blue rose { oo1 }

Them curves be lethal! So I've started progress on blue rose, by first working on her structural garments. I'm shaped like a boy, so I use many many things to try and help me get the curves I need for costuming. For Blue Rose that entails first and foremost a waist cincher, which is an underbust corset. For Blue Rose my boyfriend and I are doing some research and testing out different ways that we can get the right effect without losing the cinching of the waist area since her costume rides low both in the front and the back. For now here's the progress, and when I'm done I plan on typing up a better tutorial on making this sucker.

First I found a pretty simple pattern online, at burdastyle that was free located here. Important note on this pattern though, it appears that the '4' piece is flipped, so keep that in mind when you're sewing :)!



I sewed it up according to the pattern given, out of spare twill I had laying around. Now since I needed to fit it I just cut holes in the back laced it with spare ribbon and then sewed the Center Front Opening shut so that I could fit it properly on me. After fitting it I discovered that I needed to reduce the pattern by about two inches since the corset touches when I tie it up, and there should always to about two inches opening in the back. So I've currently got the pattern pieces sized down and ready for round 2 of mock ups tomorrow!

Here it is lying out on my table, in all it's hugely sloppy and unattractive glory!


And here it is loosely pinned onto the mannequin ^___^!


All in all I think I'm just happy to have some type of progress going on!

velvet update { o1 }

Velvet is going both simultaneously hard and easy! I drafted her top from scratch, which went really smoothly but then I ran into problems with her hood. Overall I think the hardest part so far has been on what fabrics to use for her ;O;. I originally bought red velvet to use for her skirt and hood, but I didn't like the drape of it so in the end her costume is almost completely made out of suede. The black part on her shirt is a nice smooth stretch suede, while all the red is a heavy drapery suede--I'm not too sure because the discount store I shop at doesn't really keep detailed information about their fabrics, still I love them and they have an amazing selection compared to Joanns!

The red suede is a bit uncomfortable and heavy, but it gives a much better drape then the velvet was giving me so I'm happy :3. The red puffs on her sleeve are also a taffeta. I had ordered two wigs for her--due to some miscommunication on my end @__@; however, that worked out as I messed up on my first attempt =3= so it worked out for the best that I ended up having a fallback wig :D. I'll eventually get a better wig, but right now I'm in a bit of a time crunch trying to get things done in time for ALA @__@.

Right now I'm working on the stars for her hood and cap, my boyfriend has printed them out on his 3D printer, and we've been beveling the edges and working on smoothing them before painting and attaching them :3. I really wanted that soft edged look that Odin Sphere has to come across. Otherwise I'm working on her cap and her hip swag; as it has a fairly peculiar drape :O. Anyway, here's a progress shot from Cosplay.com of me :D, more to come later--when I hopefully will have a completed costume ^3^.

Blue Rose

Name:	Blue Rose	Progress:	10%
Series:	Tiger & Bunny	Total Cost:	$oo.oo
Version:	Hero Suit	Related Posts:	here

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Just finished watching Tiger & Bunny, and I LOVED IT. I loved the concept, loved the designs, and I LOVE HEROES!!! It was an amazing anime, and I'm determined to get a huge group of the heroes together at some point! I actually loved blue rose too, I looooved her catch phrase and giggle thinking about it everytime! My ice may be a little cold, but your crime has been put on hold!

Saber Lily

Name:	Saber	Progress:	15%
Series:	Fate/Unlimited Codes	Total Cost:	$1oo.oo
Version:	Lily Alternate	Related Posts:	here

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It's time. I've rested enough and I'm ready to take on a challenging cosplay again! I've always loved Saber, in fact she--next to Sheryl is one of my all time favorite characters! I met my boyfriend bonding over Fate/Stay Night--and I thought he was chill because he liked Saber too! ...well that sounds nerdy @__@. Anyway, I love her and after starting Fate/Zero I've been re-reminded and fired up! I'm going to do Saber Lily though, because I love this design and we're going to be trying out armor for the first time. I plan on doing Saber's main outfit if this goes well :). I'm just really excited to start working on this costume, because I definitely think that it'll be a challenge ^3^ but I've rested enough after doing Jane and I'm feeling energized and ready to take on another difficult project!

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Here's the section for all the cosplay's that I am currently working on. It's set up to take you to the main post when you click on the image ^^.