovely, I was never happy with its accuracy while hanging down (I hadn't bought it with Cersei in mind). In 2016 I re-styled it into one of the up-do's from the show and I'm so, so, so much happier with it now.
Current status: active (and constantly being improved)
Events:
2015 Medieval Times, Centre Island Picnic, Otakuthon, Forest City ComiCon
2016 G-Anime, Toronto Comicon, Game of Thrones Trivia Night
2015 Medieval Times, Centre Island Picnic, Otakuthon, Forest City ComiCon
2016 G-Anime, Toronto Comicon, Game of Thrones Trivia Night
Each photo in the gallery is labeled with its respective photographer; please visit their websites!
Alex Rose Photography
Dream Land Photography
Elemental Photography and Design
Everage Studios
Michelle Flannigan Photography
SleepyMeow Photography
Very Frank Pictures
All photos are property of their respective owners and may not be used without permission.
Alex Rose Photography
Dream Land Photography
Elemental Photography and Design
Everage Studios
Michelle Flannigan Photography
SleepyMeow Photography
Very Frank Pictures
All photos are property of their respective owners and may not be used without permission.