OuterRim Creatives

Name: OuterRim Creatives
Address: Greeley, CO, 80634, US
Telephone: +19703027740
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Where the story becomes wearable through screen-accurate, custom costume design.
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07/11/2026

Most people know us for Star Wars, fantasy, and video game builds.

Then Swimmerman showed up.

This project started with a simple character illustration and the challenge of turning that drawing into a real, wearable mascot.

Katie Strength handled the costume itself, building it from scratch and working through the fit, shape, and movement so it felt comfortable while still keeping the playful look of the original design.

Todd Welch created the front illustration, designed the goggles, and brought them to life through 3D printing and finishing.

That’s how we work. Katie brings the tailoring, precision, and wearability. Todd brings the fabrication, structure, and character storytelling. We each see different parts of the same problem, and that connection usually leads us somewhere better than either of us would have reached alone.

Seeing a flat drawing become a character someone can actually step into is always a great moment.

We’re excited to see Swimmerman out in the world, making kids smile and helping water safety stick with them.

Built by OuterRim Creatives in Colorado.

Where the Story Becomes Wearable.

07/04/2026

Dame Aylin needed to feel like she walked out of moonlight and immediately became everyone’s problem.

This image is a hero-style concept composite, because we didn’t have our customer here for a full try-on. So we’re showing the fantasy first, then adding the real piece photos so you can see what was actually built, printed, sewn, mounted, painted, fitted, adjusted, and finished.

Todd Welchhandled the armor printing, mounting, structure, and layout. Katie Strength handled the soft parts that give the costume its body, shape, and movement. Heroic Helmets with the painting, which gave the armor that worn celestial edge it needed.

This was one of those builds where the partnership really matters. Armor by itself can look like parts on a table. Soft goods by themselves can’t carry the whole silhouette. But when Katie’s work and Todd’s work come together, the character starts showing up.

And Dame Aylin has a very specific kind of presence.

She’s not polished royalty. She’s not delicate fantasy armor. She’s battle-worn, sacred, stubborn, and absolutely not asking permission.

Built in Colorado by OuterRim Creatives.

Where the Story Becomes Wearable.

06/30/2026

The closer you get, the weirder this build gets in all the right ways

Death Garon Beta has so many strange little details that don’t fully hit until the camera starts moving. Bone shapes, dark shadows, blue lines, red cords, worn edges. All the stuff that makes Monster Hunter armor feel ancient, brutal, and slightly cursed.

Todd handled the armor airbrushing and weathering, pushing every piece until it had that hunted-through-the-wilds look.

Katie pulled the soft goods and finishing together so it actually lived on the body.

And huge thanks again to Heroic Helmets for the mask and hat work on this one.

Built in Colorado by OuterRim Creatives.

What detail did you catch first?

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06/29/2026

Some armor looks dangerous.

Some armor looks like it crawled out of a nightmare.

This Death Garon Beta build from Monster Hunter is absolutely the second one.

Todd Welch handled the airbrushing and weathering on the armor, pulling out the scars, shadows, bone tones, and worn edges that make this thing feel hunted and haunted.

Katie Strength brought the soft goods and finishing together so the whole build moved like a character, not a pile of parts.

Huge thanks to .helmets for the mask and hat collaboration on this project.

This is why we build. Taking something from the screen and making it wearable.

What Monster Hunter armor should we tackle next?

06/27/2026

We (Katie Strength and Todd Welch) are set up at Casper Comic Con this weekend at the Ford Wyoming Center, and we’ve got costumes, builds, pieces, photos, and probably an unhealthy amount of con energy at the booth.

Come find OuterRim Creatives, say hi, talk Star Wars, cosplay, 501st, Rebel Legion, weird build problems, or whatever character has been living rent-free in your head.

We’re here from Colorado, and we’d love to meet our Wyoming nerds.

Come check us out today and tomorrow.

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06/25/2026

Anakin Skywalker.

The fall before the mask.

This is one of those Star Wars builds where the details have to do the storytelling. The layered tunics, the dark leather, the boots, the robe, the way the whole silhouette shifts from Jedi hero into something heavier.

That’s the part we love building.

Katie Strength and Todd Welch made this as a full OuterRim Creatives team build, made by hand here in Colorado. The belt was made by BritishPixie Creation.

It’s built for the people who care about the difference between a costume that looks familiar and a costume that actually feels like the character walked in.

If you’re planning for Star Wars Celebration, a convention, Rebel Legion goals, 501st goals, or the build you’ve been thinking about for way too long, let’s talk.

Where the Story Becomes Wearable.

06/15/2026

Karlach is not a subtle costume. Thank the gods.

This build came into the studio with leather, bone, brass, lacing, weathering, and the very specific energy of someone who has been through literal hell and still has jokes.

That’s the fun of building a character like Karlach. Nothing can feel too clean. Nothing can feel like it came straight out of a package. The costume has to look worn, fought in, loved, damaged, repaired, and ready to start a problem at the worst possible moment.

This was a full team build for us.

Katie Strength handled the parts that needed real fit, structure, movement, and comfort. Todd Welch handled the top, the pieces that needed grit, hardware, bones, distressing, and that “Avernus was not kind, but she survived it anyway” finish.

And somewhere in the middle is where OuterRim usually lives.

One of us chasing construction. One of us chasing character. Both of us caring way too much about whether a strap feels like it belongs there.

That’s the work.
That’s the partnership.
That’s how the story becomes wearable.
Handmade in Colorado by OuterRim Creatives.

06/05/2026

Outside of the work we do together at OuterRim, Katie design work deserves its own spotlight.

This is Titania, designed by Katie Strength for Denver Immersive Repertory Theater, and yes, I’m absolutely going to brag on her.

Some designers make things pretty.

Katie makes them perform.

That silver bodice is a full custom corset foundation, drafted and built for the performer. B***d, lined, reinforced, shaped, laced, and finished so it could hold its silhouette under stage lights and still move with a real body.

The blue chiffon drape was hand-shaped for movement. The floral work was placed one piece at a time. The skirt was built to flow instead of fight the actor.

That’s the part I love watching in Katie’s work.

She sees the character, the body, the fabric, and the stage picture, then somehow gets all of them to agree with each other. It looks soft and effortless from the audience, but underneath it is structure, fit, movement, and a lot of quiet decisions made by someone who really knows what she’s doing.

Designed by Katie Strength
for Denver Immersive Repertory Theater

Colorado-made theatrical costume design

Where the Story Becomes Wearable.

05/21/2026

Pure Vessel is supposed to be unsettling.

Quiet. Empty. Kind of beautiful, but in the “should I be standing this close to it?” way.

So that’s been the question with this build.

Does the armor feel ancient enough?

Does the cape feel haunted enough?

Did we accidentally make it too pretty?

Katie Strength built the cape layers and drape so the fabric catches light without turning into a winter formal situation. Todd Welch handled the armor, pattern work, finish, and getting everything to sit together like it belongs to the same strange little nightmare.

There’s still more work ahead, but this is the stage we love.

It stops being fabric and armor.

It starts feeling like the character is in the room.

Built here in Colorado by OuterRim Creatives.

Where the Story Becomes Wearable.

Got a character stuck in your head? Send us a message. We should talk.

05/19/2026

The Star Fox jackets have officially become A Thing.

We just finished two more, and more are already on order.

Which, honestly, makes sense. There’s something about this jacket that hits that perfect spot between cosplay, fandom fashion, and “I may or may not be reporting for duty in a space hangar.”

These are handmade here in Colorado by OuterRim Creatives, one at a time. Katie Strength handles the fit, tailoring, fabric work, stitching, structure, and all the soft-goods precision that makes the jacket sit right instead of looking like a sad costume-bin accident.

Todd Welch handles the character read, patches, visual storytelling, and the important question of, “Does this feel like it belongs in the world?”

That’s the part we care about most.

A jacket like this has to look good in photos, hold up on a convention floor, and make someone feel like they just stepped into the character’s universe.

Padded collar. Quilted panels. Custom patches. Red scarf. Enough pilot energy to make poor life choices in space.

We’re opening more spots for Star Fox-inspired jacket commissions, including Fox, Falco, Wolf, and custom squad-style variants.

If you’ve been thinking about one, now’s a good time to start the conversation before the next round fills up.

OuterRim Creatives
Where the Story Becomes Wearable.

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Greeley, CO
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Telephone

+19703027740

Website

http://www.outerrimcreatives.com/

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