WEARSHERLOCK: A blog that revolves around the wardrobe and props department of the BBC show 'Sherlock', featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and Mark Gatiss.
This blog showcases the clothes and props seen in the show as well as providing links as to where to buy them. We often host Sherlock related giveaways. You can check our current giveaway status here. We are not affiliated with the BBC.
221B Con 2014 will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center on April 4-6, 2014.
Check out the new website for complete details!
www.221bcon.comRegistration has also been opened. $35 for the weekend right now.
Wow, the website looks amazing!
Can’t wait for next year!
Hello! We’ve had a couple of people mention this and there seems to be an error on the Associated Optical website at the moment. We’ve contacted them to let them know and it should be sorted out soon!
~edit: It’s back online! Click here to purchase :)
Associated Optical (www.associatedoptical.com) kindly donated several of Sherlock’s magnifiers as prizes for events at 221b Con 2013 and their generosity still continues in the form of a 25% discount and free shipping for our friends and followers!
The Designo x5 magnifier used by Sherlock in Series 1 & 2 can be yours for just £14/$22 with free shipping worldwide!
Just use the discount code ‘221BCON’ at the checkout!
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website link: http://www.associatedoptical.com/inc/sdetail/641
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If you can’t purchase please signal boost as Associated Optical have been such a help to Wear Sherlock in the past and were amazing sponsors of the 221b Costume Contest! Let’s give them some love!
Hello there!
We do have some designs ready but due to the constraints of CafePress mug printing they won’t be exact (but they’re pretty darn close). We’re planning on posting some mock ups of them after we’ve made our 221b Con Costume Contest post asking for any suggestions on how we could improve them and if people like them.
If the response from that post is positive we’ll make four designs available at the store, two with the Martin and Benedict names on the labels and two with blank labels so you can write your own name.
Here’s a little sneak peek as proof that we’re actually working on them!
We are working on a masterpost for the wonderfully successful costume contest at the first annual 221b Con! If you took any photos or videos during the contest please send us a link to them or submit them to us so we can include them in the masterpost (full credit will be given to you of course). These will be posted alongside the list of winners and shots of the quite frankly amazing prizes! Also, if you were a winner please make yourself known so we can include you!
The contest was filmed for CBS and Mo Rocca interviewed a few of the entrants so as soon as it airs on the channel in May (and we can find an online video) we’ll post it here for all to see!
Thank you to all of you who entered and who packed out the ballroom to come and watch, and to those who donated prizes; the contest simply would not have been the same without you. Can’t wait for next year!
Thank you so much to everyone who entered our giveaway and spread the word about the Convention! The event was an absolute success, and we will be posting more about all the strange and wonderful things that happened once Caz returns from America.
Congratulations to perspicacioussociopath, you’re the winner of our latest giveaway!
We’ll get in touch with you shortly to ask for your address, so please have your ask enabled.
Don’t worry if you didn’t win this time round, we still have plenty of things planned over the coming months!
Hello, thank you very much for your kind message!
We hadn’t noticed there there is a difference between our post on the red robe and Sherlockology’s before now, but so there is! Our information on that particular robe came straight from the Derek Rose company when we inquired about them. We still have the email and here is a part of it:
“I […] am pleased to advise that the robe featured in Sherlock is the Westminster 2 Wine Robe which is available on our website.”
We of course wanted to double check as Sherlock’s red robe does look quite lighter (in fabric weight) compared to the image of the Westminster 2 on the Derek Rose website and were told that:
“The Woburn 8 Robe is made from pure silk and is a lightweight fine fabric, the Westminster 2 is made from the finest merino wool, and although it is still heavier than the Woburn it’s very lightweight.”
If you look at this screencap of Sherlock’s robe you’ll see that the fabric appears to be woolly rather than silky and it isn’t striped. The Woburn 8 (here) is striped. So I believe that ours is the information that is correct in this case. I hope that puts your mind at rest! (The Westminster 2 is slightly cheaper too, so if you were thinking of buying the robe that’s a bonus!) See all of Sherlock’s robes in our Derek Rose tag here.
Regarding Irene’s fur coat, Sarah Arthur (the costume designer) has confirmed that it was a vintage fur wrap from her personal collection. This means it would be almost impossible to track down now unfortunately, sorry we can’t be of more help on that one. If you submit a screencap of Irene’s purse we’ll get right onto hunting it down for you :) Our submission page is here.
Costumes are absolutely not limited to BBC Sherlock.
We thought that people might think the contest was limited so this is why we tried to include as many versions of Sherlock as we could on the poster. We’d love there to be a great variety and look forward to seeing your take on Ritchie Holmes! You can dress as any character (or inanimate object!) that you like and as long as it’s related to Sherlock Holmes in some way.
Our judges also have a wide range of knowledge regarding Sherlock Holmes/costume making so coming as something unrelated to BBC Sherlock will not hamper your chances of winning. Hope that helps! :)
If you’ve registered online prior to the Con then no, we will print out your registration forms for you and hand them out during pre-judging. If you have any changes to make on the day you can pencil them in. This is the simplest way to take part and we recommend pre-registering online.
If you haven’t registered online then the registration forms will be available at the door (or from a staff member). You’ll need to fill these in during the Con and bring them with you to the pre-judging.
The way things will work (very briefly) is your form will be handed to Caz as you come onto the stage, she will read out the information e.g your name, who you’re dressed as, the fact you’ve provided about your costume, etc. and then will be held onto until the end. That way, hopefully, there can be absolutely no confusion over who is who (because there are going to be lots of people cosplaying the same character!) as everyone will have their own separate form.
Apologies for having such a long-winded answer to such a simple question, hope that helps!
We get asked a LOT about Benedict’s hair, usually what exact make and shade of hair dye he has for Sherlock, (which we have no idea about!) but we don’t actually have anyone here at the blog who is a hair styling expert so we can’t usually help with answering those questions.
Last year we put out a little call for people to come forward and offer their expertise but it seems to be very hard to track down people who are good with hair. So I guess this is us asking again, if you are good with hair styling please help us or message greencarnations directly and offer some advice!
PS: We’re not all ladies here ;)
Hello :)
We believe they are the same Moscot Originals he wore to the BAFTAs last year. We have a post on them here. Hope that helps!
It’s on the Saturday, 13th of April :)
If you’re planning on taking part you’ll need to be there for 3pm and if you’re planning on watching you need to be there for 4pm :) There’s a schedule on the 221b Con website where you can see everything that is happening over the whole weekend and it’s here.
All this information is in the post but there’s a LOT of text to get through and sometimes it can be a bit daunting/confusing so it’s good to get it all in one place. Hope that helps!
The 221b Convention Costume Contest
—— Hosted by WEAR SHERLOCK
As you may already have heard Wear Sherlock is hosting a huge Costume Contest as part of the first annual 221b Convention in Atlanta, GA on April 13th 2013. For more information about the Convention and its other events, contests, dealer tables and panels visit their website 221bcon.com. All the information you’ll need if you’re planning on watching or taking part in the Costume Contest is linked to at the bottom of this post! (Pre-register for the contest here.)
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The Prize list! ——
Autographed and framed print of Jude Law as Watson
Autographed and framed print of Lucy Liu & Jonny Lee Miller in Elementary
Adagio Sherlock tea selections by Cara McGee (including the new tinned tea!) - donated by Adagio
Sherlock magnifiers – donated by AssociatedOptical
Sherlock fandom mugs – donated by the Wear Sherlock mug store
Sherlock prize packs – donated by Coey & Shy of 13crowns.net containing:
- Sherlock sticker collections
- Bluebell t-shirts
- Sherlock print packs
Sherlock cookie cutters (several designs) – donated by WarpZone
Sherlock wallpaper screen print – donated by fiberistaNora
Sherlock: The Casebook – donated by Wear Sherlock
Sherlock bracelet and charm selection – donated by MyLadyCrafts
Sherlock badge pack – donated by TheSqueakyGeek.com
I AM SHERLOCKED tote bag – donated by SimplyWalkIntoMordor.com
Sherlock wallpaper lunch bag – donated by DexlarPrice
Sherlock Series 1 & 2 Original soundtracks – donated by Wear Sherlock
‘Sherlotter’ figurine selection – donated by Kelsey Wailes
Sherlock wristband and badge selection – donated by Dorthy Donne
Sherlock tie-in books – donated by Wear Sherlock
Sherlock jewellery and keyrings – donated by BlueCherryJewel
Sherlockian goodies – donated by FeerieDoll containing:
- I Believe in Sherlock tank top
- Sherlock quote tank top
- I Believe in Sherlock leather wallet
Sherlock dictionary art print selection – donated by TheDigitalArtTree
Surprise Sherlock sticker selection – donated by Wear Sherlock
…and lots more!
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated prizes! We highly encourage readers to visit the websites of our kind donors (all linked in the list) as they all sell some fantastic items!
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Can’t attend the 221b Convention?
You can still win prizes and keep up with the fun!
As a thank you for spreading the word about the Convention and the Costume Contest everyone who reblogs this post will be entered into a prize draw to win one of Sherlock’s magnifiers! It doesn’t matter if you’re attending the Convention or not – anyone can enter as long as you’re one of Wear Sherlock’s followers! The winner will be chosen on April 15th by random number generator and we will ship worldwide, free of charge. This giveaway is limited to just one reblog per person and likes don’t count as entries.
Also, both @wearsherlock and @221bcon will be tweeting photos and info before, during and after the contest including behind the scenes photos, prizes and of course the winners. Never miss out on the action!
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» CLICK HERE « for all the information those planning to enter or watch the contest could need, meet the judges and find out more about how the contest will run!
Thank you to mystradedoodles for designing our gorgeous poster!
Thank you to everyone who entered our last giveaway to win one of three Sherlock mugs! We gained lots of new followers in the last week and we hope that you’ll want to stay with us as Sherlock Series 3 means this blog is only going to get bigger and better (which hopefully means more giveaways too!) If you weren’t one of the three lucky winners listed below you can still purchase a mug from our mug store here. New designs will be added soon so make sure to sign up to the newsletter too!
Here are the winners of the mug giveaway, we’ll be contacting you soon to ask for your address so make sure you’ve got your ask enabled! If we don’t hear back from you/can’t get hold of you within two days your prize will go to somebody else. Congratulations to:
Don’t fret if you didn’t win as we have another giveaway up our sleeves (in conjunction with the 221b Con!) which should be posted within the next few days! Thanks for reading and Happy Easter!
We already have info on his bridge shirt here :)
It’s made by Brooklyn Industries and they’ve recently announced that the shirt will be back in stock soon due to demand!
