Witch witch

[mmymoon]

I wish there were something like the SCA for fantasy characters. You know, like a LARP, but without any actual gaming, because -- BIG SECRET -- I actually find the gaming part pretty boring. I like costuming, pretty much.


Wait... maybe I can go hang out with the Harry Potter people. It's not my favorite series ever -- not that I have anything against it, mind you, but blah blah blah male messiah wizard blah blah lacks firelizards blah blah -- but I bet they'll understand my wand fetish.

I have this deep, burning desire to simply dress like a cartoon witch. I don't particularly fangirl anything, I don't want to pretend to be a character, I just... like costumes. It's all I can do to keep my everyday attire from looking like something out of a Jill Thompson comic.

I'm pretty sure I've alienated and driven off most of the angsty steampunk people, but really, I do get the costuming bit. Mind, I don't like the aesthetic (and I don't get why people get offended by this: unrelieved brown and airships are simply not my thing) but it seems weird that some steampunks (steampunkers?) don't admit how very roleplay the hobby is... it's NOT a legitimate street fashion by any stretch of the imagination. It's costuming. And there's nothing wrong with costuming! But come now, anything that involves pretend weaponry = costume. Come oooooooooooooon. The best steampunk is done by the hardcore cosplayers, because they KNOW how to costume, and look damn good doing it.


Heh, come to think of it, historical costuming people have the opposite problem -- the lolitas were always jumping down their throats, "NOT LOLI ENOUGH!" "Uh, no; it's a costume." I think that's mostly resolved itself now, though.



I'm going to start my Witch Fashion trend. It's not like I'm sitting here wearing a jumper dress, a cape, and a crow skull necklace or anything. Where DO the Harry Potter people hang out?

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[kaitou-lili.livejournal.com]

Where do the HP people hang out? That's a good question.

I certainly think you'll find a costume welcoming group amongst HP'ers, but then I've never been to the big HP conventions (though goodness knows I've been tempted) you find people at mixed conventions (last one I saw a good number of HP'ers at was Connecticon).

There is always Infinitus 2010 and the Orlando theme park (which I have to admit--even though I hate groups and have never been to a theme park, I'm tempted to go to).

If you want to find HP online...well, what corner do you want? It's a big fandom and you can find just about everything you want there. (For instance, I'm a member of a HP cooking community...which is kind of a specialty when it gets down to it).

(oh, if you didn't pick it up by now, I'm kind of a Harry Potter fan...right down to the fact that I've made 2 movie reproduction scarfs (one Gryff and one Ravenclaw for friends...I can never decide if I fall more in the Hufflepuff or Slytherin side of the world and thus have never made one for myself.)

But yeah, costuming is fun and HP would totally let you dress up without the gaming...but you might find yourself in a discussion of political theory in the wizarding world (or maybe that only happens if you hang out in my side of the HP world).

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Just costuming/lifestyle stuff! I've never delved into online HP fandom because, well, it seems pretty... fannish. Which is to say: roleplay. (And/or possibly fanart of specific characters.) I rather obsessively collect witch items, toys, decor... but not in "Pagan Magickal" way or the "Hallmark Wizard of Oz collectible" way so much as the "I want my life to look like I am a cartoon witch" way. La la la...

I'm really happy with my costumes lately, and I want to finish two more specific outfits, and take pictures of my collection of outfits/hats/wands. Because I feel like I should do SOMETHING with them... at least a Flickr set will be... something... I also already promised to take my little brother to a local anime con, so I figure I'll just dress randomly Witchy there -- if the Steamy can do it, so I can I.

I was just pointing out that the Potterverse can extend past specific characters much more readily than other series, which is probably why the fandom is so vibrant. (I used to roleplay Pern... which worked really well because there was an internal rank system set up in the books, much in the same way HP has houses, cultural identity, etc.)


Awww, I was going to do that! But I hate knitting too much. There's no question at all that I'm Ravenclaw... Cory was asking if they did ANYTHING AT ALL in the series, and I said, no, they were too busy sitting in their rooms reading books and possibly discussing them amongst themselves. Snort.

[kaitou-lili.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, the potterverse (i had avoided the word in the last post, lest I seem too...fannish, which I kind of am so I should have just owned it) has a certain fannish/intense quality to it--it doesn't have to though.

The anime con makes perfect sense. You can find just about anything there (or at least get away with just about any costume there.) If you do post a flickr set, you should post a link! I love seeing other people's work.

[dollsahoy.livejournal.com]

Or, you could just dress like a cartoon witch for no reason. I know! I know! You like categorizing personalities more than I do. But. Upon reading your post, I realized that I'm starting to dress a bit like a cartoon witch myself (or a cartoon third world revolutionary--that would be credited to the stompy black Docs and the beret)

Of course, there's always landhausmode.  I just checked the Angermaier site, to find a specific example of how it can all come together--this one was what I was thinking--but, then I saw the newer stuff.  The Freigeist collection.  Totenkopf- und Edelweiß, check, check, and check.  If you poke 'round the site proper, you can find skulls'n'pretzels'n'edelweiss.  And, ooh, ooh, isn't some of the footwear quite witchy?  (These are kinda mindbending.)

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Um! I think I do, actually! But I think I could ride my charisma and success... Mahou-Girl fashion... mwahahaha...

Oh dear, I think you've nailed it. Viva la revolution!

Unnnnggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I want dirndl... maybe once I'm skinny, I can figure out how to order one! I need a solid black, though. I love novelty prints, but I finally have come to terms with the fact I do not wear novelty prints very often.

[edgevictim.livejournal.com]

I want to join in your Witch Fashion trend. \(*-*)/
When I was young and single I imagined if I didn't go live on a friend's ranch I'd try to become the neighborhood witch lady. XD

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Yes! Those were basically my dreams, too... only I think I owned the ranch in my fantasy... so I'd have a place to put peacocks. XD

Witch Style!