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ok, so.
it's not 100% certain I'm even going to A-cen. Unfortunately, with my new job, it might be hard to finagle off both a Friday and Saturday unless I make REAL good friends with another person in the call center.
However, if I do go, I want to cosplay. I have always wanted to every since I joined the anime since way back when Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball was on NORMAL tv. However, I grew up in Green Bay, WI...and that is hicksvill for anime, let alone cons and other such fan-fare like Cosplay. Also, cons where out of the question due to having a single mother. We weren't poor, but things like taking a weekend off to go to a con she wouldn't enjoy all the way in Chicago was kinda out of the question. I have been to tattoo conventions, biker conventions, leather swap meets, jewelry cons, and now geek/gamer cons...but never a full fledged anime con.
After meeting Amber, I was overjoyed when she invited me to go to A-cen. Call be stupid happy, but the little tween in me is overjoyed at the prospect of possibly getting to finally go.
However, this brings up something else.
Anyone who knows me well enough knows that I NEVER pass up a chance to get dressed up. Even the first time I went to renfair I had a dress (thank you Kat, you'll never know how much that dress still means to me and you still need to give me the bill). A-cen, if I can go (both work and financially stable), I have hopes to dress up for. I had planned on commissioning from the site www.BeAnime.com when I had my dispatch job, but thankfully I didn't because I had my job pulled out from under me and needed what money I made to keep me afloat. Now it is to close to deadline to compassion her, and thats fine. However, it leaves it up to me and my par-for-the-course sewing skills to save the day.
I have complied a list (rather long) of possible choices, as well as pros and cons. I'm looking for viewpoints from other cosplayers on difficulty, and my friends to offer up ideas or what they think would be best.
Keep in mind I am also going with two other girls, possibly three.
So, onto this list.
~Moogle: Final Fantasy series
Everyone should know my love of moogles...end of story...kupo
Pros:
-Easily recognizable by the pompom
-I love moogles, so it would be easy for me to dress as one.
-Costume could be anything from a white pants and shirt to black fuzzy dress. This leaves a lot of open options between buying parts of it or actually sewing.
-Can more or less pose with anyone from FF and seem in place.
-Can use outfit without pom pom and wings as a everyday outfit if I so chose.
-Moogles come in all sizes and colors, so the other girls in my group can also dres sup as moogles and we can all be a set.
_Can write "Save point" on my a** and people will think it's funny
Cons:
- I have NO idea HOW to make a decant ear/pompom deal. Would I use a head band or what? I am REALLY lost.
-Moogles are slightly over done, or so I have heard
-Writing "save point" on my a** may attract unwanted attention -_-;;
Examples: moogle 1
Mokona: Misc CLAMP series (I'm a CLAMP fan girl..STFU)
Pros:
-Also an animal character, so I am left to my own imagination as how the dress should look.
-Not overdone if I'm correct.
Cons:
-Only two Mokonas as far as I know, so one girl would be left out unless they dressed up as someone else from a Clamp series the Mokonas are in
-Not sure how one would make ears like that look good with a wig
-Would most likely need a wig
Examples: Both Mokonas 1
both Mokonas 2
Kimonos: Asian culture
Pros:
-Patterns for basic Kimonos are at your local craft store, often on sale.
-Classic
-All three/four girls can be dressed up as such
-Vist China town for sandals and Asian parasols for props...normally cheap
Cons:
-As much as I love Kimonos, I would most likely only wear it for stock photos. I'm not Asian, so it isn't really useful for photo shoots outside of Anime cons as it is big and bulky.
-I would much rather have a fun and different kind, like Wa-loli or even something based of Chinese Tang Dynasty dresses.
-Overdone
Examples: Kimono 1
Wa-loli costume: Asian culture
Pros:
-Can be made of any fabric and colors I want
-Cute, stylish, and slightly different
-easier to move in
-Not super bulky
Cons:
-patterns are not easily found
-would most likely take me longer to sew then I have time for
Examples: http://minitsu.deviantart.com/art/Kimono-33265472
Wa-loli example 1
Video of a cute wa-loli outfit...kinda
Mitsuru: Persona 3
Pros:
-Simple costume, and most parts can be bought or patters can be found
-Not over done
-Huge fan of Persona
Cons:
-I would either really have to grow my hair and dye it red before hand or get a wig
Would have to find a gun prop and rapier
Examples: Offical art
3D figure or her
Yukari: Persona 3
Pros:
-Costume seems easy enough that some parts can easily be store bought, saving on time
-It's PERSONA
Cons:
-lots of little details I know I would fuss over.
Examples: offical artwork
offical art 2
Female Student: Persona 3
Pros:
-Cute school outfit, unlike the normal basic sailor school outfit
-Could piece together patters to get the jacket and skirt
Cons:
-Heard jackets are a b***h to sew
-No idea how I would get the school symbol on there.
Examples: Female uniform
Rinoa Heartly: FF8
Pros:
-I believe BeAnime has the duster and arm warmers already in stock for 75$ takeing out the hard parts.
-Easily recognized
Cons:
-OVERDONE!
Examples: Rinoa Heartly
Rinoa Heartly Waltz ver: FF8
Pros:
-Dress can be worn after con
-Basic cocktail dress for the most part
-Not on overdone FF outfit
Cons:
-No real good ref pics
-No idea how I would do the neck line
-People might not know who I am, or confuse me for a bad Namie'
Example:One of the only outfits I could find
Kairi School outfit: KH2
Pros:
-Easily made or bought.
-Can wear the outfit outside of con
-fit in easy
-Kinda have the same hair
Cons:
-not sure
Examples:School outfit
Persercom: Chobits
Pros:
-easy and can make the outfit however I want
-other girls can go as well
-Not going as the over done Chii
Cons:
-Ears are a b***h
Examples: Chii from Chobits is a persercom.
Amaterasu: Okami
Pros:
-Animal to human, so I am left to artistic vision to make whatever I want
-..It's Okami...end of story
0Excuse for awesome eye makeup and body paint
Cons:
-coming up with a good idea
-I would over obsess on details
-Would require a wig
Examples: Okami
I had other ideas, but to be perfectly honest, the list is to long already. Like I said, I'm looking for something simple, but fun, as I would hate to NOT dress up.
Anyone who is a seamstress and can offer input, knows something about styling wigs, or just feels like throwing in their two cents, please by all means do.
Thanks
Dani
 oODigital GlowOo · Wed Mar 05, 2008 @ 08:16am · 0 Comments |
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