Black Carousel @ Otakon 2010

photo credit: Spooky Electric

-Rose Melody Merry Go Round JSK
-Bodyline blouse
-Lumiebre parasol
rest offbrand

Rue (Magna Carta II) @ Otakon 2010

photo credit: thislonlyflower

This costume was surprisingly pretty easy for me. (I must be getting used to HTK...) I love my poufy bloomer shape! I experimented with gradient dye. It's very subtle but I kinda like it that way. I also tried using pink insulation foam for the pumpkin and daggers. The daggers and pumpkin stem didn't quite make it. The pumpkin was "fixed" with wire and the daggers remade for fanime from styrene? some sort of thermoplastic I had laying around for another project and super sculpy.

I think I'll make her shuriken weapons for the next MC2 meetup.

Reworn for Katsucon 2011

photo credit: Neoqueenhoneybee

Reworn for Fanime 2011

 

photo credit: EBK, masakocha

Amunet (Assassin's Creed II) @ AMA 2010

I really enjoyed playing the Assassin's Creed series. Personally, I liked Altair better than Ezio. (Ezio is pretty stupid, imo.) But I have no confidence in pulling off Altair. But there are a few female assassins in Assassin's Creed 2. A couple who are not "courtesans" even! Iltani's outfit had a neckline that was a bit too low for my taste so I settled on Amunet.

Reworn @ Otakon 2010

photo credit: Lisa? on my camera

Kirin Armor (Monster Hunter) @ Anime USA 2009

Photo credit: ACP, Anna Fischer

Monster Hunter is LOVE.
Kirin armor is CUTE.
UNICORNS. *w*

I liked playing with the different fabrics and textures on this costume. The silver bits are snakeskin print leather. Orange is upholstery velvet. Blue is snakeskin print spandex. And fur~! I love fur. I used a minky fur for most of mine because I already had some in my stash. :)

I hurriedly made a pseudo greatsword fully intending on fixing it to be accurate but never got around to it. ^^;; I don't really use great swords though so I think I'll make the sword and shield set that I actually have in game.


Reworn @ Katsucon 2010

photo credit: Spooky Electric

Reworn @ Otakon 2010

photo credit: EBK

Marzana (War of Genesis 3) @ Otakon 2008

photo credit: Spooky Electric

Neoqueenhoneybee and I got back into WoG3!

Oh, man. Marzana shows more chest than I have ever shown before so I was all wrapped up in my cape for most of the time I wore this.

And wig fail! I couldn't keep the wig on my head when I attached the giant gravity defying ponytail so I had to go without.

Costume-wise, I was very happy with it! The pleather, though, does need some sort of lining...

I tried out the competition. I knew I wouldn't win with an unfinished costume but the experience was eye-opening! Definitely interesting but I was so cold during the masq. Eh heh heh...


I do plan on remaking Marzana for a desert shoot sometime in 2012. Looking forward to it, in fact!

Toshiko Sato (Torchwood) @ Otakon 2008

photo credit: mizufae, E.Chan

Closet cosplay! I really like Doctor Who and it's spin offs and my hair looked about right, so why not throw on a top, jeans, and black boots and join the Torchwood crew?

Oh yes, spoiler. Sorry.

Florina (Fire Emblem) @ Otakon 2008

photo credit: EBK

I tried out the foamie armor thing but I totally fail at armor! I was pretty happy with the way the wig turned out. (I cut the bangs and curled them.) And the boot covers came out pretty nicely too.

Florina cosplay (aside from armor) was very comfortable and the most comfortable thing is that I can totally be in character by being myself.

Toshiya - Myaku version (Dir en Grey) @ Otakon 2006

photo credit:  unknown

This was a dream costume of mine. I'm not exactly a big fan of Dir en Grey but I saw this picture of Toshiya and went I have to make that.

Needless to say, a lot of ribbons went into this costume. I even bought New Rock Reactor boots for it!

I would say the best part about the costume is the sleeves! They are essentially giant pockets!

Also, comfortable footwear.

It is the only costume that's won an award. I am very proud of it.

->Best costume @ Zenkaikon

->Best costume Friday @ T-Mode (I was kinda dragged into this one because of very low attendance.)

Reworn @ Zenkaikon 2006

photo credit:  AcidAnne ?

Also worn at T-Mode 2008.

Lil' Envirion (Precious Miseries) @ Otakon 2006

photo credit:  unknown

Precious Miseries is a series of cute art and stories by Neoqueenhoneybee. She even made one based on me. ♥
So when she heard there was going to be Precious Miseries cosplay at Otakon, we decided to cosplay it too.

My costume is pretty inaccurate because I decided to use an actual hanbok chima for the base red skirt. The rest was pretty simple and easy.

I dressed up my dollfie as the phoenix so it's a double cosplay. ;)

Although I guess I still liked to use my own hair...

Azel (Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata/Tears of Blood) @ Otakon 2005

photo credit:  unknown

Again, a lot of details are missing but I did learn a LOT from making Azel!

The top was remade at least 3 times before I liked the shape of it and I was sharpie-ing the design on it while waiting in line for the badge so it's another last minute costume.

The orange parts are quilted with just a little bit of paint to help show off the seamlines.

I actually really loved the fabric for the pants and armwarmers! Unfortunately, I resorted to using some sort of  puff paint because it was the only one that was opaque and had stretching abilities. I shouldn't have worried about the stretching.

I learned about props! I experimented with paper clay and dowels (neckpiece) and balsa wood (sword).

Overall, Azel was a lot of fun to wear! Bonus pic! Remember when it was all the rage to photoshop your cosplay with the source? Haha...

The OUIWoGMCCG started to fizzle out a little. Only Soni joined me in MC cosplay this year. She was a very pretty Rith. ♥

Albireo - Single Cover vers. (T.M. Revolution) @ Otakon 2005

photo credit: Neoqueenhoneybee

Totally unfinished!

But this is one that will be someday.

Albireo is my favorite TMR song. It doesn't help that the cover of the single is very very sparkley!
I started off with swarovski crystals but as it got expensive started filling in the bodice portion with cheaper shinies.

I'll return to this someday! *shakes fist in determination*


...and of all the cosplay without wigs I've done, this was the one that convinced me to go wigging. All those crystals are pretty time-consuming!

Ruchielu Chelsea Descralda (Magna Carta: Phantom of Avalanche) @ Otakon 2004

photo credit: unknown

My first try at bloomers! FAIL.

Also quite incomplete but the major pieces are there.

The sweater was a lucky find in a thrift store that got amateurishly altered to get the vertical pintucks. The lanterns were two plastic cups glued together and painted. The tails had posterboard inside them. (Hey! I didn't really understand interfacing at the time...) And the staff was just a flagpole with sharpie marks and a pipecleaner, hot glue, and ring necklace mess.

I also tried to use my own hair again. Ha.

This was not a happy costume for me. The sweater was old and itchy and combined with Baltimore humidity, I was just not in a good mood most of the time.


This Otakon, the OUIWoGMCCG returned! Neoqueenhoneybee as Adora and Don Raphael as Calintz, both from Phantom of Avalanche.

Felicia (Magna Carta: Phantom of Avalanche) @ Otakon 2003

photo credit: Neoqueenhoneybee

Oh, Lord. Can we just not talk about this costume? It was very rushed. And... and... crushed velvet. .__.|||

Also my first wig. Complete with hot-glue ahoge.

My lack of skill is showing but I've learned a lot of 'Do Not's making this costume!

The only thing I was proud of in this costume is the painted obi tail. Because I'm not that good at painting but that design came out pretty nicely!

This was the Otakon Neoqueenhoneybee and I dedicated to HTK. And with her cousin, Don Raphael, and our friend, Soni, we were the representing members of the OUIWoGMCCG (Official Unofficial International War of Genesis and Magna Carta Cosplay Group) at Otakon.

Sherazard (War of Genesis 3) @ Otakon 2003

photo credit: unknown

Sherazard's dress was very simple and only the neck scarf thing gave me some trouble. The hand guards were simple foamies. Best thing about the costume was that I could wear sneakers and no one would know! So comfortable...

The dress was made from a heavy short pile velvet though. While not the best fabric choice, I think it worked out ok.

This was the Otakon Neoqueenhoneybee and I dedicated to HTK. And with her cousin, Don Raphael, and our friend, Soni, we were the representing members of the OUIWoGMCCG (Official Unofficial International War of Genesis and Magna Carta Cosplay Group) at Otakon. Neoqueenhoneybee was WoG3P2 Joan, Don Raphael was WoG3P2 Saladin, and Soni wore Neo's Beramode costume.