#costumersforclimateaction

New Look Kirk took her maiden voyage this weekend at #sdcc2019! I'm still pulling together some decent still shots from the days I wore her (this was so much fun to wear I ended up in her both Saturday and Sunday, in addition to wearing her to the #HerUniverseFashionShow judging on Thursday) but I love this short vid I got (even though my feet got cropped out!) because I can't see the hat in action while I'm wearing it and I'm loving how it moves!!! There are still a few tweaks I want to make to how the top closes, but overall I'm happy with how this came out. I've never done a from-scratch #millinery project before, and I learned so much from making the enterprise, as well as trying to engineer the Bar suit padded hip look on the top. I had so much fun talking with people who got either the #startrek aspect or the #diornewlook aspect (and the handful who got both!!! 🖖👗). Please note the very important detail that the tribble is actually my purse. . https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OUtkBDhdY/?igshid=1jwo77vbke34a

#CostumersforClimateAction is such good motivation to be more sustainable with my costuming!! . . I feel like cosplay can feed overconsumption, at least for me. I buy fabric because it makes me envision what kind of amazing cosplays I can make in the future!! But then I just keep buying fabric, and I don’t use what I have. . . Yesterday I went through a bunch of sewing and craft supplies I had hoarded in my room, sorting through them so I have a better idea of what I have and I won’t have to buy as much. My goal for the rest of the year is to consume less and use more of what I already have!! Cut back on fabric hoarding, focus more on sewing and creating!! . . How do you organize your supplies? Any tips on how to keep track of what’s in your stash?! . . #cosplay #cosplayer #disney #disneycosplay #liloandstitch #lilo #hawaii #hawaiicosplay #haleiwa #oahu #northshoreoahu #costumer #costuming #sustainablefashion #sustainability #sustainableliving #environmentalist #environmentallyfriendly #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #beach #beachcosplay #islandgirl #cosplayproblems #sewing #sewingproject (at Haleiwa, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz09iSEDpid/?igshid=3qm6f6mfrsdt

#CostumersforClimateAction is my favorite thing!!! What kind of costuming techniques do you use to be more environmentally conscious?!?! . . On an individual level, we can’t fix a lot of things about climate change. We can’t change corporate chemical dumping or oil drilling or deforestation for fracking or ocean trawling. . . But we can make little changes, like upcycling our costumes (my skirt is actually a canvas rice bag that I stamped with tapa designs) and using natural fibers (like the cotton gauze top I stamped and beaded). These cut down on fabric waste, polyester micro fibers washed into the ocean, and the chemicals let off by synthetic fabric production. . . I’m constantly trying to be more sustainable in my costuming, so if you guys have any ideas of how cosplayers can protect the planet, please let me know!!! . . #cosplay #cosplayergirl #moana #moanacosplay #disney #disneycosplay #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #stopclimatechange #climateaction #hawaii #haleiwabeachpark #oahu #haleiwa #northshoreoahu #coralreef #costumer #costuming #costumedesign #environmentalist #sustainablefashion #sustainableliving #islandgirl #hula #huladance (at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BztLQ5HDuOA/?igshid=ymxcpctq0wb3

Guys!!! Have you heard of #costumersforclimateaction ?!? I’m obsessed!!! . . My grandma always told me stories about swimming in the coral reefs by Haleiwa Beach Park. It was so colorful and she used to swim with the honu (the Hawaiian word for sea turtle) that would feed in the reef. . . I walk along that beach every time I go to visit her. There’s a harbor there now, and the breakers put in to protect the boats combined with the added pollution has completely killed off the reef. . . When I swim there, the water is so murky you can barely see the skeleton of the reef that my grandma used to love. And if you did, it would break your heart to see it—nothing but brown rock, algae blooms, and the white remains of dead coral. . . I see how hard my family’s home has suffered because of climate change, and I’m trying to make changes in my life to be more environmentally conscious, from composting and growing my own fruits, to buying my fabrics from sustainable sources. . . Little things won’t bring back my grandma’s favorite coral reef, but it can help us move towards a better future and prevent more climate degradation. . . #cosplay #cosplayergirl #moana #moanacosplay #disney #disneycosplay #climatechange #climatechangeisreal #stopclimatechange #climateaction #hawaii #haleiwabeachpark #oahu #haleiwa #northshoreoahu #coralreef #costumer #costuming #costumedesign #environmentalist #sustainablefashion #sustainableliving #islandgirl #hula #huladance (at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqiG55jVNM/?igshid=15cukqnlvrfux