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| The Spoop-Crew in Virginia City, NV. No actual buckets of blood were consumed, but we thought about it.... |
Several weekends ago a group of friends came to visit us here in Reno.
We all decided to invade Virginia City, our local mining-old-west-tourist town, with the general costume theme of "spoopy" (a meme-generated misspelling of "spooky").
We had bustles, Edwardians, 1920s, 1930s, punk rock Victorians, Camille Clifford, time witches, and a whole lotta fun exploring the town. Here are a few photos...
Photos are by...
Nicole -
@silk_and_buckram
Chrissy -
@thelacedangel
Lauren M -
@madamedestroyer
Vivien -
@freshfrippery
(and me)
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| Vivien, Abby, and Nicole chillin' on C Street, looking fab. Photo by Christina. |
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| Nicole made a new Edwardian suit for the occasion, from a stunning figured russet silk and vintage black lace trim. Photo by Vivien |
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| Samantha in 1920s velvet - photo by Vivien |
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| Vivien rocks her "Crimson Peak" historical cosplay, complete with creepy and fabulous clasped-hands belt. |
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| Some of the creepy crew - Sam, Amanda, and Lauren M. pose in the very haunted Virginia City graveyard. |
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| Bustlin' - photo by Lauren Moyer |
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| The American Duchess girl gang - me, Abby, Nicole, and Chrissy - photo by Vivien |
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| Victorian rockstar Chrissy in Madame X paired with the most adorable late Victorian jacket made by Nicole, and rocking some seriously (19)80s vibes. Photo by Lauren Moyer. |
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| We had great weather for the day, and a beautiful high desert setting. |
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| Abby and me disrespecting the dead. Photo by Vivien. |
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| Sam representing the "younger" end of our historical spectrum in 1920s. Photo by Lauren Moyer. |
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| Sam, Amanda, Nicole, Abby, and Adrienne rendezvous on the Virginia City boardwalk. Photo by Lauren Moyer. |
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| We rode the "short train" to Gold Hill and back, with a little history lesson about the silver and gold mining. Photo by Lauren Moyer. |
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| Witchy vibes - Lauren M. in one of the well creepy doorways of Virginia City, NV. |
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| Chrissy turning heads at local spoopy bar Death & Taxes - photo by Nicole. |
I pulled out my 1880s wool and velvet bustle gown, a perfect choice for the very temperate weather and dirty venue. This gown isn't perfect, and it's undergone one size alteration already, but I really like it and enjoy wearing it, despite the weight.
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| My wool and velveteen 1880s gown with linen plastron and whitework jabot. I love this dress - it has tassels! My hat was made by Liza M. and I've got Renoir Victorian Button Boots for my shoes. I actually wore the wrong corset this day so my bodice didn't fit quite as it should've - ah well! |
