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The leaves are changing colors, Pumpkin Spice Lattes are readily available, and jack-o-lantern planning is in effect! Con season is slowing down, but thanks to Halloween, costume-wearing doesn't. RedStar is booked full through Youmacon. Customers are already making requests for our hometown con, Anime Central. So, get your quote in today!In my last post, I mentioned some work I did for a

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Last year, I participated in Asian American Art Oral History Project through DePaul University. Recently, the archive was posted. You can now read my interview for the project, as well as view a few cosplay photos.In other news, Northwestern commissioned a few props for a commercial that will air on the Big 10 Network during their games. It will also air when the recorded games air on Network

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Hello friends!It's definitely con season! We are booked with work until Otakon! (July 29th!) We do however, have openings for commissions starting in late August and early fall. In the meantime, please enjoy your summer to the fullest! Send us an email with any questions!-AllStarAlice, Renee

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Hey all!Anime Central is finally here, and I'll be heading to the convention center today. We're very excited to be selling our merchandise once again in the Artist's Alley. If you haven't done so already, please check us out on Facebook- where you can see more recent photos of costume and plushie work that we have done for our customers.Please stop by the Artist's Alley this weekend at Acen and

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ACEN is just a mere three days away! Recently, we have been receiving many quote requests. It may take a bit longer than usual to answer them, as May is one of our busiest times of year for us. We are now booked through June and space is extremely limited in July. So, get your quotes in now before the summer fills up!Going to ACEN? Remember to stop by our table in the Artist Alley. I am also

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Katsucon has come and gone, and Anime Central is only 5 weeks away! We have officially been listed on their website as a part of their Artist Alley. If you're going, make sure to stop by and say hello. I will also be doing a panel on Friday evening called, "When Video Games and Fashion Collide." Come see me talk on the growing trend of designers, brand names, and their connections to gaming.I am

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Hello everyone! I hope you had a great holiday. We've been quite busy this winter season with Ohayocon coming up fast. Also, RedStar has been already been confirmed for Katsucon's Aritst Area, as well as Anime Central's Artist Alley! Please note RedStar policy has been updated for the new year. Stay tuned for updates on where we might be next!

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Hello everyone!Sorry about the extremely LONG hiatus that we seemed to have taken. We're still plugging along of course~!I (AllStarAlice/Renee) will be attending Anime Iowa next weekend. Unfortunately it looks like I may not be selling any merchandise, but I will be attending just for fun.Anne/RedPikachu will be attending Otakon on the same weekend, but will be selling merchandise in the Artist's

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Hey all!Recently, I (AllStarAlice) was interviewed by Mercenar, a blogger for a French website called 'Gamekult!' I was more than happy to oblige. Check out the interview and photos here!AllStarAlice Gamekult interview!

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Good morning, all!Things are rolling now, and we're getting very excited for Acen! Check out this link from the Anime Central website, listing all artists included in the Artist's Alley! Our name is third row, 2nd down. Whooo hooo! Get excited!http://www.acen.org/node/134

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Hello again everyone! RedStar now has their 2nd vlogs up! Please check them out, we're recapping on what we've been up to since the new year started.

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Cheers, friends!I'm here with an update on our upcoming availability. RedStar is currently fully booked with orders until mid May- a lot of which are for our favorite con, Anime Central! (We also need to make plenty of stock to sell at our Artist's Alley table!) However, we are still accepting orders due in early June or LATER. Please email us if you have any questions. Thanks so much and look

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Hey there! Renee/AllStarAlice here. I fully realize that it has been far too long since a new blog update. For most of the month of January, I was working day and night to complete my Viola from Eternal Sonata costume. I was very happy with how the costume came out! However I didn't get to finish her bow, quiver, or Arco (small fox/squirrel-like animal she holds.) I'd like to complete these for

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Hello!The holidays are approaching quickly! Things have slowed down a bit this month for us, but we've kept ourselves busy with plenty of plushie commissions, not to mention all of the Christmas shopping we've had to do! Our next convention will be Ohayocon, located in Columbus Ohio on January 29th-31st. Sadly this time, we were unable to secure an Artist's Alley table. We will however be

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We just wanted to inform everyone that we now have a Facebook Page! You can add us here.

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Hello and Happy Holidays, everyone! RedStar Costumes has added something new to the site, a Vlog! We're hoping this Vlog will help our customers get to know us on a more personal level, as well as get to see the spaces that we work in on a daily basis. Look for more Vlogs in the future!Getting to know Anne Marie (a.k.a. RedPikachu)Getting to know Renee (a.k.a. AllStarAlice) part 1 of 2Getting to

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I got back from RedStar's latest venture, Youmacon, just a few days ago. On Friday night, there was a good turnout for two brand new panels I ran called, "Taming Garment Details" and "The Ways of the Wig." On Saturday morning, I also ran a panel on the Japanese clothing company, A Bathing Ape, which ended up really well.On Saturday night, we tried something new. DJ Toshi needed some support in

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Hey there! Just giving everyone an update to our availability. We are currently booked up until Halloween with orders. We apologize to anyone requesting costumes before this time! After October 31st, we will be open for orders again. Thanks!

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Hello all!The next convention coming up for Red Star Costumes will be Reactor 2009, held in Rosemont, Illinois at the Wyndam O'Hare.http://the-reactor.org/index.phpWe're very excited to be back at Reactor after its year hiatus! Once again, we'll be having an Artist's Alley table to sell plenty of merchandise. Come stop by and see us! There will be plenty of adorable plushies to purchase!

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Hello all!Forgive our late response, but we've returned from Otakon in Baltimore! We had an extremely successful table in the Artist's Alley, our best so far! Animal orbs were the hot hot item, and we were more than happy to take orders for them. If you were one of those people who ordered, don't worry! Your orb is in the works and on its way. And don't forget, you can always email us if you have

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I am already in the area, and Renee is probably on the way to the airport for her Baltimore flight as we speak. Since we are out of town, it might take a little more time to answer your e-mails. We have an artist alley table, so please come visit us! Will post new costume pictures up when we get back!

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Please take note that our policy has been updated.As you might already know, we got back from Anime Central a couple of weeks ago. Renee debuted her brand new Lum costume! You can check it out here. While I did not have a new costume, I did alter and re-wear Tron Bonne, and I just added a new photo to my Tron costume page.Our next convention? Otakon in Baltimore, Maryland! We put in a request for

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We just wanted to thank everyone to came out to our panel at Acen~ Feed Your Fandom and cosplay: A Beginner's Guide.We had a completely full house, and we appreciate it so much! We had a great time sharing knowledge and hearing from all of you :D There will be more panels from us in the future.Now we're preparing for Otakon! Get your costumes ready, kids! We hope to see you there!-Red Star

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Greeting fellow cosplayers and costume-enthusiasts!Renee and Anne are pleased to announce that Red Star Costumes has several exciting events planned for Anime Central 2009! We will be hosting a panel titled:"Feed your fandom and cosplay: A beginner's guide"We will be covering all the basic aspects of getting your cosplay together- from patternmaking to selecting fabric, to wig styling and

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Please note that RedStar's policy page has been updated.It's been a couple of weeks since we've got back from Ohayocon and we've been busy with orders and convention planning. We'd like to say thank you to all the lovely people who attended our panels "Cosplay 100: Getting Started" and "Cosplay 101: Construction." We might be doing panels for ACEN and Otakon, so stay tuned!Jumario and his

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Notes were updated for 18 costumes in AllStarAlice's costume gallery. These costumes are: Okama's Asuka, Lady (DMC4), Dante, Nana Komatsu, Xianghua, Meg, Fran, Dawn, Misa Amane, Lady (DMC3), Serina, Miwako, Chii, Kakashi, Claire Refield, Adora, Seung Mina, Ada, and Lili.I went out to Arlington, VA about a month ago and attended Anime USA. It was very last minute, but I was still able to crank out

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The galleries for 2002-2004 and 2005-2006 are now up! They will be updated when new costumes are created.I got back from Penny Arcade Expo about a week and a half ago, and life is always hectic for me after getting back from vacation! I had a great time, and finally put the rest of the costumes in our portfolios. The basic foundation of the site is pretty much there, but it will be going through

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Web space for redstarcostumes.com was just obtained yesterday! I put up a good fraction of the site, but it is still not complete. Much of the main parts of the site are up, but the costumes and clothing sections are not complete. Only costumes from 2007 and 2008 are completely viewable.In the mean time, please visit AllStarAlice's cosplay.com gallery and my (RedPikachu's) cosplay.com gallery if

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