The brains behind DarlingArmy is Amanda Marin, who creates custom-made aprons for a whole host of nerd-dom, gaming being a large proportion of it. On her Etsy store and deviantART page, she shows off her creations, those inspired by Zelda, Pokemon and Portal to name a few.
When I asked Amanda these two questions, she replied with these answers:
What inspired you to create these aprons?
I've actually been creating femme cosplay designs for my best friend and myself for several years. We're both a little tan and therefore can't always cosplay for authenticity, so why not cute it up? Afterall, I don't wear pants in real life, why should I when I cosplay?
Anywho, the aprons came about when I was strapped for cash while I was student teaching full time and still going to school full time. When Christmas came around and I had no cash, I had to use scrap fabric to make my friends geeky aprons.
From there I decided to sell them. Instead of offering dresses, I decided pinafores were much more versatile and accessible for all women since they can be worn fifty different ways instead of just one way like a dress <3
What has been your favourite design so far?
Gaaaaaaah. Such a hard question. I would say...probably my design for Matt Smith's new costume for the newest season of Doctor Who. When I found the leaked photos from the filming of the new episodes, I instantly fell in love with the deep colours!
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| Amanda's current favourite design! |
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| This has to be my favourite! |
Check out more of DarlingArmy's work here:
Etsy- http://www.etsy.com/shop/darlingarmy
deviantART- http://darlingarmy.deviantart.com/
Dear lord! These are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThey're great, aren't they? I'd love a Zelda apron personally. ^_^
DeleteCould you tell me the amount of each fabric you used for the companion cube? Id like to make it for a school project.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
Hey there!
DeleteUnfortunately I cannot tell you the answer to that, but I can point you in the direction of the artist who made these (she goes by the name of DarlingAmy). Feel free to send her a message and I'm sure she'll be able to help you out!
http://darlingarmy.deviantart.com/