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StudentPermalink Reply by Domini on August 10, 2012 at 9:45pm

If you want to hoop without taking your wings off, you'll want to have them be really small and high up on your back.  Then you can just avoid chest and neck hooping.  Otherwise, you'll probably have to take the wings off to hoop. I've hooped in a bee costume before, but I had to remove the wings because they were in the way. 

Maybe avoid slick fabrics?

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Permalink Reply by Traci "CircularPraise" Bonney on August 10, 2012 at 10:15pm

Good tips, Domini. Thanks. :) I haven't decided about wings yet. I was even toying with the idea of making my hoops be my wings. I have a pair of 25" twins that combine into one huge 50" hoop, so I'm trying to come up with a way to make them look wing-like and strap them to myself.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Tink in Tokyo on August 13, 2012 at 4:50pm

For makeup - pale skin, dark lips (black or red), lots of eyeliner & dark shadow.

For hair - black. If your hair isn't naturally black, buy a long straight wig. Real goths do have other haircolors but for a costume, black hair is the best statement. 

For clothing: black - beyond that , really anything goes. You could find a goth band's tour shirt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gothic_rock_bands) and wear that with black jeans and chunky black boots. Simple everyday goth and easy to hoop in. Or go goth-lolita and try a maid's costume with a tutu underneath, fishnet stockings, black patent mary janes, There's a lot of variety in clothing, so as long as it's black. A goth fairygodmother would be sweet - long black skirt, chunky shoes or boots, black top, wings (which could be a short cape, rather than wired wings)

Sounds like it will be a fun wedding.

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Permalink Reply by Traci "CircularPraise" Bonney on August 14, 2012 at 4:32am

Great ideas, Tink. Thanks for the comment and the article link. :)

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