#dothack cosplay

"I wouldn't have made it this far without you. What am I to do when you start doubting yourself?"

BlackRose was my number one dream cosplay as a kid! I loved .hack//Infection, Mutation, Outbreak and Quarantine so much. I originally made this costume in 2015, but this is my rebuild from 2020. For the armor, everything was made out of EVA foam, and the breastplate base was an old strapless bra I had lying around. I re-purposed the tights, loincloth fabric, and wig (just re-styled it) from my 2015 cosplay, as well as the sword that was built with the help of my brother-in-law back then too. Everything else was created new, and since I was furloughed at the time I had all the time in the world to get everything perfectly how I wanted.

I even designed the tattoos myself on Illustrator! They're available for purchase on my ko-fi.

"That wasn't Aromatic Grass...right?" 👀🌿🌱🌾

I got so annoyed at Elk saying that every time I went to a dungeon w/him😂 Here's some Elk photoshoot pics from last year. Thanks again to @royalspacefish for gifting their cosplay to me!

To get this, I had to endure this! (2020 vs 2006)

It's best girl's birthday! I haven't worn my version 2.0 of BlackRose since this 2020 shoot, LOL but I am so very proud of my remake. When I first made her in 2015, it was my first armor project and of course I picked an intense one 😂 But so worth it for one of my favorite characters I've adored since I was like, 14! I made it look better throughout the years, but ultimately decided to remake most of it during the pandemic since I had a lot of unexpected free time. Foam > Worbla forrealsies. I trashed my 2015 armor and boots immediately after I finished the new one (same wig, sword, and stockings though). Also, a fun fact: A very expensive Victoria's Secret strapless bra that I hadn't worn since 2009 was used as a base for the top of my remake version 😎 I knew I held onto it for a good reason!