2008 Cosplay Review

[ladyofthethread]

I’d been holding out on doing that 2008 cosplay meme that was going around a few weeks ago since I thought I might get my stained glass fairy costume done before the end of the month. But it looks like that’s not going to happen so I’ll just do it now.




Anime Boston
New costume: Sarah Dupont from Kaleido Star (won Best Master in the hall contest)


Reworn: Count D (19th Century Version)

for an awesome group including novaraven, alias_kino, and doorknocker_dog and a photoshoot with lionboogy

and confusing people by having D and his grandpa in matching outfits. XD

Count D’s sister

with novaraven as D and her friend as Leon; lousy pic but we only wore these for the ball and didn’t do a proper photoshoot in them

Sakura Matsuri
New costume: Count D (tailcoat outfit) from Petshop of Horrors


AnimeNext
New costume: Cecelia Pegasus from Yu-Gi-Oh

done to go with novaraven’s Pegasus and her YGO group with pics by stillvisions

Reworn: Count D (tailcoat outfit)

with novaraven as D’s father and her sister as a griffin


Reworn: Count D (blue brocade robe) (no pictures)

Otakon
New costume: none (I didn’t even think I was really going until the last minute. ^_^;)
Reworn: Count D (peacock dress)


Count D (19th Century version)


Count D (tailcoat version)


Sarah

with neoangelwink as Sora

Cosplay Day at Kinokuniya
Reworn: Count D (tailcoat outfit) (no pic and yeah, I wore that thing a lot this year ^_^;;)

NY Anime Festival
New costume: Eugenie de Danglars from Gankutsuou (won Best in Show in the hall contest)

After all those long costumes, I got tired of dying of heat at cons and made a minidress. XD;

Reworn: Sarah (no picture)

Halloween
Reworn: Count D (blue brocade robe)



Conventions attended: 4
Total worn costumes: 8

New costumes (total): 4
New costumes (that I made): 4
New costumes (closet w/mod): 0
New costumes (borrowed/given): 0

I think I possibly have the fewest new costumes out of everyone that filled this thing out. XD; Oh, well. Four seems to be my usual number of new costumes in a year anyway.

Comments

[ladyofthethread.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)

Ah, for the Avatar costumes you mentioned a while back?

I used some needlepoint canvas that had been sitting in my closet for years after deciding regular interfacing wasn’t stiff enough. I sandwiched a layer of the canvas between 2 of the brocade, basted them all together, and finished the raw edges with applique. The canvas holds the shape pretty well while still being flexible.

I’m not sure if there’s any place in the city that sells needlepoint canvas by the yard. I got a couple of yards years ago during a needlework con. Weave and stiffness can vary though and I’ve seen some rather flimsy varieties that wouldn’t do as well. I think the stuff I have is mono needlepoint canvas made by Zwiegart. (http://www.zweigart.com/) I don’t know a good place to order it off the top of my head since I haven’t needlepointed much for years but I could check for you if you’re interested. :-)