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Hey everyone! I'm hoping to hear what you guys think of my progress for ESM cosplay, here's a link to my Cosplay Island journals with photos!: [link]

Okies, next year I definitely need to reuse outfits~ St.Tail (of course), Sakura (CCS & Tsubasa ver.), Sailor Moon (Prism/Eternal). However, there are 1 or 3 characters I'm hoping to complete for then..>3
~"Kaitou Kid" (Magic Kaitou/Detective Conan) <3<3<3 (He must attend an expo at least >3)
~"Nanami Kiryuu" (Revolutionary Girl Utena) for possible meet at Ayacon 2013! X33
~"Cure Passion" (Fresh Pretty Cure). ^^ (Should be done for Ayacon 2013!)
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*x-steffi-x Aug 16, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Ooooh wow! Progress is looking great! It'd be so awesome if we got loads of pictures together and rant about the hard parts of our cosplays - I'm sure we have had similar difficulties!
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Yay thank yee Steffi! Awesome! I say we should XD Had a few ups and downs with the skirt and bubble sleeves XDD Oh and the wings (just been working on them today and they turned out too big) XD But yes your ci progress sounds it's going great! Your wings must look so gorge!! :D
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*x-steffi-x Aug 17, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
You're welcome! :meow:

Oh god, the SKIRT! Aaah that'll be our major rant! I was intrigued by the idea of how you did your skirt progress, it looks so gooood! Yeah, with things like wings it's hard to get the right size. For my own wings, I bought two large foam boards thinking I'd need them, but I ended up only needing one! I also had to make them small enough (and foldable) to fit in my suitcase for easy transportation up to Expo!

I need to update my CI as I've done a bit more progress, I should attach photos as well like with yours!

They look fine with them being covered in fabric, I'm just getting all giddy for when I can put on the feathers boas - and pet them all day long :giggle:
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X33 Yay so glad you think so! I was going to ask for your opinion since your so awesome at making your outfits! :DD Oh believe me, the skirt was not looking good at first XDD I ended up stitching the v shape and my stitch work looks bad! XD I was almost at the point of poking my friend to help me fix it, but I managed to hot glue down a few areas to secure the top of the yellow part so it should be alright now, yay! :D But yes! I must leave this rant for then! XDD
Oh yay! progress update! :D Foamboard should keep your wings standing :DD I might go over a few areas of my wings and leave them without fabric (it'll save me a few quid and a month stitching XD). Oh and same here X33 eee I can imagen all the feathers flying everywhere! XD
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*x-steffi-x Aug 18, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
I was actually thinking that when looking through your skirt progress "Man, cutting up those skirts and trying to keep the pleats in place must have been hard work!"
With my ESM skirt, I pinned the tiers one by one and just stitched up the raw edge by hand so they stayed in place - then attached to the bodice. Saved a lot of headache!
Oh don't worry, I do a mixture of machine and hand stitching, so I'm positive some area of my cosplay looks very messy in terms of stitching! :giggle:

Haha yes, we have lots of construction issues to talk about! But our cosplays will still look awesome as no-one will know our mistakes! Ssssshhhhh! :ohnoes:

That's why I used foam board, because using wire and fabric for my NQS cosplay, it got damaged very easily because of inconsiderate con goers.. But I tried not to make them too big, not just because of the suitcase, but it makes it easier for me to maneuver around the dealers hall and people have little risk of damaging them!

Exactly, sounds like a good plan! Your wing progress looks great so far!! I can't wait to see it in real!
Hehe, yeah, I hope the boas don't molt, poor ExCel cleaning staff and feathers flying in peoples faces :XD:
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Awesome! I should get into using a sewing machine again! (last time I used one was high school XD) Ah yeah! I did have to secure the pleats together during the process XD kept on saying to myself~the pleats are important~they must stay!! XDD
Oh and No revealing the mistakes! XD EEE Same here!! You will look so fabulous, I so can't wait to have our photoshoot together!! :D Ah that's a great idea, definitely, the dealers pit can be evil, hopefully my wings will bend and not knock people unconcious.. XDD Ah well it'll be awesome in the photos at least. XD
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*x-steffi-x Aug 23, 2012  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Using the sewing machine is fun at times and does the job quicker! Though I do sometimes prefer hand-stitching. Mainly for small things like the glove rolls and such!

The pleats look fantastic though, you did a good job of keeping them together!
Well, I've sent an email through to MCM Expo to organise a Sailor Moon group on Saturday and Sunday at 1:00pm, is that a good time for you? The gathering might last a bit longer than an hour, though so hopefully you can make it!

We shall endure the dealers pit together. And if people don't move out of the way after us telling them politely to do so - they'll get a taste of our double moon whammy! Get thwacked by two sets of wings

Most definitely, I wonder how our photos will look like?
It'd be nice as our photos will be a "comparison between versions". I don't think I've ever seen a picture which showed an anime/manga version along with the Musical versions of that same character, so that'll be interesting
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Ah true, it would so save me alot of time owning one. I may get one next year.. XD I feel bad I've cheated and bought my gloves and just stuck ribbon and feathers on them. XDD I just need to get the gold moons for them and my forehead! woop! XD
Yeeee!! Of course, I'll definitely be there, so excited! hehe *squeals at the thought of the comparison* >DD It's gonna be so much fun getting our duo photos, I bet we'll get lots! (Hopefully we'll get an epic photo in Neo magazine!) come to think of it I haven't seen anyone else to it neither. :o Oh and hunting in the dealers room and everything, it'll be such a blast! XDD I've got a feeling this is gonna be the best expo ever! ^^
Daw yay thank yee so much X33, it means soo much coming from a pro like you! X33 over the weekend I will just be like admiring your outfit the most, I seriously can't wait to see in person! (I'll just sqeal infront of everyone >DD)
XDD epic moon wing storm!, a new attack I say! XDD
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