Evil Queen

Evil Queen of Osirion

For the Evil Queen Pharaoh of Osirion, it’s all about white with gold, bold necklaces, lotus flower motifs, long column dresses, diaphanous fabric.

Valentino’s Fall 2014 couture collection combined many of these elements:os1 os2 os3

 

Even without the iconic lotus flower, these capture Osirian power dressing.

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Badgley Mischka, Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection and Sass & Bide, Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear Collection

Evil Queen of Numeria — Part Deux

The No Plastic Edition

What would the Evil Queen of Numeria wear if she didn’t have access to 3d printed clothes?  She’d wear the most amazing combination of fashion and technology ever. That’s what.

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Faraday Cage dress

The designer,  Anouk Wipprecht, made this Faraday Cage dress (in the classic scale mail over chain mail style) and performed with ArcAttack and their Tesla Coils at the SF Maker Faire. The full story:  http://makezine.com/2014/05/23/anouks-sizzling-hot-faraday-dress/. Also, an instructable, in case you want to make your own!

Man, I remember how proud I was to get an LED blinking with my Arduino.  I feel foolish.

 

Evil Queen of Numeria

In the version of Numeria that has polyester and plastic available to Evil Queens, this is what the Evil Queen wears.

DitaVonTeeseinMichaelSchmidtbyAlbertSanchezYou are looking at exactly what you think you’re looking at: Dita von Teese in a mesh-like 3D printed dress. (Did you really think an Evil Queen of Numeria would choose polyester?)  It was designed by Michael Schmidt and Francis Bitonti  Here’s the press release, complete with more pictures.  Make sure to read the comments about the golden ratio.

Evil Queen of Hoth?

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Pro tip: you’re not supposed to keep wearing the Tauntaun once the danger of hypothermia has passed.

This jumpsuit (yes, jumpsuit!) is from the Chanel Fall 2010 Ready to Wear Collection.  Linky to prove I’m not making this up.

Evil Queen of Varisia

Next up in the Evil Queens of Golarion: Varisia. Specifically, the Varisians, since Varisia is home to many ethnicities.

varisiaI’m less confident in this choice than in the others. This has an actual sihedron right there in front. Well, almost.  The sihedron has seven points and this has eight, but it’s so close. It also has a light, airy, boho feel that seems very Varisian to me, even though I wish it was more colourful.  It doesn’t give me a sense of power, though.  You couldn’t sweep into a room and command attention wearing this.  It’s more of a “chaotic good member of autonomous collective” dress, rather than full out “evil queen” dress.

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Sihedron Rune, for comparison

The dress is from Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2014 collection. He’s one of my favorite designers, and once said that he wanted people to be afraid of the woman he dresses. So there will be a lot of McQueen in the Evil Queens of Galorion.

 

Evil Queen of the Tengu

This one was a no brainer:

Queen of the tengu, (Pathfinder’s bird people).

Queen of the TenguI would make this cloak from the plumage of my vanquished foes, and in it I would command the fear and respect of my people… birds… whatever.

I usually use the runway shots, but when I saw this picture of Fan Bing Bing on Tom and Lorenzo, I knew she had to represent my Tengu Queen.

The dress is by George Chakra, and I just  discovered him through this picture.  Looking at his Couture Collections, it seems like he designs exclusively for the Evil Queens of Golarion.  (Please Paizo, in the name of Shelyn make that book happen.  Extra love for making a paper doll book!)

New Blog Feature

I’m adding a new topic called “What I Would Wear if I was the Evil Queen (or Empyreal Lord) of X”

I love the runway shows that are on the more ridiculous side and less practical.  Every now and then, I’ll see a piece in a show that makes me think, “When I Become Evil Queen of the Universe, that’s what I’ll wear”  (Assuming that my ascension to Evil Queendom also includes a 6-foot skeleton and single digit BMI.)

First Region: Cheliax. (Yes, I realize the job is taken)

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Georges Hobeika

I couldn’t choose just one. Luckily being Evil Queen of Cheliax means you don’t have to choose!

The black and white is from Thom Brown‘s Fall 2014 Ready to Wear collection. The red is from Georges Hobeika‘s Fall 2013 Couture Collection.

They each have one of Cheliax’s signature colours, red and black and look sufficiently strong and beautiful.