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Me and Nyssa, together again!

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Doctor Who moodboard: Traken (requested by: anon)

Just Sew January Day 20: Mackintosh (not the apple) . I only make something new for the Chicago TARDIS masquerade every few years, but the 50th anniversary in 2013 called for something special, and I knew it was time to realize my "someday" plan of Kassia and Tremas from "The Keeper of Traken." Nyssa remains my favorite classic companion, and the production design for her homeworld stands out next to pretty much anything the BBC has done before or since. . I read up on the production background and watched the excellent featurettes on the DVD, and wasn't surprised to learn the main inspiration came from Art Nouveau. I don't know if/how much they looked to Charles Rennie Mackintosh specifically, but to my eye the overlapping shapes and lines strongly echo his work, like the wall panel from the Willow Tea Rooms in Glasgow (2nd to last photo). . We met this lovely Nyssa backstage at the masquerade, and I had fun geeking out with her about the research and construction, and finding that we had independently arrived at similar approaches to the applique work. And we rarely do photo ops with con guests, but couldn't pass up the opportunity for a family portrait (because the Doctor is certainly part of Nyssa's family!) with Peter Davison and Sarah Sutton, whose delighted exclamation of "It's my parents!" was worth the price and wait all by itself. 😍 . #justsewjan #doctorwhocosplay #traken #nyssa #sarahsutton #peterdavison