Quick Post: Rey Accessories (2016 - in process)

Hey folks! I'm getting ready for Emerald City Comic Con, and trying out my most ambitious cosplay yet: Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. On one hand, you'd think she'd be easy to replicate, but her costume has a lot of small touches that are hard to find at thrift shops, and I hate the way the officially licensed ones look, so it's been a lot of small steps to put this one together. I'll do a full run-down of the costume after ECCC, but I thought I'd do a quick check in on how I'm working on the accessories.

Cosplay: Sonic the Hedgehog (2015)

I wasn't planning on going to PAX in Seattle originally, but a badge fell in my lap about a week before so I decided I had to go and see my game-and-computer-loving friends. But what would I cosplay as? Well, my 99 cent blue wig (the sister to the purple wig I used for Hit Girl) popped into my mind and before long I had a plan for a Sonic the Hedgehog costume!

All in needed was some blue "sporty" clothes, some spikes and ears for my hair, and those iconic red shoes, I decided. Oh, and some golden rings.

Cosplay: Jason Todd / Red Hood (2013)

So far, my Jason Todd cosplay has been the one I've been the most proud of, as well as the
costume that's been the most labor intensive.

Now that I'd played around with costuming and had seen the SDCC insanity, I knew I wanted to dress up and participate in the con-scene more. So when the 2013 Phoenix Comic Con started to get closer, I started a cosplay plan for my favorite Batman character outside of Batman himself: Jason Todd, a.k.a Red Hood.

Quick Post: Hit Girl (2014)

My Hit Girl "cosplay" definitely wins the award for most thrown together/quickest costume I've ever done. A friend of mine wanted to do a costumed bar crawl after an event. Sadly, the costume I had worn to that event involved a large fake sword and a corset, and was just generally uncomfortable and not bar-crawling friendly. So I pulled out my costume box and tore apart my closet to see what I could do. I soon realized that I could make a Hit Girl costume from the comic Kick Ass easily with what I already owned.

Cosplay: Harley Quinn (2012)

Another event day-before cosplay: DC Comics' Harley Quinn

Cosplay: Ghostbuster (2012)

The all-female Ghostbuster movie trailer came out this past week, so this seems like a great time to mention my Janine-inspired Ghostbusters cosplay.

Cosplay: Jubilee (2011)

I've always loved 1990's X-Men, and Jubilee was my favorite from a young age. She also ended up being my very first "official" cosplay at a con.

2011, San Diego Comic Con.