About cosplay

I've wanted to post some cosplay pictures for some time now. I've been having a break from cosplay since 2009 although I did fix my Ashe costume and wore it again in Desucon 2010. But I haven't made a new costume for almost three years now so these pictures feel old as hell. I find my self critisizing every little thing in these costumes cause I know I could make them so much better today. In any case I wanted to show them because I feel that there's something I've learned through making these costumes.

 

Ashe from FFXII. The smallest skirt I've ever worn. 

(Pictures (c) Berry-Summer.blogspot)

Ashelin from Jak game series.
(Picture (c) Maija, Or was it?)

Character evolution

Twins

Christmas goods

It's kind of hard to believe but our schools Christmas Bazaar is almost here. I'm selling jewellery again. I bought some beautiful silk scarfs and turned them into pearl covers. There are many different colors and sizes.

 

 Photo and lighting by Maija. Thank you darling~

I just love these red ones. The fabric is simply beautiful.

 I left some extra fabric at both ends so it can be tied around the neck.

The Bazaar is held 26.11-27.11 at Lahti and you can find more information about it here. I'm not able to be there myself but fortunately I have friends to help me out. Be sure to visit us! There are many great people to meet and lots of beautiful design pieces to buy.

Custom ties

Here's a custom belt and a brooch for a friend of mine. The belt is made of two similar wide ties that are cut to length and combined with a black rubberband on the back. The belt is measured to fit the waist and fastened with a hook on the front. I intend to make more belts since this one turned out great. The only prolem with these is finding two ties that are similar enough since I'm buying my materials second hand. Buying ties brand new is also an option but it's definately going to raise the price of one belt. And I really do want to keep the prices reasonable. And recycle. So we'll see what happens.

(Photos we're taken by the client)