Let's Go to Costume College!
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- Let's go to Costume College! I've been going every year since 2011, but this year was at a brand new hotel. So come along with me for a new experience!
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I am SCREAMING about all the gorgeous costumes! Ya done good, girl.
We may have met. I was handing out ribbons that say "My creations contain blood and bad words." I know I noticed your costumes though - as an aside, your makeup in your wrap-up section of this video looks flawless!
Some random thoughts - the temperature was for sure noticeable. Despite the warm common areas I was freezing the first two nights in my hotel room. I kept turning up the temp but it didn't seem to make a difference. I loved the excessive space though. The old hotel seemed to have a smaller overall area, except, as you point out, by the pool. Obviously the hotel wants the pool area to be open for other guests to use, but I think we could have spread out a little more without impeding anyone's access. And I agree about having to pay for drinks being a bit of a surprise. I do think that the meeting rooms were designed for small sort of corporate lectures where participants have a notepad or laptop for notes rather than the extra space needed for crafting. The organizers seemed pretty responsive and creative in solving those issues though.
Agreed about the marketplace seeming small. I've noticed that at the post-Covid Dapper Day expos also. I think a lot of people who have been running small businesses have had trouble lately and have been forced to close or limit travel and expo fees. I hope it bounces back.
I live in Orange County. The drive to this hotel was better than the previous one for me personally. I also preferred the in-hotel restaurant at the new place. I ate there a few times and felt there were a few more choices than the previous location. I walked up and down Century Blvd. to check out the other options in the nearby hotels. I dislike driving in that area of LA, so I tried to find options that didn't involve moving my car.
Honestly, I feel like it's pretty much a draw between the two hotels. They each have as many positives as negatives.
Thank you for the review! It's nice to have someone who captures it.
Yep, we must have met, since I have that ribbon! Crazy about the too cold hotel room -- it sounds like most people really had the opposite problem! That's really too bad about marketplace/expo vendors -- I hope more small businesses like that come back! And I agree - there were negatives and positives about both hotels.
LOL. I loved that ribbon.
Thank you for taking us along with you to CC. Maybe one day I will be able to attend but until then, I get to live vicariously through you.
It was great meeting you. I agree with all of what you said about the hotel.
What was the hardest part was not having great food selections. After a long day of activities and not really wanting to travel, all that was available was the hotel food. It got really boring after awhile and was way overpriced. This was my first time going. When you don’t know a ton of people and didn’t want to pay the gala price, you kind of got stuck eating there. The service was super slow. I found if you ordered it from your room you got it a lot faster. It was nice doing that. Especially because the temperature was better in some rooms versus the dining room.
I went super early to the social events and there wasn’t a large variety of snacks. From the sounds of it, it was better in years past. I think having some premade stuff would have been nice and so much better on the stomach.
I am glad you went this year instead of not attending. I was truly looking forward to meeting you and am glad I got the chance.
It was great to meet you too! Interesting that the room service was going faster than the restaurant! I only ate in there once, but it was definitely not speedy. I actually wound up ordering a Walmart grocery delivery, as well as a dominos order, and ate that all for almost the whole weekend, which worked really well, but it would have been nice if they had had more snacks at the events too.
I can't wait to see your knitting adventures! I've been knitting for 20 years and am plus size, so I knit almost exclusively in shawls. My favorite is the "bosom buddy" shawl from the 1860s.
Thank you for taking us along with you. So many gorgeous costumes (yours are some of the absolute best), and I’m looking forward to seeing the project plans update video!
I’m so happy they have these conventions like this!
Hi Rebecca! I'm not on council but I can answer some of your CoCo questions. Part of the reason for the venue change was travel from the airport to the hotel. Companies like Super Shuttle went under during the pandemic and many people last year either didn't attend due to not being able to afford a rental car or had difficulties getting to the hotel. There were also a lot of issues with hotel staffing at the previous location. So the decision was made to move the event closer to LAX. And everyone here in L.A. screamed at the mere thought of traveling to the seventh circle of hell (aka LAX) BUT it was definitely better for people coming in from out of town.
In short, the Sheraton didn't think we'd have as many people as we did. I believe we were told that WiFi was available throughout the hotel. Room setup is *usually* under the preview of the establishment. Not sure what to tell you about the snack or the lunches. Where did all the AC go? My room. We froze. Sorry. Keep in mind that the LAX Sheraton is right by the beach . . . about 10+ degrees cooler than the rest of LA. I live 30 miles from the hotel in the SG Valley and it was nearly 100F at home while it was about 85F at the hotel.
One thing you didn't mention was the elevators. Five elevators for a hotel with 15 floors, but only three were working at any one time. A problem if you were on the 12th floor. Most days it took us 15 minutes just to get an elevator that had room. And let's not forget the lack of counter space in the bathrooms. The sink was lovely but not at the cost of countertop space.
Might I suggest that you fill out the questionnaire with your thoughts if you haven't already done so? Or, you can message me privately and I can give you the dean's email address and you can email her. I hang out with many women who are on the Council during the weekly sewing circles and they are very interested in hearing everyone's opinions. I think the plan is to have it in the same location next year pending if some issues they already knew about are addressed.
Yep, I already filled out the survey. You're the second person here to mention a freezing hotel room, so I guess the rooms were just really poorly regulated, which is definitely an issue. It's interesting that you say they weren't expecting that many of us -- was attendance not still way down from 2019? And while there was Wi-Fi everywhere else in the hotel, I noticed that it was a different network in the conference rooms, one which we apparently weren't paying for (or at least, weren't given the password for). Tbh, the elevators seemed very on par with the slowness from the Marriott, so that didn't bother me too much.
Thank you, lady Rebecca, for letting us use your blog for our comments. It is most kind and deeply appreciated.
@@LadyRebeccaFashions I was not directly involved with planning of CoCo23, but more of a part of the gripe sessions that always accompany putting on any event (😊). Apparetly the Sheraton was reluctant to give us too much as they weren't sure about what we were or if what we said we needed was actually what we needed. It didn't help that the large ballroom that we thought we'd have access to was booked for the California Bar Association for an exam. A lot of decisions were made with the assumption that we'd have it, then plan B needed to be enacted when it was learned that it was already booked. Additionally, the waitstaff at the hotel's restaurant was totally unprepared for us. I was talking with our waiter and he said that there were 600 people for breakfast and that he wasn't sure what they'd do if they got that many for dinner.
@@sonjialeyva wow, that's crazy! You'd think a hotel would believe someone when they tell them their event needs!
@@lindadunn2591 I definitely love hearing everyone's thoughts! And thank you for joining my Patreon, too!
It was good to see what costume college was like this year.
Ooooo. Can't wait to see the fabric!!
I love the festival/traveling/vacation “tea”. My daughter and I have been on many trips but there were quite a few where one thing went wrong after the other, hotel was horrific, etc. to the point that I was on every review possible ranting and raving. I love other people’s stories but I love hearing how how fun it was too and what the best Things to do were, it helps people plan their trips and activities.
The second you said no snacks I thought to myself “what a damn tragedy”. Thanks for taking us along, and thanks for the honest opinion. I had to refund my ticket this year but I hope to go next year and I hope the issues they have improve by then.
Thank you for taking us along! I don't think I'll ever be skilled enough to make costumes as elaborate as you, but I can dream!
Also, speaking as someone who is friends with a convention coordinator for an organization I volunteer with, do not be afraid to be vocal about your needs with hotel staff and management. We were, funny enough, at an airport Marriott this year and had major issues with the meeting rooms overheating - in April in the Midwest! It also literally rained on us inside during a thunderstorm during our Saturday evening banquet. You're paying large amounts of money for the space; it's their job to accommodate their guests within reason.
Oh, we were all complaining to the front desk. And they were clearly hot too - one of them had a clip-on fan! Also, you totally do not have to have fancy costumes or sewing skills to attend. In fact, there's a ton of beginner classes there!
The wonderful costumes!!! I first discovered Costume College in 2020 when it was online. I'd just retired and was stuck at home during covid, as we all were, and spent ridiculous amounts of time exploring UA-cam. I was excited to discover the CosTubers and have been following you ladies ever since!
Thanks for taking us along! So cool!
Always enjoy your convention blogs. The costumes you showed were so gorgeous and fun! The idea of a historical undies event sounds like an absolute hoot. It sounds like this is a pretty small to medium sized convention/seminar. It's sad that it seems it was lower in quality than what you experienced before. Hopefully they can take the feedback and improve it, even if the next one has to be at the same place. Lack of proper air-conditioning in a Cali hotel seems crazy to me.
Yeah, the lack of air conditioning was really the big thing for me. I know the attendance was lower than it was in 2019, and since the hotel was so much larger, it made things feel somewhat sparse.
I think if the plan for the event is to grow, it's going to be a real struggle after the difficulties (AC/no wifi/curfew for the outside) for that to happen. I haven't been before, (I didn't go this year mostly because I forgot it was happening because I'm drowning in work stress), but if the issues aren't sorted I probably won't go.
On the upside, everyone's costumes looked amazing and that would 100% be my draw to go. Plus, meeting others in person that love to create is wonderful.
Always fun to see what people have made. Some wonderful embroidery this year.
BUT. The lack of air conditioning, or even mediocre air conditioning, in this era should be a contract breaker. It is a critical necessity today, and if a hotel cuts corners on it, they don't deserve anyone's business. And why LA in the summer in the first place? Is that where Costume College organizers live? Oh, maybe it is proximity to the fabric district. Because that just seems nuts.
Hey, organizers, Berkeley stays cool, has major hotel chains, and is artsy-crafty and has some boutique fabric and lace shops and is a quick jump to side trips to SF.
Yeah, it's put on by Costumers Guild West, which is the LA-area group. But there better be AC next year! 😡
SF is a hell hole, no one needs to get mugged going to CoCo
Hiiiii! I loved this video! I'm Z (i was Alice, one of the many mushrooms, and the blue fairy) me, my friends, you and some others hung out after the gala by the pool. Im so glad I got to meet you! You're so sweet and welcoming! I loves hearing your thoughts on the event. I cant wait for next year!
Oh it was great to meet and chat with you! I'm glad you had fun!
The costumes are all so gorgeous! Such a pleasure to see some of your costume college experience this year ❤
Hi LadyRebecca,thanks for sharing the costume college experience with us! That
purple dress is so beautiful,I remember when you made it!! .Amazing costumes all around and some of those hats are to die for!!!!
I've been looking forward to this video! So fun to see!
I love seeing all the talented and artistic costumers!! Oh my, the heat inside the hotel?? how disappointing... all the perspiration can't be good for fabrics. And now you're back in the PNW just in time for our heat wave. ( I have my Coleman stove on the patio to cook dinner. LOL. ) I hope you had some time free from work to enjoy SLO! Pismo is my favorite beach! Thanks for capturing CoCo for me!!
Thanks! Unfortunately I didn't get to do much exploration in SLO - maybe next year! And yeah - I've been very thankful for my two little ac units this week!
This was a delight for the eyes. The thing I kept seeing that I want to make was the photo backdrops, though. lol
Thank you for an excellent wrap up. Your comments are to the point on the hotel. It was rathèr second tier with little extra space for costume prep or amenities such a
Floor length mirror or hooks for towels. Ventilation was non existent.
Was your room one of the hot ones or cold ones (or did you get an ok one like I did)? It's really unfortunate that there were so many issues!
Everyone looks amazing! Love when you take us along!
Sounds like they need a new event coordinator. I hope you get a better hotel next year.
so many incredible costumes. Somewhere between the fabric flowers, the mention of silk fabric, and the lavender ribbon I couldn't get the bridesmaid dress Julia Roberts wears in My Best Friends Wedding out of my head, It's still a gorgeous dress
It was so awesome to meet you! I'm already scheming how to go back next year.
I thought the hotel was overall okay. Hotel check-in needs to give directions on how to use the key cards in the elevators. The hotel food was way overpriced for the mediocre quality, but I had a good experience ordering something local from Uber Eats. The mirror placement was annoying. The window shades were blackout curtains (so helpful!). I did need to keep adjusting the thermostat, but I wasn't dying of heat anywhere; it was definitely warm, but it was hotter and more humid back home. 🤷🏼♀️
Great to meet you too! I think I get spoiled coming from cooler weather (and now having AC in two rooms in my house too).
I’m so glad you had fun on the whole.. What a shame about the hotel.
wow so cool and Whitney looked like she could be your sister!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Those costumes were gorgeous.
There's a lovely MCM Marriott at LAX where I stayed this summer for a couple of days it's too bad they didn't contract with them. The costumes everyone did that you highlighted were lovely especially the Worth inspired ones ❤
I wish Cocovid costume college would happen again!!
Wow!! It's amazing!!
I really enjoyed meeting you and many other new people at Costume College! I will definitely plan on going next year and maybe teaching a class. If you teach the photography class again, I will definitely try to attend :)
Thanks! Great to meet you too! I'm actually thinking about teaching a workshop on how to wear wigs next year, based on what I saw in my wig class.
so many lovely costumes! one day, i shall go! (i miss conventions...)
side note: hot hotel would not be good for me since i overheat easily and, when overheated, get sick. so that would be hell for me lol
It was wonderful meeting you at CC. Loved all your costumes.
Thank you! Great to meet you!
I like some of the digital classes but all the reasons you listed are why I won’t go. As much as you all spent on travel you didn’t even get a hotel room on par with a motel 6? Hard pass for me. I do appreciate that two of the fabric stores you showed us had websites. I’m glad you got back ok! Can’t wait to see your fabric haul!
It was definitely better than motel 6, but also really needed AC!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions I’m just glad you got back ok!
I was there at Coco, and it was only my second time. I do think the hotel was not great- especially the lack of air conditioning. I had one class with not enough seating and one with a late teacher because she was scrambling to have a presentation that didn’t need wifi. I’m honestly not sure if I’ll go back next year, but we will see what the theme is and if they have better classes on offer.
I hope that you mention all of that on the survey -- they're definitely major issues!
You should totally do a transformation dress! I love those.
I just have to figure out what it would be!
I found this video very interesting and im gonna watch the one from 2022.
Retired meeting planner here... did costume college organization not have a designated meeting planner? A meeting planner should have been present to handle the group issues. A meeting planner for the group, not the hotel's planner. The hotels staff is going to look out for the hotel. The group needs a meeting planner to look out for the group. Small details going wrong add up, ruining what should be a pleasant experience.
I know there was a hotel liaison, but I think it was a committee of planners.
@LadyRebeccaFashions A committee? As in no experienced event planners? If you've been given survey forms, fill them out in detail. I'm not sure about the committee, but hotels and resorts take comment forms seriously and they do act on them. I would also encourage costume college organization to get the help of an experienced event planner.
@@patriciakellyadams134 they have been putting on costume college since 1992. I think they are experienced in event planning. Most of these "growing pains" are part of learning to work with a new venue.
I've seen a lot of videos from CC over the years, but this year there didn't seem to be many people around?
I was thinking the same thing. I've never been there, but have seen a lot of videos of previous years.
Without knowing actual numbers of participants, the new hotel was pretty large. There was a lot more space to spread out, so that may be why it seems emptier in the videos.
Yeah, what Jennifer said -- the new hotel was really too large for us, and it made things very spread out, so that it felt like there were way less people. I do think that there are still less attendees than pre-pandemic, but as far as I know, there were more than last year.
Awww man! I wanted to see the silk!!
I'll have that video out soon! 😉
I'm considering making a day trip next year, since it's so close to home. It might help by giving me an external deadline.
so sorry the whole experience wasn't the best......you all looked very nice tho!!🌹
Enjoyed this video.
Maybe I can start sewing and saving so I can come to costume college next year.
Yes! Definitely start planning now/soon.
I wish I could go to one of these. Was it less 'cliquey ' this year?
Tbh, I don't think it's felt cliquey since before the pandemic. So that's nice at least!
I would love to go. I know it’s actually an international event, but how cool would it be alternately held on the east and west coast every other year!
At one point, there was an east coast event called Dress U. I'm not sure why it stopped though.
I always like the costume college vlogs. I considered going this year, but I didn't think getting on a plane to LA at 9 months pregnant was wise or really allowed.
For your classes, a 4hr knitting class is extream. I know the teacher is helping a large number of students a correcting things, but that's when you cap the class at 6 or 7 and have the option of mutiple sessions. I've crocheted since summer of 1999 (first learning sesson with my friend was 2 hours) and a 4 hour session for me now is a little much I know crochet yet the focus required is similar.
I think I might hold off on attempting costume college until I hear the temperature issues get under control. I don't do well in hot temp as it is. I'm also not that nice about it when a place should have AC and it doesn't. I try to avoid those situations.
I was actually pleasantly surprised that the knitting class was quite small. I think there was only 9 of us? But still too long a class. I do hope that the temp issue is worked out for next year - so weird they've had the same issue two years running in two different hotels.
In the exhibit room, there is a dress at the 7:18 mark. It's mosaic. What is it made of? If you remember.
Honestly, I'm not sure, but it was really cool!
I ran the Exhibit room this year. The dress was by Lydia Dupont, and it was made with glass mosaic tiles. This is what she wrote: I was looking to replicate the mosaic wall at Disney California Adventure since I’ve been wanting to do it for years. I gave up since I only had the regular glass tiles so I just decided to make my own design and didn’t know how it was going to look until I got to the wall.
What I would give to meet you. Your gilded age gown won my heart
Yayyyy!!!
I'm a little second hand disappointed in CC for y'all. I think I discovered the costuming community in 2019 so you, Noelle, Christine, Bernadette, Kathy, Marissa… were all there and the costumes were incredible and it did look packed! And then Covid hit and it looks like costume college hasn't recovered… Not that any of us really have. But I think if I had spent the money and taken the time and made all the arrangements to go, that I would have been disappointed in the offerings this year. Especially if the environment was bad. I cannot tolerate heat especially if I am in polyester. I hope you enjoyed yourself nonetheless!
Yeah, it's definitely a smaller event than it was in 2019, with a lot less of the familiar faces, though I did find that a handful had come back this year (not UA-camrs though).
If this was the LAX Marriott they are notorious for crappy wifi.
It was the LAX Sheraton. The Wi-Fi was fine everywhere except the conference rooms, where there was a password-protected network.
Seems so fun! But my oversensitive hearing would cause me to run away so so fast.
I would like to attend in 2024 😘🍄
I am SO jealous you guys have costume college, we have nothing like that here in Australia. Nothing. Its as if the costuming community doesnt exist. so sad
Agreed especially if your not in a capital city there’s no organisations events nothing here
@@victoriakelly5531 I think we need to organise one - Im in Adelaide. I loved when comic con finally came to Aust, and Adelaide was their first event! I won first for stage and screen replica category in cosplay. I think some of us have to get together and organise one!
Aww, I hope you're able to organize one - that would be really cool!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions only if you promise to come! LOL.
@@roxannlegg750 I wish! A bit far for me!
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You poor thing suffering in the heat don't they have air conditioning in LA
They sure should have!
The costumes were so beautiful but the background for the event was super ugly and depressing. Next year, they should have the event at a beautiful vintage hotel or mansion or something where the background and atmosphere match the costuming. That hotel looked super generic and sad. It was kind of depressing to watch because there was such a mismatch between the attendees and the location.
Unfortunately large events like this have to be held at convention-style hotels. There's no historic places large enough, as far as I know.
There are actually several in California (mansions and other historic buildings that host large weddings or other events) but perhaps they would not fit in the budget. @@LadyRebeccaFashions
How can anyone be annoyed that someone got in line before them? It's not like they cut.
Oh, I just wasn't expecting that many people. I think they were trying to get people to not line up, by doing the number system, but people did anyway.
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