Video game Cosplays

So I play this online game by Perfect World called Forsaken World, I think it's really super awesome. I'm a vampire in the game, it's supposed to be one of the most difficult characters to be, but one thing I've noticed about my character any clothing I am given usually makes me look half dressed.
One costume you could see my characters underwear, I started wondering if there were any other costumes in game that would make me less naked so I got googling it and found that people actually make costumes to model themselves after their character.
That seems pretty cool, though I would not dress like my character is dressing at the current moment I found a nice in game clothing set called the "Duchess"

 Though I think that the ladies in the below photo did a wonderful job I would probably use more luxe fabrics, and maybe add a hoop in the bottom of the purple layer to give it that roundness & bubble thing it has going on. Though I am sure it is hard to make a costume from a video game I could probably pull it off and make it look VERY similar to the online costume, I applaud anyone who has already tried and achieved in making this costume.

Another costume that I don't think anyone (At least that I found while browsing) has tried to make is this one:

Doesn't it look so funky? It looks terribly easy to make I think if I were to create a costume from a video game character I think I would try making this one first. (I may try it for Halloween) what do you think of these?

Click the forsaken world logo to check out it's website & if you like it enough to download the game join me online! My online character name is Elohirian

More of Antonia Sautter

I just cant get enough, I really cant. I've been non stop googling her since my last entry. Turns out she has a facebook page, I found her offical website (in italian) & SHE MAKES WEDDING DRESSES TOO!

Not even kidding you I may like her as much as I like Pnina Tornai
I found pictures of some beautiful bridal wear & also of her shop, so I created a slide show to share

Wedding dress & veil by Antonia Sautter

Daughter of a Venetian mother & German father, Antonia has always lived in Venice.
Antonia began sewing at a young age. Since she was a young girl she started drawing her own costumes, attaching pearls, sewing fabrics and was blessed to be helped by an encouraging mother.

"One day I just thought I wanted to create something for me, on my own, and I opened a small shop where I would display my creations. And there you go: from then on, things started to happen. I believe you make your fortune on your own, you have to create the right circumstances to help your dreams come true" says Antonia Sautter.

Her Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ASCreationsEvents

Her Website:

http://www.antoniasautter.it/en/Session.asp?idc=107

Carnival of Venice - Atelier Antonia Sautter

                                                               Antonia Sautter (2001)

Thanks to my friend Natalia Tjiang I have discovered what may be my new favorite costume designer.
In 2013 she went on a trip to Italy & they made a stop in Venice. Just recently I was going through the many photo's of her trip on Facebook and I found one that was a picture of pretty dresses in a shop window and I just had to Google it.

                                          
                                                        Photo's by Natalia Tjiang

Up until then I did not know that the Carnival of Venice even existed and in the caption on her photo it mentioned "carnival costumes" So I started with the search word "Carnival costumes Venice" and found a whole bunch of wonderfulness.
Even though what I found I liked I was determined to find the exact designer of the costumes in the picture. I particularly liked the pink costume (Pink is my favorite color) so I searched for "Venice carnival costume designers" and found Antonia Sautter (as well as Stefano Nicolao) and turns out it was Antoina's shop in this picture:

                                                    Photo by Natalia Tjiang

                                          Photo of the pink costume at Il Ballo del Doge

More than anything I like making historical costumes. So when I find someone that makes similar costumes I get very happy. Though I am pretty much fangirling over this right now, I make otherwise historically accurate costumes because..well I'm a perfectionist, but Antonia Sautter makes them for the glamour of the Carnival of Venice.

Located in 3 boutiques in the Piazza San Marco (St. Marks square, Venice, Italy) she sells her fashion creations, she is well known for being the creator and organizer of  Il Ballo Del Doge the costume ball held each year during the Carnival of Venice.
Her shop contains over 2000 of her creations, and also books appointments and makes custom designs.
The pictures shown in the slideshow below are but of few of her gorgeous creations.

                                       

To read more about Anonia Sautter here's links to her Il Ballo del Doge website & wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonia_Sautter

http://www.ilballodeldoge.com/antonia-sautter/fashion?lang=en