Etsy Tuesday: Firefly-Inspired Looks - River

This morning I shared an Inara-Inspired look. Here's a River-Inspired look.

River

Image Credits: River from Objects in Space Episode via Replica Prop Forum, Crochet Bolero Vest by The Little Things by T (Etsy) $44, Elephant Maxi Dress by Kolon Clothes $20 (Etsy)

Etsy Tuesday: Firefly-Inspired Looks - Inara

For everyone who's been wondering what do I wear to a wedding where Firefly-Inspired costumes have been requested, here's some help. First visit Can't Take the Sky for screencaps from various episodes - a great way to get a general feel for the costuming. Also check out The Costumer's Guide to Movies. They have a section dedicated to Firefly.

To get you thinking about costumes, here's an Inara-inspired look I put together. River and Kaylee-inspired looks to come later.

Inara

Image Credits: Inara's Red Dress from Shindig Episode via SF Browncoats, Embellished Top by Booth 325 (Etsy) $25, Maxi Flare Skirt by Beyond Clothing (Etsy) $42, Scarf by Idea2Lifestyle (Etsy) $28

Burning Man: You're Invited to Our Wedding!

We've known the date for a while (since we left the playa last year). The counter at the bottom of our blog has been inching ever so slowly towards it. And now, we're less 5 weeks away from our playa wedding.

So JOIN US!

You won't want to miss Massive Bri giving Eden away to cubes. Or NetDiva standing up for cubes. And you'll definitely want to hear Joshrander's stirring, solemn words as he joins us forever.

Costumes inspired by Joss Whedon's 2002 television show Firefly and movie Serenity are encouraged. "The costumes were chiefly influenced by World War II, the American Civil War, the American Old West, and 1861 samurai Japan. Trpcic used deep reds and oranges for the main cast, to express a feeling of "home", and contrasted that with grays and cool blues for the Alliance (Source)." 

Fireflies on the Harp

I just came across Fireflies played on the harp. And oh... I'm in love. Is it wrong that I want this for our cake cutting music?



Why do I love this melody so much you ask? Well, it has to do with my first wedding dream.

You see before cubes popped the question I didn't dream of weddings. It wasn't something I'd imagined, proposals were things that happened to other women. Shortly after his proposals, I had my first dream. We were standing at the top of the world with fireflies swirling around us (think of that Little Prince illustration). I was wearing a Victorian-style cream dress with dainty boots, gloves, and a hat. cubes was wearing a leather duster, britches with suspenders, and riding boots.

Of course, Fireflies by Owl City was playing as we held hands and gazed at each other while the Rabbi led the ceremony. As the Rabbi pronounced us husband and wife the fireflies circled us and flew off into space.

I have a vivid imagination. (If you haven't heard the song, the video is available on YouTube. Be warned that it's nothing like my version.)



My dream may have been influenced by the back-to-back episodes of Firefly we'd just watched. Firefly was "a space western television series created by writer and director Joss Wheldon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel (Source: Wikipedia)." The series aired in 2002 but I didn't see it until cubes introduced it to me after we moved in together last October.

As the plan for our Burning Man wedding started to come together it became clear that a Firefly aesthetic was appropriate. I'd chosen a denim top with bustle and layered chambray dress (my Junior prom dress which was modeled after Scarlett O'Hara's Picnic Dress) to wear with boots. A very early Americana look. Everyone quickly agreed that cubes would make a good Captain. On the playa we won't have fireflies circling around us, but we will have LED illuminated paper cranes hanging from the roof of our carport.

So what do you think? Would playing an instrumental of Fireflies while we cut our wedding cake seem out of place? Or would it be a subtle tie to our playa wedding?

P.S. I have a secret. I'm Miss Firefly on Chatty Brides.