Summer of Pixar Look 3: Toy Story 2- Stinky Pete

🎜𝅘𝅥𝅮 Woody's Roundup, right here every day

Woody's Roundup, come on it's time to play

There's Jessie the yodeling cowgirl, 

Bullseye, he's Woody's horse, 

Pete, the old prospector....🎜𝅘𝅥𝅮

All Stinky Pete Photos were taken by my
good friend Alex, @darkside_princess_
on Instagram 

Stinky Pete may not be the "rootinest, tootinest cowboy in the wild wild west", but if you ask me he's pretty darn cute and he's definitely serving some spaghetti western realness- which, as an Italian, I can appreciate. For this series, I wanted to pick characters that were exclusive to one film, rather than being a part of the entire franchise, and seeing that I find Joan Cusack to be one of the most annoying people in the entire world, and that according to Business Insider, Frasier was the #10 best sitcom of all time, when it came to Toy Story 2, Stinky Pete was the only way to go. 

For this look, incredibly enough, the only item that I didn't already have in my closet was the red shirt. Because I'm the kind of person that owns a pork pie hat, but not a red shirt, so I ordered this one from amazon. 

For the base of the outfit, I started with my Pinup Girl Clothing Daphne Overalls because honestly how could I have picked anything else? These overalls are one of the most incredible pieces of clothing that I own. They not only fit like a glove, accentuating my curvy figure, but they are so comfortable. I mean, look at that waist! I have never seen overalls that have a waist, let alone make you look so tiny!

The accessories make the bound, so to top off this look I added a yellow scarf from Doll Me Up, the pork pie hat that I used for my Fozzie Bear Disneybound, and some worker boots. I think Stinky Pete would gladly take me to Japan in place of Woody with this look.

Seconds of Style: Gypsy

For each Summer of Pixar look posted, you should expect a Seconds of Style video posted on my YouTube channel, KaramiaDarling

Summer of Pixar Look 2: A Bug's Life- Gypsy

Disneybounding as Atta at
Animal Kingdom in Florida, September 2017
Top and Capris from Pinup Girl Clothing
Ears from BowsandBounds on Istagram

Truth be told- I have not seen A Bug's Life in a long while. So when I decided to do this Summer of Pixar, I knew I would have to review. There were so many character options when it came to A Bug's Life, and having already Disneybounded as Atta at Animal Kingdom last year, I knew I wanted to go for something a little more obscure. 

All Gyspy photos are by my lovely friend Nicole,
@nicwise on Instagram 

Upon re-watching the movie, I knew the only choice was Gypsy- Manny's wife and lovely assistant (and also the most classically feminine character in the film- a common motif you will see in my character choices). Gypsy is a showgirl, a magician's assistant, so for this bound I pulled inspiration from one of my favorite art forms- burlesque. I was inspired by the glamorous dressing gowns burlesque dancers are often portrayed in, and decided incorporate that idea into a wearable, daytime look. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: Gypsy Moth. For this look I used a tan suede romper as the base to mimic Gypsy's body- it even had a turtleneck collar much like Gypsy has (as much as I wanted to incorporate a fur collar into this look, I just could not imagine wearing one in the California summer sun). I paired this with a multi-colored kimono to represent Gypsy's gorgeous wings, but again, as a nod to the beautiful burlesque dressing gowns I mentioned earlier.

Although it isn't traditionally a part of Gypsy's look, I decided to add a purple belt to tie in the look (and to show off my 25" waist- if you got it, flaunt it!)

 To represent Gypsy's antenna, I created this adorable headband with puffballs on it, inspired by Miss Tosh, one of my favorite burlesque dancers. 

 I also added this bright green glittery bangle as a nod to Gypsy's husband and partner in the film, Manny

And of course, the coup d'etat of the look- the purple boots. I knew that a boot was completely necessary for this look because even as a bug, Gypsy is animated to have a heel- and if Pixar went so far as to animate a moth with a heel, who am I to ignore that detail?

Seconds of Style: Bo Peep

For those of you looking for a more in depth view of my Bo Peep Disneybound, feel free to visit my YouTube channel where I will be posting videos of all of my Disneybounds fot my Summer of Pixar!

BONUS CONTENT: Bo Peep Throwback

As I had mentioned in my previous post, this was not my first attempt at portraying Bo Peep. Growing up, Bo was always one of my favorite characters because of her effortless femininity. So in 2014 when my boyfriend (at the time) invited me to my very first Mickey's Halloween Party, I knew that she was the only choice. Unfortunately for me however, Bo Peep was not a popular costume and there certainly was nothing even remotely screen accurate on the market. So I, with my very little sewing skills, was forced to make one of my own. Amazingly enough, I still have pictures of the process.

Because I had very limited skills, I knew I had to start with some pretty solid base pieces and then sort of Frankenstein this costume together. For the top, I started with a Glinda the Good Witch costume that I had found online with a similar bodice as Bo (pictured right). I knew this would be a good choice as it had a color that was pretty accurate to Bo's costume, as well as the puff sleeves. I detatched the bodice from the skirt, took out the center panel, and replaced it with a blue panel with mock laces.

 For the skirt, I found such difficulty in finding anything at all that was white with pink polka dots (which I still found to be true when creating my over-skirt for my most recent Disneybound). So I settled on a plain white square dancing skirt, and hand painted all of the polka dots (I had a lot more time and energy in my youth).

After then sewing ruffles for the bloomers, and hand dying them, I spray painted a sheep's crook, and was lucky enough to find a pink and white bonnet online. Overall, I'm still pretty impressed with the outcome. This was my first time making a complete costume, and I think it turned out pretty darn cute!

 BONUS: My boyfriend at the time made his own Woody costume and we looked super adorable together

Pinup Parade at the Park 2016

My second attempt at Bo was a Disneybound for the Pinup Parade at the Park in Fall 2016. This was by far the most hastily thrown together out of all of my Bo Peep inspired outfits. I wasn't planning to attend the Pinup Parade and only found out the day before that I would be able to, so I grabbed whatever Pinup Girl Clothing articles I could find in my closet and planned my outfit around it. I actually ended up reusing my skirt from the Halloween party, without the hoop underneath. I combined this with my PUG pink top, TUK shoes, a blue ribbon around my waist, and a pink and blue ribbon in my hair. For this outfit, the only element that I made myself were the ruffled socks that I dyed blue to represent Bo's bloomers. 

The Bo Peep photos from Pinup Parade at the Park 2016 were all taken by my lovely friend Nicole, @nicwise on Instagram

Summer of Pixar Look 1: Toy Story- Bo Peep

I am so excited to be portraying a look inspired by one of the most classically feminine characters in the Pixar universe. This is actually my third time attempting a Bo Peep look, the first time being a cosplay in 2014 (where I had to hand paint the polka dots on one by one- the most tedious task of my life), and then a Disneybound in 2016 for the Pinup Parade hosted by Pinup Girl Clothing. This look is by far my favorite.

Before Bo Peep came to be, Pixar was turned down by Mattel for use of Barbie as Mattel was fearful that the film would be a flop, and didn’t want their number one girl to be associated with it- an obvious mistake on their part, which was corrected with Barbie's inclusion in both Toy Story 2 and 3. Thus, Bo Peep was born, to fill the role of the classically feminine protagonist in the film, and of course, to be Woody’s love interest. Because of this, I felt it was also right for me to draw inspiration from the iconic 50's fashion doll. For this look, I used a vintage pattern to create the over skirt (and by I, I mean I sat and ate McDonald’s while the lovely and talented Lisa Fabio of LittlePennyLane on Etsy and my real life Fairy Godmother, did all the heavy lifting), and layered it over this gorgeous Pinup Girl Clothing Jayne dress. The color on this dress, by the way, is the yummiest shade of pink. The layering of the overskirt on the pencil dress gives the same shape and style as Bo's original costume, but in a far more wearable way while still maintaining a high-fashion look. For Bo's bonnet, I again drew inspiration from the 50's and created a tied sun hat using the same fabric as the skirt. I find that a key element of the era was having complete “outfits” where everything matched perfectly, rather than throwing components together, which is why I chose these turquoise kitten heels. I drew inspiration from the original Barbie doll for my makeup (you know the one- with the black and white striped bathing suit). The true vintage sheep broach was the crowning piece for this look, although this sheep only has one head. 

To all who come to this happy place, welcome!

Hello my darlings! My name is Karamia and welcome to Bibbidi Bobbidi Bound! This is a place for creative expression whether it be through fashion, makeup, baking, music, or just general silliness. I am thrilled to be able to have a space like this and I hope it brings you just as much joy.

Disneybounding was my inspiration behind this blog. I have been bouding since before there was even a word for it, using fashion and color schemes as a way to sort of work around Disney’s no costume rule. I recently started a Disneybound project and I realized just how much thought I put into these outfits- I don’t just pick colors out of my closet and go. Every detail has a reason, so I thought that I would share with everyone the time and thought that I put into my selections, and hopefully help get some of your creative juices flowing.

 The first several posts on this blog will be to the theme of my Summer of Pixar Disneybounds, celebrating Pixar Fest at Disneyland Anaheim going on summer 2018. I had the idea of bounding one character from over Pixar movie in order of release as soon as Pixar Fest was announced, but I had to spend a good while planning so everything could be up to my standards. I am really excited about all of these looks. There is a huge variety of styles ranging from vintage to modern, and everything in between. It is something very different for me and I had a lot of fun working on this.

In the future, I have some other fun themes I'll be working on, and will definitely be taking suggestions from all my little darlings out there. But for now, just sit back, and enjoy the pretty things I put on display for you.