DamnitGirlie's Costume Report

Ok here is the Costume report...

So we drive to the wrong place first, figure it out quickly, and then head around the corner. (He knew we were wrong. I insisted we weren'tt) When we get to the right place, there are signs that say "Serenity" with an arrow. So we follow the arrows. I walk into a warehouse and a nice lady helps me...I forgot to ask her name (how rude) She immediately walks me through some racks of clothes, has me try on a Kimono and then takes me to a little dressing area. I passed Kaylee's coveralls along the way. (New and sooo cute!) There is a gorgeous beaded dress with a note, which reads "needs shawl", But I saw no name. When I get in the little dressing room it is all mirrored and has a clothing rack. As I hang up my outfit and the costumer is speaking to me I notice a belt hanging on the rack tagged "Jayne's Line"

Fe Wah! (Shut up!)

She leaves me alone and as I am dressing it occurs to me...I am in the presence of greatness (or at least one of its accessories!) I realize if I don't touch it, well it would just be wrong. What could I share with the fandom? I did it for YOU! I quickly and stealthily reached out and touched. I felt so silly and so lucky all at the same time. I am an ADULT for gosh sakes, not a 14 year old. Then I decide, well there was nothing so bad about being 14 and I am just going to enjoy the silliness of the whole thing.

I lightly snoop while I wait for the costumer to return but there is nothing else of apparent interest and I don't want to get caught snooping. (I'm not the picture of stealth. I usually rely on heavily on distraction) She comes back with some terrific, gaudy, gold slippers. And puts on my collar (It looks like the one Rance's wife wears in HoG. Maybe not. I'll have to rewatch) She decides I need a belt to try and give me a waist. I tell her I have been trying to give me a waist for a long time and hope she has better luck. She laughs and says, "You're going to be trouble" (How could she tell!?) We chitchat for a few minutes while she straps me in and I explain I am one of the "crazy fans" and not a professional. I think she may have figured that out on her own. (Could have been the irrepressible goofy grin and feet not touching the floor.) I put on the shoes and ask what kind of stockings I should wear. "Not these right?" I say as I flash her my ankle socks. She starts to laugh again. Apparently I was funny. I think I may have more Wash in me than I realized! (Shut up STEVEP!)

Anyway we head out in search of a hat. The first one is "?too small". The second is "too big". (Believe me the similarities of this story don't escape me) While I am still encased in the second hat, which I can not see out from under, I explain that "I once wore a lampshade just like this at a party!" She laughs again...I'm on a roll! (I gotta tell ya...It had to have been a lampshade in a former existence. I am not kidding.) Finally the third and last hat was...say it with me "Just right" It is one of those round hats that comes to a point. Like a little head parasol. I don't know what they are called, but they are in tons of episodes.

We now go to the main costume lady ...Terri, I think, I am of course limping because one of these shoes is really painfully uncomfortable, but I'lll do anything to be in the movie! She removes my belt (thank God, because it was not helping me look thinner!) and drapes it around my neck under my Egyptian collar. She pronounces me assembled!

So now I follow her in full garb to the front of the warehouse where I realize there is a whole wall covered in cast photos and character information (name, rank, serial #, you know) I am definitely trying to study that. I learned alot of spoiler stuff.... I think, (Or I made up a lot of way off, wrong, non-spoilery stuff...who can tell?)

Next it was photo time. We step out into the sunlight. My shiny gold shoes glitter and pinch. I am squinting in the sun and holding a card with my name on it up in front of me, trying to decide if I should smile or look professional. The end result was a photo that will go down in the mug shot hall of fame! Half dazed, squinty, stupefied, Elvis lipped, woman, in futuristic Chinese Kimono, head parasol and glitter slippers that might have been my grandmothers (which is weird because I think we buried her in them!)

So I go back in to change and she starts work on my hubby. We trade off the dressing room. As I walk away I pass a rack of Jayne's tee shirts! By the time I realize "OMG those are Adam's!" I am almost passed them, so I side step and brush against them trying to catch a glimpse as I go. (Because I don't want to, you know, be too obvious!) While I wait for my hubby I over hear alot of "shop talk" about some very interesting scenes. They mostly involved Inara and that's all I can say.....But very exciting! I did some more costume spotting while I waited. But nothing as exciting as what I've already shared.

My hubby finally emerges and I have to tell you...he looked sooo cute...like a giant ewok! He was in a big puffy black jumpsuit with gloves, boots, and a furry hood. He has been upgraded to "pilot" from "vendor" and they are going to get him a helmet.(that way you won't see any of him) He is going to lose 40 pounds if he doesn't sweat to death first! But he's happy to brave it. He saw more than I did...because he was not so nervous (used to work in the movies) So I will try to either tap his memories or get him to post himself. He has very bad short-term memory so I will take notes. I tried to wake him up for details for this post, but all he said was "fish scales"... Very cryptic isn't it?

My toes are almost touching earth again and I have not spontaneously shouted, "I'm in the Big Damn movie" followed by a maniacal laugh in over an hour so I think I am mellowing now.

Just think...This was just my costume fitting......

*Sigh*

I'm never going to make it off that set without an armed escort am I?

(In which case you may all get to see that hall of fame mug shot)