#inspiredbybarbarella

One more chainmail piece? Yeah. One more. How about a chainmail minidress made with laminate samples from @austincreativereuse ? #inspiredbybarbarella #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #costuming #costumingonabudget #unusualmaterials #chainmail #hideouttheatre

At LONG last... The full collection of prop laser guns. A bunch of these are altered water pistols. A few are Nerf (or Nerf knock-off) toys. Two actually started out as toy laser guns, and still light up and make the noises when triggered. They are all now as shiny and bright as I could possibly make them, and have a bit of a worn-out patina to fit the idea of weapons as relics of a far bygone age of violence that the Earth of the Barbarella universe no longer embraces. (Fortunately, that also means the inevitable scuffs these props will gain during the run of the show will perfectly fit the asthetic.) #props #theatrelife #pewpewpew #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #inspiredbybarbarella #hideouttheatre

Chainmail! I started with the loin cloth and belt I made for Savage Swords, and then made a few more accessories. The cast has been great about creatively using more abstract costume pieces, so while I originally planned on these being belts or capes, they've found some fun different ways to drape them. @austincreativereuse has a whole bunch of really sweet materials samples that I used for accent pieces. I don't even know what some of these are samples OF, but they sure do look cool, and perfectly fit that uncommon materials look that Paco Rabanne played with for the Barbarella costumes. #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #inspiredbybarbarella #chainmail #costuming #wardrobe #hideouttheatre #costumingonabudget

Another alteration: These started life as sky-blue sweat pants. Now they are dark silvery hot pants. #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #inspiredbybarbarella #theatrelife #wardrobe #costuming #hideouttheatre (at Hideout Theatre)

Sweet brown bomber jacket is now a sweeter copper bomber jacket! #costuming #fabricpainttexture #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #inspiredbybarbarella

Perfect night for a little hot pants stew. #costuming #fabricdyeing #inspiredbybarbarella #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #WIP

Of course the lights came back on just as I was finishing touch-ups and the sealer coat. :P Thank you to the Austin utilities crew that got us back up and running at 3:00am. #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #springstorm #paintinginthedark #makerproblems #makersgonnamake #props #theatrelife #inspiredbybarbarella #improvisedtheatre

That sweet proof of concept moment when you finally feel confident that this ridiculous costume plan is actually going to WORK. Everyone has their base costumes, they actually *want* to wear them to rehearse in, there's a nice variety in styles even without the accent pieces, and they aren't just tolerating the weird chainmail pieces, but are *actively fighting* to get a turn with them and coming up with weird new ways to wear them. And the director is happy! We're gonna make it, guys! #costumedesign #costumes #costuming #sexyfuturespaceladybuild #improvisedtheatre #hideouttheatre #chainmail #inspiredbybarbarella #WIP #theatrelife (at Hideout Theatre)