Homage to Spring Awakening
This was originally my Lorraine McFly costume. Seeing that the Back to the Future group fell apart, I decided to modify the dress to create a Ranka Lee. This is her concert outfit when the finds out the truth about Alto and Cheryl. Dun-dun-dun! She also gets to sing "Aimo" in this outfit.
I took the skirt apart. Added a new bodice, interfaced and lined.I re-gathered the skirt into two tiers. I also made custom trim for the skirt. I double layered that. That was the hardest task on this project - getting the triangular (hah!) trim to work.
I'm still waiting on the wig to arrive~!
This will be debuted at Pacific Media Expo. Hopefully if the wig ever comes in on time...
I owe it to Justin, Deb, and Kat for getting me to do this costume. Thanks, guys!
This is my hardest costume to date. It looks simple, right? Wrong.
Kat suggested I use a Folkwear Tibetan Chupa pattern. Easily, it was the most expensive part of the costume. The fabric was found at little nooks and crannies in the Fabric District. The fabric for the pants were from originally from a canceled Rei Hino uniform.
I really like the blue fabric used for the base!
The belt was actually from my Hinamori Momo costume.
Choker was used by multilating a bracelet and scraps from my opera Faye Valentine outfit.
The costume is scheduled to debut this Halloween. I will be wearing it to Disneyland. Good thing I have very comfortable boots for this costume. I won't be wearing a wig for that trip, yet I'm going to test something out by using my post-shower hair.My hair then gets a lot foofier.
This is how it looks by far! Pics taken on Photobooth.
Another Avatar comission. Why do I keep getting these requests? I don't mind. I love this series.
This is Sokka's outfit when he trains in Season 3. If you recall Sokka painting a rainbow among mountains, that's the one. I decided to go for a Folkwear Pattern - easily the most expensive part of this costume. I settled for an Ao Dai. Yet, the design was custom tailored for women's wear. I decided to get rid of the darts and have it look more Chinese and manly.
The biggest challenge was the black tunic. Getting it to work and working for a male fit. Pants are easy. The frogs were purchased at Michael Levine's. The yellow trim is actually scrap from my Grandis costume.
This my friends is what broke my sewing machine - a commission for a friend. No worries, the machine will be fixed this coming Friday.
The character in question is Zuko. The hardest part was finding the appropriate pattern. Kat suggested that use a Star Wars Jedi pattern. However, those patterns were out of print. After being met with a few deconstructive comments on Cosplay.com and Threadbending, I decided to go with a robe pattern and modify the hell out of it.
The process consisted of purchasing fabric from different fabric stores in the FD in downtown LA. I was rather satisfied with my choices. Being that this garment is Zuko's outdoor adventurer type of outfit, I decided to go for fabric suited for the great outdoors. The issue I have with this Zuko varient is that people treat it like a royal dinner outfit. It is not.
The challenge was interfacing the outer robe. It had to be thicker than the inner outfit (lite red).
The color choices were based off the Fire Nation concept. I wanted to go for firey, autumn colors. Hence, why the trim is a dusty gold. I really liked how the fabric all came together to create an ember gradient.
Apologies for the blurry, but I'm glad to have awesome singer friends!
He was quoting about the joys of corn all day.
