Comic-Con@Home

Welcome to the Comic-Con@Home 2021 Masquerade!

Distinguished artists, writers, and publishers Phil and Kaja Foglio, Master and Mistress of Ceremonies for Comic-Con's and WonderCon's in-person Masquerades for many years, give you an introduction to our virtual contest in this short video before you enjoy the amazing costumes.

Don't miss any of the videos the contestants have included, some have important information and music. Anytime you see an arrow on a photo, click on it, and be sure your sound is turned on. Enjoy!

Comic-Con@Home Masquerade Entry: Nina London Cosplay

Costume Title: Arachne by Sakizou

Costume Description: Re-Creation (from manga artist Sakizou)

This costume is entirely handmade.  

Starting at the top, the wig is actually three wigs cobbled together.  The fifth photo in this post shows the basic process: one wig forms the bottom layer, the middle is stuffed with pillow batting, and the remaining wigs have been styled around the batting in curls and tendrils.  The entire thing was sealed off with Mod Podge to endure many wearings.  All trim (ribbons, etc) were hand-styled and are permanently attached.  

As for the ruff, the third photo depicts the basic frame, which is made of 16 gauge wire covered in fabric, lace, and beads.  The ruff stays attached to the costume through wires that run down the front of the corset.  

The corset is the only piece of the costume for which I used a pre-made pattern, and I layered various pieces of lace and ribbon over the front to achieve the detailed effect.  

The bustle is actually two layers.  The base layer is simply there to give it that “pumpkin” shape.  Once I had that in place, I took several small pieces of satin and hand-sewed them directly onto the pumpkin to make the layered, bustly look.  

The train is delicate mesh, which I reinforced with water-soluble interfacing while I hand-stitched hundreds of beads into spiderweb shapes.  The bottom of the skirt is also cut with pinking shears and stained with arcyllic paint thinned out with vinegar for aging. 

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Name: Philip Odango

Costume Entry Title: Agatha Harkness from WandaVision

Costume Description: 

Agatha Harkness’ wild, witchy and weirdly wonderful costume in Marvel Studios’ WandaVision series was designed by Mayes C. Rubeo. I re-created their design as a passion project in my workshop in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, to be worn by my friend and model Sarah Storminger using an assemblage of many crafting skills, from sewing, painting, sculpting, beading, working with EVA foam and so much pleating – over the span of 200 hours, 50 yards of 10 different types of fabric, 3 sheets of foam, 2 wax candles, and hours of attention to detail by screen-grabbing photos. The costume is 100% hand-crafted by me except for Agatha’s black boots. 

Dress and Bodice

The dress is composed of stretch velvet and was hand-painted with green and gold on top of the blues and purples to attain a color-shifting effect. The skirt is composed of three skirt layers, first being a sheer dark blue layer, the secondary layer a green satin layer and then the velvet overskirt. I hand pleated the overskirt to attain the screen diagonal accurate folds. All skirt edges are heat-sealed. The bodice is made from the same navy stretch velvet and hand-pleated on the diagonal to form the sweetheart shame of the bodice top. The marbled blue and white top portion is composed of a batik fabric, and I carefully hand cut tendril shapes and hand placed them on top of the bodice to attain the branching effect. Additional tendril lines were painted using dimensional puffy paint. Additional color-shifting green and gold paints were hand-painted to complete the bodice transition to the overskirt. The collar is formed using velvet fabric and a pleated cream fabric.

Capes

The capes are five panels all hand-pleated and hand-pressed from over 20 yards of dramatic purple chiffon intended to billow in the breeze. The edges are all heat-sealed using a candle to finish the edges. I select particular chiffons that would blow elegantly with the leaf blower during filming and photography. The pleats were then sewn at the edges and joined with the front and back pleated panels to form the cape. I added pearlescent paint to select pleats so that they would catch in the light. I sewed silver chains and bead toggles at the panel joints as seen in the show. The cape collar is achieved by hand-pleating the purple velvet fabric and adding hooks to attach to the bodice.

Sleeves

The sleeves are sewn from navy blue sheers. As an elegant and more sustainable solution to Agatha’s evil hands, I hand-painted champagne colored satin gloves using black and purple fabric paints so that you couldn’t tell the model is wearing gloves at all; this is a time-saving measure when working with makeup paints which gets messy; painting it on permanently is a more workable solution. The forearm pieces I sewed out of purple embroidered fabric and sewed black lace and I hand-painted with green and gold color-shift paints similar to the overskirts.

Brooch Cameo

I handmade Agatha’s signature cameo brooch out of EVA foam and dimensional puffy paint. I re-created the design of the three women using vector software and printed it onto paper. I used dimensional paint on top of that to create a raised cameo brooch effect. The setting frame is made out of foam and I handplaced all the beads, and handpainted the setting gold.

Darkhold Book Prop

Agatha’s Darkhold book is lovely recreated out of EVA foam, cardboard and paint. I meticulously made vector designs and handcut all the pieces out of 4mm and 2mm EVA foam and laid on foam-covered cardboard. All the spells come from historical arcane magick grimoires. I tea-stained all the pages and singed all the edges and added flames using edge-singed yellow chiffon, and bound the pages to the book cover. During the shoot, the Darkhold is suspended in the air using invisible filament attached to a boom pole and flown in and out of shots, as a nod to practical effects in movie magic. 

Wig Design

Agatha’s wig is composed of two wigs both styled by me and stacked to create the fullness of her hair in addition to strategic placement of pieces so that they would swept up by the leaf blower during photography.

Film production credits: 

With the assistance of production volunteers, I directed and produced a cinematic highlighting moments from WandaVision showcasing the completed cosplay and Darkhold.

Costume, Hair, Prop Design: Philip Odango

Agatha Harkness: Sarah Storminger

Tommy Maximoff: Quinn

Billy Maximoff:  Locke

Photography: With An H Media

Production Assistant: Christina Rhodes of Viva Valentina

Makeup consultant: Jessica Martinez

Makeup assistant: Christina Rhodes

Film directed and edited: Philip Odango

Assistant Cinematography: Christina Rhodes

Puppeting: Philip Odango

Special thanks: Matthew Prible and Naro Cinema

Watch the Full Cinematic Video Online

You can watch the full cinematic online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc4t43dD5c

Watch a Hyperlapse Video of Cosplay Transformation

https://www.facebook.com/1730309683872460/videos/169883294987032

Biography: 

With the success of Marvel Studios’ WandaVision on Disney+, costume designer and teaching artist Philip Odango sought to recreate the insidious and perfidious witch Agatha Harkness. Portrayed expressively by Kathryn Hahn, Philip sought to bring to life Agatha’s costume design and cruel, kooky and menacing presence, and the mystery of the Darkhold. 

Philip’s love of artistry and crafting first cultivated with directing theatre. Expanding upon his technical skills, he parlayed his love of spectacle and visual storytelling into sewing, quickly gaining attention in the cosplay world. After crafting his first cosplay of Edward Scissorhands out of garbage bags and pizza boxes, Philip has designed and displayed numerous costumes across the world. His “cosplay your way” approach to cosplay is inspired by diverse and vibrant creators, ideas and communities he has met all over the globe. Philip curates his creations to reflect those journeys and demonstrates that cosplay is, above all else, a personal reflection of one’s creative self-expression.

With a keen eye for style and craftsmanship, Philip has established himself as both a tastemaker and influencer continually inspiring those around him through various partnerships, television series, and branded collaborations. An award-winning crafter for needlework and special effects, he has taught workshops and panels at conventions, universities and makerspaces worldwide. He has been featured by The Jim Henson Company, Threads Magazine, Sew Daily, Forbes, Business Insider, GQ, MARVEL, D.C., Disney, The New York Times and SYFY. Since 2017, Philip has served as a global ambassador for SINGER™ Sewing Company, and founded the “Bros Who Sew” campaign to encourage the craft of sewing. Brand collaborations include FISKARS™ Crafts, VELCRO™ Brand, IKEA, Plaid Crafts, Mehron, Kryolan Professional Makeup, Cosplay Fabrics and JOANN Stores. 

Philip owns a creative consultancy in Virginia, United States, and leans into 15 years of marketing, theatre, event production and community engagement experience to write the Cosplay Professional Development Series of books. He completed Harvard Business School’s Sustainable Business Strategy program, has certifications in inclusion and diversity and is a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.

Comic Con Masquerade Contest: Natalie Lucia 

Costume Name: Yennefer of Vengerberg 

Costume Description: This costume is worn by Yennefer in season 2 of “The Witcher.” The costume consists of an underdress made of black jacquard. It has a fitted bodice and front placket panel with button closures on either side. I drafted the dress from scratch. 

The coat is made of taffeta, Chinese brocade & satin. The coat was drafted by me to match references. It consists of a black, satin underskirt that is lined with a matte purple satin. The overskirt is made with Chinese brocade and gathered to form split panels. The upper part of the coat has lace detail appliqué that I carefully cut out with a wood burning tool and hand stitched to the jacket. It closes in front with two frog clasps. The outfit is set off with Yennefer’s signature leather choker and pendant. This costume took over 50 hours to make and contains over 20 yards of fabric.

Bio: Natalie is an avid costumer who enjoys learning new skills with every costume she makes. She has made costumes from fandoms such as Jurassic Park, Shadow and Bone, Star Wars, Marvel and DC. In the real world, Natalie teaches music to students of all ages. 

Costume Entry Title: Snow White

Name: Mandy Pursley, of Be the Spark Cosplay

Costume Description: Original Design

For this original costume design, I drew inspiration from both the original German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, as well as the color palette of the familiar Disney version of Snow White. I wanted to imagine Snow White on the other side of her happy ending - no longer a girl hiding in the woods, but a queen who is now full of confidence and joy! The corseted, lined bodice is made of velvet, lace and satin, with around 1000 gold beads and pearl chains that were done by hand. There is an internal structure of canvas and steel boning for support. The collar is constructed of satin, lace and pearl trim with steel boning. The skirt was made with diamond pintuck silk dupioni, knife pleated and embellished by hand with around 900 pearls. The train features velvet and lace, gathered with cartridge pleating at the waistband. (Purchased pieces include the wig, crown and necklace.) Bio: I currently live in North Carolina, USA. I have been sewing for over a decade but really found my passion in cosplay! I also have a congenital limb difference and am always excited to use costumes to show that all types of bodies are beautiful and belong in cosplay. I started Be the Spark Cosplay to give a platform for disability-inclusive cosplays, both my own and those done by other talented cosplayers! Costume Designed and Modeled by Mandy Pursley (Be the Spark Cosplay) Facebook: facebook.com/bethesparkcosplay Instagram: @bethesparkcosplay

Photography and Videography by Chloe Roloson Instagram: @chloeroloson

Music Composed by @iprodbettrmusic

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Josephine/RetroSnowWhite

🧵Two hundred and fifty hours of embroidery not including hand sewing the underdress and all the copper trim. My goal was an exact recreation, making sure every pleat was in the correct spot. Though unfortunately I'm taller than Carrie which meant MORE EMBROIDERY 😂If you'd like to see a longer version of the making please click on my Instagram highlights here: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MDQ3ODUwOTYxMDk0NDA2?utm_medium=copy_lin

Everything is made by me. Though I used a pair of base shoes I sewed and glued on satin (and used sharpie on the sole edges so they were black!) I made sure to make the yoke a slightly different white than the cape. I started this back in 2019, and it is my finale of star wars recreations!

I'm a seamstress🧷, singer🎤 and 🖌️designer who mainly goes to California cons.

📷Costume reference collages and explanations by me with photos from Google and RL. Cosplay photos by my friend Mitch!

world of warcraft 

 Varian Wrynn cosplay

Hello, I’m doing cosplay in Korea!

I participated in the event because I wanted to show that there are many people who enjoy cosplay in Korea.

I needed a lot of time to produce WOW/Varian Wrynn.

It took about a month to collect data and modify it to suit the production.

This work was not difficult and took about 20 days.

I used it for painting for about 10 days.

The most important thing about working on this costume is…

1. Same proportion and grandeur as the original

2. The expression of armor of the times

3. Character’s understanding

I focused on this and produced it.

The main ingredient used EVA. It was necessary to rough the surface to express the double texture, so the texture was made with spray glue on top of EVA. It also uses urethane paint to create cracks in the surface. Afterwards, he applied acrylic paint by pressing it with a sponge. It was a very satisfying work.

It was fun to work on 3D printer for me too.

I took a lot of work pictures, but I couldn’t upload them all.

If I have a chance, I’ll edit it and upload it on YouTube.

In fact, the costume was designed to participate in a cosplay competition in Korea. However, after being canceled and depressed due to COVID-19, I learned about the competition and participated in it.

I want to make many friends from other countries through this opportunity. When COVID-19 ends, I want to visit San Diego and meet it.

Please understand that I use a translator.

Welcome to follow!! Thank you!!

*YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbw48aGc8ayEs_ajncAn46w

* Twitter - @baton1004

* Instagram - Sin_Moon

2021 Comic-Con@Home virtual Masquerade

Devon Baker (Komickrazi Studios)

Costume Name: Carlotta

Costume Description: Phantom of the Opera Musical, Hannibal Scene (Re-creation)

This costume is a recreation of Carlotta’s Dress from the Phantom of the Opera’s Hannibal Scene.  It contains a Multiple layered skirt on a steel hoop frame.  Each Tab on the skirt was carefully embroidered with embroidery floss, sequins, and seed and bugle beads over the course of 4 months.  The bodice is fully boned and contains 4 layers of fabric (a satin liner, duck cloth, velvet and gold lace netting).  It was trimmed and beaded with an assortment of sequins, gems and plastic and glass beads.  The costume took approximately 300 hours of work to complete.

Creator Bio:

Devon Baker is a cosplayer from Canada.  She has been making costumes for over 20 years.  She loves nothing more than a spooky horror movie, a good cup of tea and maybe a musical soundtrack or two to sew to.

San Diego Comic Con Masquerade Contest: Catherine M. Fisher of Cat Designs Unlimited

Costume Name: I’m Every Angel

All three Chewie’s Angels rolled up into one!!!

I came up with the idea of pastel Wookiees back in January 2014 and they came to fruition in 2015 just in time for Comic Con.  These glamorous and sexy ladies have been a crowd favorite ever since!  Wookiees have always been a favorite of mine, which is why I made Lady Chewie in 2012 as I wanted one so badly after I made a full Chewbacca suit for the 2011 Masquerade.  Besides Lady Chewie and Chewie’s Angels, Chewbacca’s Irish Girlfriend made her emerald green debut in 2019 at the San Diego St. Patrick’s Day).  A while back I came up with the idea of making a new lady Wookiee when I found a “mermaid hair” wig that was half price at the Spirit store.  The wig had all three Chewie’s Angels colors (that’s what immediately caught my eye) and I thought making a new Angel with all the colors would be pretty cool! 

The wig that inspired this year’s entry.

I had quite a bit of leftover braiding hair from 2014/2015, but I wanted to change up the color of lavender for this year’s entry as well as the light blue.  I’ve never been able to find baby blue braiding hair (that was the color I wanted the Blue Angel to be), so I had to use a light aqua color instead to create the Blue Angel.  This year I found a light blue that still wasn’t the color I wanted but it was definitely good to blend in with the leftover original braiding hair for a lighter look more “baby bluish” look.  I got lucky and found the exact color of lavender I originally wanted for the Lavender Angel (even though it’s hard to tell in the picture), and I found more cool baby pink to use – I was set!

I never keep track of how long it takes me to make a costume since I rarely do it for profit, but I was latch hooking this costume during my nights and weekends like it was my job, lol.  You can’t use too much hair or else it won’t set right and will look bulky, plus it will be that much warmer when worn.  But even with all my Wookiee experience, I made a few mistakes along the way that I had to correct, including a big one right at the beginning - I’d done about 3 rows of the front piece but had to start over from scratch when I realized I was using too many lowlights/highlights and I was causing the sections look too chunky and streaky.  That meant I had to remove all the rows I’d already set in, so that was a few hours lost right off the bat.  But I persisted and by the time the front piece was done, I was really happy with how it was turning out, and that drove me to work even faster so I could see the final result really come to life!

This was my test sample from last year when the idea first occurred to me - I added more light lavender this year to lighten the look and I widened the sections slightly.

Remember latch hooking from the 70s/early 80s?  It’s back!  In Wookiee form (obscure Simpsons reference, lol).

My design assistant, Panthro, lying down on the job.

The front of my dress - that’s a lot of latch hooking!

All brushed out and looking pretty sweet!  That sure looks like mermaid hair to me!

I always enjoy creating Wookiee masks as the face is really what sets off the entire look.  You may not think it takes very long to make the mask since it has so much less latch hooking than the body, but it actually takes quite a while laying down all the hair on the face (much more than you’d think).  This was particularly hard as I had to really work on blending in the hair just right as I glued it to the mask because if I’d laid it out section by section the way I latch hooked it, it would’ve looked extremely unnatural (and yes, I get the irony of what I just said, lol).

Multi-tasking - waiting for my mask to dry while sewing down the sections of hair to help it stay in place better.

Regarding the accessories, I got a pair of boots on sale, cut off the straps, and using a combination of fabric paint, spray adhesive and Mod Podge, I covered them with glitter in a funky patchwork pattern for a fun boho feel. 

I did the same with the bandolier/pouch, but I didn’t glitter the back of the pouch because I knew the glitter will rub off much faster if I did, and I didn’t want all that glitter on my costume.  I used Styrofoam, more plaster bandages, and more glitter for the silver pieces on the bandolier just like I did for Chewbacca’s Irish Girlfriend - this pretty lady is super glam!!!

I dyed a pair of gloves pink as I chose pink to be my singular accent color (my lips and nose are both pink) and I was even able to match my “lipstick” to the gloves!  I chose pink rather than lavender or light blue because I’m the only one who wears the Pink Angel costume when Chewie’s Angels are out and about (if you ever see the Pink Angel at an event, it’s me), and while it may not be my signature color, it’s my definitely my favorite of the trio.

My other design assistant, Samantha, also lying down on the job when I was sewing the bandolier/pouch.

This was another fun Wookiee lady to make and I’m really looking forward to seeing the reaction she gets when I debut her on Comic Con weekend!  I hope you’ve enjoyed my “mermaid hair Wookiee” who truly is every Angel rolled up into one!  (Btw, mermaid in Wookiee is “wrrhwrwwhw uugggh” - now you know why I had to come up with a different name for her, lol). Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to vacuum up all the excess braiding hair and glitter scattered throughout my apartment - this may take a while.

This year’s Masquerade entry is dedicated to my senior kitty, Belmont Tiberius James Fisher, who fell ill after the 4th of July and crossed the Rainbow Bridge shortly after I completed this project.  There were more than a couple of times when I almost gave up on this Wookiee because I was so worried about him, but he hung in there and I was able to finish this on time and be with him in the end.  He was my perfect partner in costuming crime for many years till I let him retire from the circuit in 2012 after winning several pet costume contests (I still get asked about him when I’m at certain events we attended together in the past) - he definitely went out on top!  He inspired many other cats to get into costuming and he’ll always be my favorite cosplay pal!!!  

Rest in peace, little babe…  We miss you!!!

Bio: I’ve been making my own costumes since I was a child and have my degree in Fashion Design and Production.  I’ve entered the SDCC Masquerade since my first year attending Comic Con (2005), and this is my second year entering the Comic Con Masquerade@home.  This is my 17th SDCC Masquerade entry! As always, it’s an honor to be part of the Masquerade!

Comic-Con@Home Masquerade Entry: SotoGrant

Costume Title: Namaari

Costume Description: Re-creation from “Raya and the Last Dragon” movie 🐉 

Bio: I am a cosplayer, cosmaker and propmaker. I live in Costa Rica 🇨🇷

I liked this movie because it represents the leadership that women can perform. Namaari is strong and independent, her personality attracted me a lot and that’s why I wanted to cosplay. All started because she wanted to see if she could make the earring. When I did it, I thought, “what if I make the blouse?” and I ended up doing the full cosplay 😅

I am passionate about making the complete costume, each new cosplay presents a challenge of how to solve the pieces, choose fabrics and make the props. In this suit I did everything, except for one thing: the pants (I already had a jogger pants that worked well for the character). The base shape of the wooden spear was made by a friend, later I sanded it, painted it and added the details of the strings.

All the pieces of the costume I made myself, for example, for the hair I disassembled a wig so that I could make clip extensions and put them over another short wig and make the effect of a half shaved head. For the earring I did many tests of materials and versions until I got it to fit my ear perfectly.

As I am a graphic designer, I made the pattern of the print in vectors and had it sublimated on fabric to later sew the socks and the skirt. 

Normally I take the photos and videos myself, but in this case my husband did me the favor of recording me and I did the video editing. 

I hope you like my Namaari because I really enjoyed the process of making it and playing the character 😁 

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Music: Rice Field Crop - A (ID 541) by Lobo Loco. Hare Krisha (Price the Lord) ft. Billie Waves & Mukti Bird by Siddhartha Corsus

Joe Queen

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, a Batman’s Life for Me!

Original Design

USA, Costumes worn and created by Jeanie Lopez; and Lucas and Joe Queen.  Video completed by Jessalyn Queen

Music by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comic Con Masquerade Contest: Moria Magre- Mines of Moria Cosplays

Costume Entry Title: Goodbye Beach City

Inspired by Steven Universe

Costume Description:So, this costume was around 400 hours of work. It was a behemoth of a costume. I genuinely don't know where to start in describing it, but I guess starting from head to toe.

WIG: So the wig is styled by me, the figure in the wig is a small little Malachite figure as in season 1 of Steven Universe Malachite pulled themselves into the sea, so the wig is styled to be like the ocean, much the same as the rest of the dress. Malachite is an old worn out sock of my partners that was stuffed and cut and painted. Wire is in the legs and arms to make them movable. Then every piece of the little figure is hand stitched with embroidery floss. The face itself is actually iron on applique (because I feel the face detail wouldn't have been able to show on such a small figure otherwise) The other side of the wig has seashells and such to stick with the ocean motif.

BODICE: The bodice part of the dress is an old 1960s pattern design I modified from an old pattern my grandma had. I took that pattern and laid it on paper and reworked it and had to do SEVERAL tests with old sheets to make the pieces work for me (her pattern wasn't designed for... plus sized girls). On the upper shoulders are hand woven beaded strings that are in the shape of the diamond authority with 2mm beads which are so dang tiny ;_; On the lower part of the bodice is hand stitched flower motifs. I made the flower appliques themselves out of salt packets (since the dress is based on a beach and beaches are salty, salt made sense! I want to transport you guys to beach city with this dress!!!) Salt packets are cut open, empties, Elmer’s glued together then sewn down together on a fabric sheet, then cut out and attached with iron on interfacing. Along each edge of the flower pieces are again 2mm beads patterned into a 3:1:3 pattern with transparent then opaque then shiny.

SHORT BEACH SKIRT:All the skirts in the piece are all patterned by me, no base pattern at all, I genuinely did trial and error for all the skirts from here on. The belt there is attached to the skirts with heavy duty embroidery floss as the two skirts combined weigh close to 30 lbs. Now the first thing from the white dress to this that you see is white smocking. The smocking was all patterned by me with a bunch of error. The idea is from basic Canadian smocking but finding a lot of patterns for smocking is hard and it’s easier to make your own. For the patterning of the smocking I made a wooden template. I made the squares (for this piece the squares are 1cm wide) on the piece of wood and then put holes where each line meets of the squares then traced the little dots on the fabric with water soluble ink. (its quicker than measuring them all out) There are 64 rows of smoking and they are about each row is 38 cm long. Each 2 rows take about 1.25 hours. (Smocking is so relaxing-- that is until you hit row 40. Then it’s just tiring. GOTTA PULL THROUGH THOUGH) After the smocking you then see the salt packet sheets, I described above. Same technique but this time sewn into larger sheets and used as a base for the beach and locations themselves. The salt packets are almost like interfacing with how much it stiffens everything. The salt is still inside for these pieces unlike the roses pieces above so if I hop around you can hear the salt moving (which is quite rhythmic). After the salt packets is the locations. Now these are where it gets intense. (yeah, I know HERE is where it gets intense-- HA!) But the locations-- the fry shack/fish stew pizza, the Mr. Universe van/Lion and the big donut are first done on bedsheets I stretch over canvas (Almost all of the fabric for this costume are bedsheets and curtains-- I gotta be cheap and economical, costume supplies do add up ;_; ) So then patterns are drawn on the canvas, I paint the designs on doing color blocking so when I stitch the fabric is a matching color. They are then hand stitched on the canvas. ( I actually made 2 more designs, one being the car-wash and the other being Mr. Smileys fun land but couldn't find a place to put them so they got scrapped) After they are sewn, I add double sided interfacing to the back to seal up the extra strings and make sure they are flat. I do iron it on to the salt packets and then hand-stitch them on again. On the back of the skirt is a diamond shape I did with my embroidery machine of the diamond authority with the parts of the giant robot they control (talk about a weird plot twist tbh) Under the locations is the sand which is attached via clear caulk and then sand is smooshed in. The beach water is underneath, so the beach water is actually rubber resin (it is a heavy duty type and isn't sold most places, its sortof uncommon) So, there were 3 trial and errors for the water, I first did it in regular resin but added less hardener and coated it in clear acrylic in order to make it still mildly malleable but not tacky. It was more malleable than normal but not as much as I needed. Moving on- I tried the first batch of rubber resin. If you don't buy the kind without the alumilite it will yellow (and this resin is sorta weird and acts strange because of it) and guess what, blue and yellow make green. And the water looked so YUCKY. Third try. So important clarification- this resin also hardens in oh idk maybe 15 minutes max on a good day. 8 minutes on a bad day. I had both. So, because of the short time I had my partner help me mix up the batches. I had to have light, dark, and white for mixing. I had the fabric shape drawn onto dollar tree clear curtains that were taped to my porch ground. I then poured the dark, then light, then white. With gloves on I mixed it to give that watery affect. (not enough time to treat it like an acrylic pour but man I wish) Once it dries it is then attached to the dress with clear caulk. On the edge of the skirt is a ribbon and then a handwoven bead string that is beaded like a braid. So, you have the main bead

bit in the center and then 3 other bead bits. I had 3 needles and braided it like that.

LONG BEACH SKIRT: So, the second skirt is built very similar to the original. The pieces on the skirt are more symbolic of the show. The villain of the first episode is Centipeedle and then the villain of the last episode (SPOILER SORRY) is Monster Steven then on the back is the giant Obsidian temple. The obsidian temple came first and took the longest racking in a whopping 60 hours. I will say these jumbo designs are a little different from the smaller counterparts because these were the ones I started when the pandemic started and TAKE A GUESS WHAT HOBBY EVERYONE TOOK UP?! Yeah needlepoint, or it seemed like it and every hobby store was SOLD OUT of almost all embroidery floss. So, all the floss is hand dyed and colored because I LITERALLY COULDN'T GET MATERIALS (IMSTILLMADABOUTIT) Which took so many hours to get the colors I needed. Especially the grey. The grey for Obsidian and Monster Steven is yarn and not floss because I could not get any more floss). The mountain underneath Obsidian is a textile manipulation piece, so multiple fabric pieces are roughly sewn down to get the texture and coloring you need. I used mostly denims and cottons to get the rough texture to match a mountainside. The little lighthouse is embroidered on my embroidery machine from a file I made.

UNDERNEATH LONG BEACH SKIRT: Underneath the big skirt is a whole other world to immerse yourself in Steven universe. So once again-Smocking. The white as we call "frosting" smocking technique is 1.25-inch squares compared to the 1 cm ones of before. I made a second wood board with the 1in squares since the smocking underneath is literally like 6 yards of fabric (I know it doesn't look like it but man does smocking go through fabric) On the underside in the photos you can really see the blue braid woven beads I mentioned in "short beach skirt". Along with that bead line you can also see little bubbles hand-sewn to the dress! the bubbles there are literal Christmas ornaments cut in half and alcohol dyed. (I used sharpies, alcohol and a spray bottle) They are then clear coated with clear spray-paint to ensure they stay colored and the color doesn't rub off. Inside the bubbles are clay gems, painted and coated with resin to ensure stability. I sanded the bottoms and used hot glue to attach them as heavy-duty adhesives tend to yellow or bleed through and since the fabric (where there isn't salt) is pretty thin and I didn't want to take the chance. Each gem is one we have seen in the show, so we have our main characters, then we have corrupted gems and then the gems with Lars on homeworld like Rutile and all them! Both sides have between 8-10 gems each. (try and guess the gems! <3)

PINK UNDERSKIRT PANELS: Once again for these pink panels I used smocking, you can see it on the outermost side. I used 1in squares for this one so I made a third board for smocking (3 boards in total- S, M, L) This part of the skirt on both sides kinda represented Stevens Pink Diamond abilities like portal making (is that even what it would be considered???) any who, since these panels are hidden until shown it seemed fitting so I put the inside of Lions's Mane on one side and Lion on the other. For Lion I once again did the textile painting technique like I did with the mountain and textured him with dozens of different pink fabrics, string and paper. (yes, I sewed through paper to get some of the pink textures). I did a bit of paint for the eyes to make them pop a bit better. The other side is an applique I did with spray adhesive for the tree base and branches, then they are hand stitched on top of to make it pop. I also machine stitched on top to ensure all pieces are well attached. For the small parts of the design like the t-shirt, and the treasure chest I used my embroidery machine to make the pieces.

MAIN WHITE SKIRT TRIM: The last part is the center white skirt! So, for starters, I can’t read sheet music. I never took music classes as a kid since I always took art (believe me, I regret it now) So I kinda had to teach myself music stuff in order to read the sheet music. So, the music notes on the bottom are from the Steven Universe intro song "we are the crystal gems!" I sewed down 5 different strings about the same distance apart to be the bars (I think that’s what they are called) then drew on the music notes with water soluble ink and started stitchin! My friend taught me what the notes meant and what parts were important on a sheet music sheet to include (like the pauses and stuff) and I can mostly understand it! (I love the music of SU and it’s such an integral part I HAD to include it) So the whole song wraps around the bottom of the white skirt. If I were to take off the over skirt I could twirl in a circle and you could read the whole thing (theoretically)

THAT WAS SO MANY WORDS AND IF YOU STUCK IT OUT TO READ TILL THE END YOU ARE THE REAL MVP. TBH I AM ALWAYS SHOCKED WHEN I MAKE SOMETHING AT THE END. I'M LIKE WOAH DUDE I MADE THAT NO WAY. SHOCK. I DONT FULLY KNOW WHY I WENT SO HARDCORE ON THIS PIECE BUT IT IS AWESOME SO OH WELL. (Tbh it may have been a coping mechanism for this whole pandemic business but haha that's just the way it is guess)

Bio: So, this dress was made originally for the HER Universe fashion show this year. I got declined before they saw the full piece. (I'm not salty, you're salty!) but I designed the dress because I wanted to say goodbye to beach city, as the show's finale was last year. The dress was going to go to San Diego comic con and be my way of ushering the show out. Showing the whole world how much I loved it. Steven Universe meant a lot in different ways to different people but for me it was a lot about pure friendship. I got to watch the show with my best friends and cosplay with them for years. The original Steven universe was just our show and was for us and I will always love it for that

But Steven Universe future was different, it was for me. I saw myself in Steven in so many heartbreaking ways. As a caretaker I saw how much Steven sacrificed and when he stopped taking care of the world, he felt he had no purpose. And I cried after so many episodes because no one talks about what happens to the hero after they hand up the cape, after they settle down. And I saw it. I saw me and it meant so much to just see myself. I love Steven universe for that reason alone, if not for the 500 amazing reasons too :))

Photo Credit:My husband Victor! :) (Photo location: Lake Hardy, Indiana)

Video Credit:My best man Lucy (she is one of those folks I mentioned above that watched this show with me from the start and I’m happy to have done this little shoot with her and man I just love her ok)

GOODBYE BEACH CITY THANKS FOR BEING MY HOME FOR ALL THESE YEARS!

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Now for the rest of the costume:

I did this costume because I was looking over characters from the franchise and couldn’t find any cosplays on Google images. That’s why I Cosplay anything.

I wanted this costume to be based on all interpretations of Ein from all media and have it look like it could be in the Mad Max movies, which Fist of the North Star takes inspiration from (obviously), rather than look like typical Anime Cosplay.

I got costuming tips from madmaxcostumes.com and Nuclear Snail on YouTube. My spurs were 3D-Printed. The belt was found at Tandy Leather. Much of the Leather Jacket and Pants were painted with Acrylic paint. The Shoulder armor came from “Football Armor”. Gloves modified with Leather strips and those paper-binding “things” to make studs.

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Re-Creation - Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon

Hey! My name is actually Michelle and I’m from Nevada! I am Filipino and my family is from the Visayas islands. I used to live in The Philippines for high school and a year of college. I learned so much with working with our indigenous materials back then! From huge palm tree leaves, banana leaves, sticks, dried flowers, coconut husks, and more! I fell in love with working with what I have and what’s out in nature, it made me even more creative.

I hope you love my take on recreating Raya’s full outfit! I made my own hat with dead palm leaves straight from my own backyard. It was my first time making a foam sword and handling a dremel tool. The arm pieces are made of foam, thick shoe laces, twine, and puffy paint. I bought some boots that costed $13 and I cut it and made the tip of it sloping up, painted it, added foam for the center part. I painted all the props and boots all at the same time while each was drying, puffy painted details on my cape & blazer, and even made my own foam stamp for the blazer. I even made my own patterns. 

Faith is big in The Philippines. My parents raised me to learn the ways of our Lord, our God. I prayed to God that I could make and finish this costume and it was a fun and amazing experience overall! I’ve made and done things that I’ve never before! I spent less than $125 on this cosplay because I started with whatever I had at home first. My belt is made out of a handwoven wine gift bag that I cut up and puffy painted the designs. My pants I made from scratch with light green vibrant fabric that I already had at home, I dyed with brown and black rye dye in a bucket and hot water, dried in my backyard in this perfect summer heat to dry it up quick, and splattered it with water and spray to get that perfect Raya pants color! My top is sewn on the machine for the base part and then I draped and hand-sewn the pleats. By hand, I clay molded the dragon piece on my sword! Did embroidery for the first time too for the tip of my cape collar!

Raya And The Last Dragon was such a delight to see because I finally got to see a strong woman character who is Southeast Asian like me! Can’t wait for my future kids to watch it! 

Making this cosplay was definitely the most special one I’ve ever made. It is everything to me. That I put all of my talents, my faith, and my love into this, in a crunch of 8 days straight. I owe it all to God & I hope that little girls and boys who love Raya can look at this and know that with keeping our Faith and having it strong, Nothing is impossible. 

Photos and Video taken by my Husband, Robert <3 

All photo edits, video editing, hair styling my real hair, directing by me. 

I want to thank my Husband so much for motivating me to always do everything I love all at once and for believing in me. I love you forever!

I also wanna thank @nammai​ for inspiring me to make this & all the tips he gave me to start. I applaud his talents in costuming (and how fast he works) and hearing his podcast episode with @asiansewistcollective gave me that push to really go for my dream to make this cosplay.

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Capuchino Cosplay- Miguel and Lucy Capuchino

Costume Title:

Lord Captain America and Iron Lady in “Avengers Masquerade”

Costume Description:

Original Design by Lucy Capuchino

Photographer: Susana Clark ~ IG- susanavestige

Bio:

We are a married couple who have enjoyed designing and creating costumes together for at least 30 years. We love to come up with mash up designs and creations for conventions. However, our passion is mostly dressing up in various characters from different fandoms like; Star Wars, DC, Marvel, Disney and Peanuts; for children’s charity organizations and events.