Homura Akemi Skirt Finished

Another half-finished project piece done! I hemmed and sewed ruffles onto the bottom of my Homura Akemi skirt thus completing it. Here are a few pictures. MadDog out!

THE SUMMER OF COSPLAY!

• FINISHING MY FRACKING ALOIS TRANCY COSPLAY ONCE AND FOR ALL!
• Completing either my C.C. or Homura Akemi (both of which I have already begun).

For Homura:

1. Finish skirt.
2. Make boots.
3. Make blouse (undershirt?).
4. Make "outershirt." (yeah, not sure what to call it)
5. Make headband.
6. Make gem hand piece.
7. Buy wig.

Or for C.C.:

1. Make boots.
2. Make shorts.
3. Make crop top.
4. Make arm things.
5. Make main uniform.
6. Make belt.

• Making my Senior Dress-Up Day costume (which I thought was going to be Zelda but now that I've taken on Hajime she may be off the table. I dunno--we'll see).
• Starting both a 833 M17UN4 C4P70R (Bee Mituna Captor from Homestuck) and a Trickster Dirk Strider (also from Homestuck).
• Designing and making the shoes, legs, and bodice of my Hajime Ichinose. (Preferably the arms as well but saving the wig, head piece, and skirt for later.)

Alois Trancy Part Five: Vest

I definitely would've preferred to be starting something big and new this post but my most recent trip to the fabric store did not prove to be as fruitful as I might have hoped and I have had this fabric lying around for a while. I basically took the day Friday to whip it into a (heavily modified to actually fit me) almost finished vest and completed it over the weekend. Here is the final product. I got the lines down the front just by using a fabric marker and a ruler. MadDog out!

THE SUMMER OF COSPLAY!

• FINISHING MY FRACKING ALOIS TRANCY COSPLAY ONCE AND FOR ALL! This involves:

1. Finish the pain in the butt Jacket.
2. Complete the vest.
3. Make some booty shorts.
4. Acquire black, thigh-high socks.
5. Buy a wig.

• Completing either my C.C. or Homura Akemi (both of which I have already begun).
• Making my Senior Dress-Up Day costume (which I thought was going to be Zelda but now that I've taken on Hajime she may be off the table. I dunno--we'll see).
• Starting both a 833 M17UN4 C4P70R (Bee Mituna Captor from Homestuck) and a Trickster Dirk Strider (also from Homestuck).
• Designing and making the shoes, legs, and bodice of my Hajime Ichinose. (Preferably the arms as well but saving the wig, head piece, and skirt for later.)

Trickster Dirk Strider Started

I've started my Dirk cosplay by making his T-shirt which means I can technically cross of the Mituna/Dirk bullet point (as I have horns for Mituna done already). However, if I have the chance, I would love to make more progress on these two. Here's a picture. You should know the deal by now--fabric paint. MadDog out!

THE SUMMER OF COSPLAY!

• FINISHING MY FRACKING ALOIS TRANCY COSPLAY ONCE AND FOR ALL!
• Completing either my C.C. or Homura Akemi (both of which I have already begun).
• Making my Senior Dress-Up Day costume (which I thought was going to be Zelda but now that I've taken on Hajime she may be off the table. I dunno--we'll see).
• Starting both a 833 M17UN4 C4P70R (Bee Mituna Captor from Homestuck) and a Trickster Dirk Strider (also from Homestuck).

4 M17UN4 C4P70R:

1. Striped shirt.
2. Long-sleeved black t-shirt.
   
3. Black pants.
4. Yellow boots.
5. Antenna.
6. Wings.
7. Horns.
8. Black wig.

And for Dirk Strider:

1. Blue shirt.
2. Orange suspenders.
3. Yellow bow tie.
4. Anime shades.
5. Orange pants with pinstripes. 
6. Blue Chucks.
7. Striped arm warmers.
8. Heavily-styled red wig.
9. Orange soda head piece.

• Designing and making the shoes, legs, and bodice of my Hajime Ichinose. (Preferably the arms as well but saving the wig, head piece, and skirt for later.)

Alois Trancy Part Four: Jacket (COMPLETE!)

I wasn't able to get to Promstuck and I'm really bummed about that as it looked like it was a great time but...

Yay! It's finally done! My Alois jacket is finished once and for all. Okay well maybe not "once and for all." I am not against redoing it at some point as it isn't my best work. This is because when I started making this jacket, I wasn't sewing everyday and only had mediocre sewing skills and the fabric I chose to work with was really just awful to sew. This means that by the time I got around to finishing the jacket, I had developed much better skills and now the jacket is kind of awkwardly terrible looking in some places but quite nice in others. (Also the pleats aren't accurate because I really just wanted it done--especially after three and a half hours of ripping out old basting stitches yesterday.) But it's done. So for now, I'll take it! Now on to the vest. Here's a picture of me in my completed Alois Jacket. Sorry about the wet hair and how disgusting my bro let's his mirror become. Hope you enjoyed this long awaited post. MadDog out!





THE SUMMER OF COSPLAY!

• FINISHING MY FRACKING ALOIS TRANCY COSPLAY ONCE AND FOR ALL! This involves:

1. Finish the pain in the butt Jacket.
2. Complete the vest.
3. Make some booty shorts.
4. Acquire black, thigh-high socks.
5. Buy a wig.

• Completing either my C.C. or Homura Akemi (both of which I have already begun).
• Making my Senior Dress-Up Day costume (which I thought was going to be Zelda but now that I've taken on Hajime she may be off the table. I dunno--we'll see).
• Starting both a 833 M17UN4 C4P70R (Bee Mituna Captor from Homestuck) and a Trickster Dirk Strider (also from Homestuck).
• Designing and making the shoes, legs, and bodice of my Hajime Ichinose. (Preferably the arms as well but saving the wig, head piece, and skirt for later.)

Dare I Say Daenerys?

I love A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. I love reading it and watching Game of Thrones and looking at hundreds of cosplays inspired from it and it's well past time I made a cosplay from it of my own. Although she is a character that is cosplayed frequently (you will find one at virtually every convention), I will be making a Daenerys Targaryen. I have decided to veto Zelda for the moment (although I will indubitably make her eventually) and make a slightly easier outfit (i. e. easier armor, less details like embroidery, etc.).

This is going to be the costume I make for my Senior Dress-Up Day. The big part of this cosplay though is that I hope to make a dragon prop with it. This may or may not happen in time for the event itself (but will happen eventually if not now). I like this outfit because she is a little more "put together" but is still with her baby dragons at this point in time which means that the dragon prop can also be smaller (hopefully it will wrap around my shoulder). Should be fun. I hope. MadDog out!

Bonus Notes:

• I would prefer to be making an Arya Stark as she is my favorite character in A Song of Ice and Fire however the purpose of this cosplay is to help me learn how craft foam works before I start making my craft foam and worbla Hajime Ichinose cosplay.
• My moirail (best friend), Ana-tama, will be making a BA Arya Stark to go with my Daenerys. 

THE SUMMER OF COSPLAY!

• FINISHING MY FRACKING ALOIS TRANCY COSPLAY ONCE AND FOR ALL!
• Completing either my C.C. or Homura Akemi (both of which I have already begun).
• Making my Senior Dress-Up Day costume (which I thought was going to be Zelda but now that I've taken on Hajime she may be off the table. I dunno--we'll see).

1. Figure out what my costume will be.
2. Skirt.
3. Undershirt.
4. Top.
5. Armor.
6. Wig.
7. Shoes.
8. Dragon?

• Starting both a 833 M17UN4 C4P70R (Bee Mituna Captor from Homestuck) and a Trickster Dirk Strider (also from Homestuck).
• Designing and making the shoes, legs, and bodice of my Hajime Ichinose. (Preferably the arms as well but saving the wig, head piece, and skirt for later.)