Susan's Archery Dress Costume

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Hey guys! So for Ren Fest and Halloween this year I decided I wanted to be Susan wearing her Green Archery Dress from LWW. I thought I'd give updates on this since it is Narnia related and I am super duper uber nerdy excited about the whole thing!!


The dress is still in the works, or rather has yet to be worked on. But I have started with some of the props. I have the arrows started but I am going to re paint them as I have screencaps to prove that in LWW the color of Susan's arrows are more green than they are in PC. And this was just the first arrow so I was testing a couple things. Big thanks to my mom who helped me out with this.

I need to buy the bow. I'm still looking for a real one to buy on ebay or at a flee market. If worse comes to worse I found someone online who made Susan's bow out of PVC pipe and gave a how to on to make it. So I might try that. Thing is, I kind of want a real working bow.

Since this arrow was sort of a test one, it may be one of the four that sits in the quiver I am going to make.

The feathers

The tip and the Horn

The Arrow and the Horn

Taking Aim (w/o bow)

Archers to the ready! (w/o bow)

Set of Six Arrows

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Check out the work on the Quiver!! []


So I finally started working on Susan's quiver. I used chicken wire to form the frame and them started with some paper mache.


This is the frame


First layer of paper mache on side A ((gonna have to really build it up, plus t looks real lopsided right now but it will look better soon!!))


A few layers of paper mache later (still kind of lopsided. I am mad cause on side at the bottom turned out wrong, so now i gotta try to match it)


*sigh* couldn't help the lodsidedness, decided jsut to say screw it, it'll be layign sideways on my back anyway.
--Just the base of white. next comes details and SP--


The top is finished.

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The quiver 90% finished....just need to make a strap for it.

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THE BOW I HAVE THE BOW!! I got it today and finished it today. I had to paint it, add the tips the vining and the grip is of my own creation made out of foam and painted.

I think it looks awesome. I am so excited about it!! But the string doesn't pull back that far.

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So this is the dress my friend made for me. It stills needs to have the designs sewn in on the neck and sleeves. It'll be done by the time I go to the Michigan ren. fest. I am wearing this dress when I go a second time lol.

this weekend though to the Ohio Ren Fest when I go with Ed and Lu, I'll be wearing the newly completed Red and Gold dress worn by Susan at the end of Prince Caspian when they ride through the streets....pics of it 87% completed are below as well.






Gold and Red dress Prince Caspian

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*bows down to the costume queen*

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At the Michigan Ren. Fest earlier today.

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