As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I’m going to Costume College 2016.  CoCo (as it is called) isn’t actually college – it’s pretty much the biggest conference for costumers (particularly amateur-ish, historical-ish ones) around. I’ve wanted to go to CoCo for years, but I’m in New Zealand, and it’s in LA, and that’s a long (aka expensive) way to go.*  This year I was privileged  enough to get a full scholarship to Costume College, and a really good deal on airplane flights to the US, which has made it possible.** In addition to going to CoCo, I’d actually like to teach a couple of classes.  I’ve brainstormed a few ideas, but I’m having a combination of tall-poppy-avoidance panic and ‘let’s have a brilliant idea’ induced brain blank (my brain is like a cat.  Tell it to have a brilliant idea and it glares at me and turns its back and proceeds to wash between its toes with great dedication). So, if you were going to a big Costume themed conference, with a variety …