Somewhere in Time,
Unlimited "Luminata" Greenlake, Seattle, WA |
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Located in Seattle, is a wonderful
neighborhood named after the sizeable lake which is in the heart of the neighborhood, "Greenlake." For the past many
years, neighbors and others of us who reside |
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Those who gather to "walk the lake,"
range in age, costuming ability, and interpretation of the gathering, but the air bristles with excitement! |
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People arrived with 3-dimentional wind-sock sort of lanterns.... |
While others carried banners and balloon-round lanterns. |
Some people's costume creations used battery-operated L.E.D.
lights. We see Miss Pamela (left) whirling quickly, trying to capture images! Speaking of which, several of the photos you will be viewing may appear a bit blurry to you. That is because very few people were willing to pause long enough to take a photo. This was a massive parade with a LOT of participants! |
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This creative young woman used an old lampshade that she had thrifted, recovered it in the type of fabric she wanted, glued on several flowers and butterflies. Inside the frame of the
lampshade, |
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Here, Lady Victoria of Essex (far right) who was dressed as a "mother earth" sort of entity, posed with other revelers. |
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"Black Angels" were just as likely to be seen on the path of the lake as children lighting lanterns with tails. Pictured above, is an amazing float. The people who created it, had LED sort of lights that could change color, outfitted it with large speakers for music and featured a "cannon" out the front. The whole thing was a "tank." |
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This young woman in 18th century wig, wore a
Victorian-inspired corset and carried a lacey parasol into which she had wired some battery operated lights. (You'll see more later.) |
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This young man with a rainbow, pinata inspired lantern with tails, could spin freely as he walked. |
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Miss Pamela has a beautiful red velvet star on a pole. She has lit the star with mini Christmas lights! The Queen of Hearts is bedecked in lights as she chats to the ladies of Somewhere in Time, Unlimited.
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What is that large creature with |
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What have we here? There appears to be a lighted tail....
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Thank you for viewing our webpage "Luminata" which was a Dress-up Opportunity for those interested in costuming We hope you can attend an upcoming SITU event! If you have interest in our historical costuming group and have questions about what we do, what we have planned for our next gathering, or historical costuming in general, please email: LadyVictoria "at" SITUSeattle.com or visit our Homepage. There, you can view additional images, see the Calendar, Upcoming Events, Educational Opportunities, etc. |
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Updated Dec. 4, 2014 | |