Longest Night Costume

[rm]

So, it seems there is going to be a Longest Night ball at Lunacon this year, thanks to Jacqueline Carey being the GoH.

Which means I _have_ to costume. Which surprises me a little, as there's a certain car crash feeling I also have about the Kushiel books and possibly their fans. But, there's also a real beauty in them, and a ferocity, that I find meaningful and fun.

My current ideas are:

- Mara. Not Phedre as Mara. Just Mara. I love the story. And it speaks to my inner Snape. And it would be easy to do. (and yes, I'll have a marque as Patty and I are going to play with a lot of henna -- again, not Phedre's). Downside? People will make assumptions about me that I'm not going to enjoy fielding.

- Someone from House Shahrizai. The black and gold brocade would be fun (more work for me) and people won't fuck with me.

- A Cassaline. Easy. But not showy. People won't fuck with me at least, but it seems lame to assemble all that weaponry to then peace tie it all and have to be dour all night besides.

I am, if you didn't know, very sensitive about people touching me without my leave. I'm also very sensitive about submission being grounds to condescend to people. I'm also very sensitive to the "you have sex, so why won't you fuck me" anger, and it's all stuff I see in the geek community, and worry strongly will be out in force at this year's Lunacon.

Thoughts?

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

It really is interesting to me how people react to this query. You say Shahrizai, this makes sense. People who know me mainly from my fencing posts say Cassaline. And no one has yet said Mara really, but no one who has answered has really known me long enough to remember that part of me. Funny.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Well, the Mara choice is just too obvious to make I suppose. There's a certain amount of grace. But I don't think it would fit so well with you now. You're a lot more likely to stick a knife in someone's ribs for being inappropriate.

[rm.livejournal.com]

But see, I'm planning to base my marque on swords. For Mara that has a certain... flair, ne?

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Haha, well that would be pretty nifty. It does have a certain degree of flair.

I say you should dress however you're going to be most comfortable.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I am also remembering, the WHOLE WEEKEND, and since I'm doing it henna, I can have a few outfits.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

So there is always room for a costume change. Whee.
(BTW I posted my amazon review but it just hasn't been added to the site yet.)

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yeah it has. I saw it about 15 minutes ago. Thank you!