If you are a "barbarienne" at a big convention you must make sure to wear your very best and so she did. The metallic bra, a standard costuming heroic-era design, was not just her fashion statement but also an attempt to actually make and wear one that would be protective and comfortable all together (though the rest of her is, of course, vulnerable to spears, swords, and arrows.). The cups were not chain or scale mail, which would be awkward and cause pain, but actual tooled brass, set into a leather harness. It's also good that these costumers live and show their work in the mild climate of California.
The LaCon 1984 costume show was one of the longest anyone in the Worldcon biz had ever seen. We were there for more than three hours. This prompted a time limit on presentations which was welcome, even by the winners.
Your costume just won "Best Recreation of an Artwork !" What will you do tomorrow?"
I'm going to Disneyland!!
Black tech pen, 5" x 8", September 1984.
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