Conventional Wisdom

Summer is coming and for us that means many things... and one important thing of note is the multitude of Conventions.  Some of our favorite custom projects in the past have been for Cons:  Last year we created a custom costume for my friend David, who went to our very own Baltimore's Otakon as the Marvel character The Sentry...

Photo by East Coast Avengers

...and over the last few months we created a custom Star Trek costume for our client's use in Star Trek Cons all over the country.

Custom pattern by Miss Meghan

We've all been getting pretty excited over the prospect of doing more costumes for Cons and cosplay of all natures, but I happen have a personal stake in comics and their various Cons.  

Way too excited for 7am in San Diego

The DC area is rife with Cons: Otakon, Awesome Con D.C., Baltimore Comic-Con, Annapolis Comic-Con, and Faerie Con all happen annually in our midst.  We are currently working on alterations for an anime costume for Otakon in October, and we're looking forward to more as each convention nears.  

Have you been a Con attendee in the past year? Which one is your favorite? Which Con in the DC area is not to be missed this year? And most importantly... are there any I have missed??

Sourcing@MAGIC Show Is Coming Up!

It seems no matter what I do or how hard I try, I cannot escape Las Vegas.


I know most people love the city, but to me it just seems more like an overgrown Chuck E. Cheese for adults -- just as loud and just as tacky. However, there's one thing I do like about Vegas and that is the amount of networking opportunities. I've been for a few conventions so far and was impressed at how professional and helpful they were.

Hopefully, the Sourcing@MAGIC show will be no exception. The fabulously-talented Anca will be accompanying me and together we're hoping to garner some national business. The show is August 25-27, and we couldn't be more excited!

Wish us luck!