Wraeththu Cos-Play
by Marja Kettner  

Sven Weber designs and sews all the harish costumes in cooperation with Twilight Team. Currently he is working on the Gelaming amour and on a costume for Lord Swift Parasiel (sample picture here).

Till Redan, who will be playing Swift, lives nearby Dortmund and pops in for a dress fitting (see pictures below). Sven, 19, has been working for a year in Dortmund with Marja and Sabine and has learned how to build a whole historic costume and to do patterns as well. He normally lives in Marburg, an old historic town in the south of Germany in a shared flat with some of his good friends. During his spare time he’s into modeling and re-enactments at historic medieval markets.

"Wraeththu changed my life in very single occasion,” told Sven who is very aware of every har’s outfit in the books and knows a lot of passages by heart. He works for hours on the day to finish all the character clothes and is drawing patterns and fashion sketches every day. Mostly he spend a lot of time in fabric stores to look after new ideas and garments for the outfits. "Strange thing is, most of my friends call me Pell instead Sven,” laughs the brown-skinned longhaired young man.

Till is working for the famous Games Work Shop Company and is 23 years old. "I am rather flattered about being a part of Storm's World and very nervous to meet all the people on New Years Eve,” said Till.

Putting clothes together on a sewing manikin

Draping on the clothes

Till waits patiently as Sven works on his costume

About the Author:
Marja Kettner is a professional photographer and avid fan of live action role playing (LARP). Her photography has been featued several times in Inception and in 2004 she is heading up a team of Wraeththu to join in a large LARP in Germany. For more information on the LARP as well as some of her photography, visit the Seven Sins web site. Marja can be reached at marjakettner@hotmail.com.