[quote="cooldevo"]I can talk to the seamstress that I used for my outer robe, if there is interest (see my WiP for pictures), as mine has draping on the front and see if she is able to PDF/digitize a pattern for what she did. She added an extra piece of velvet that goes across the chest at...

Earlier you said that you would post what modifications your wife had to do to the pattern. Could you share how she did the outer robes? My wife is also my seamstress and is having problems getting the draping to come through right.

Got it from Amazon. Its listed as Rubies Supreme Edition Imperial Guard helmet, and thats the box it came in... but everything about it once I received makes me suspicious.

Thats why I aaked your opinion

Okay, not a good post. Got a "Rubies Supreme Edition" helmet, except for I think that I got deceived. From the posts here, the Rubies is a decent helmet. The one I got is not. It has bubbles and a crack, and it looks like it is formed crookedly. What do you think? Should I send it back as ...

I have been scrolling through the forums for a few months now. I have some information and some ideas, but there are a few things I am still unsure of and I don't want to mess this up. I have about 6 yards of red velvet from syfabrics for the outer robes. Should I get the inner robes from a differen...

Heyo, Try searching through the forums and reading the pinned topics and then just delving in to the threads. I found a lot of good information that way, most of the questions can be answered before you even ask. From Gruff: Gloves can be either velvet or suede, so it's a matter of personal choice. ...

Hello Protectors, Brand new to costuming, unfortunately. So I am creating a thread to post what I have been able to do and you can help give me advice and get me started :) I have done a ton of research and haunted these boards for the past few months before I started my build. I saw from one of Ang...