Sudawan Corness

This was a comfortable costume to wear and didn't take long to modify. I was satisfied with how the meteor hammer came out, as I only used materials I had to hand and only bought what I needed. A simple yet effective costume that's easy to transport and wear. 

Gogo Yubari

I was planning to attend a convention that spanned three days. Having already decided what costume to bring far in advance, I realised that bringing a back up costume would be beneficial. As this was decided quite late in the planning process, I chose to modify and buy secondhand pieces. 

The Blazer - 

I modified the blazer by ironing on the patch to the front pocket, hand stitched gold button to the sleeves and replaced the old buttons on the front with new gold buttons.

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The Skirt -

I bought the skirt cheaply, however it was about two sizes too big. So I pinned where I would need to resize, stitched where i'd pinned, and cut off of the excess material. The new seam was at the back where it would be discreet.

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The Shoes -

The shoes were bought secondhand, however weren't the colour I was expecting. I painted over the parts that needed covering with white nail polish and acrylic paint.

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The Bow - 

The bow is made from leftover red satin, which I measured, cut to size, stitched and shaped. To neaten the loose edges of the bow I folded the edges over on the inside and stuck them down with double sided sticky tape.

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The Meteor Hammer -

This prop was made on a budget, using the materials I already had left over from previous projects, and only buying pieces if I needed too.

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A large block of styrofoam was used (consisting of four smaller pieces glued together), I drew a circle on the block and kept carving until I achieved a ball shape. Separate styrofoam parts were added to the top glued down with contact adhesive. 

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The handle was made from a PVC pipe left over from a previous costume. I added worbla to both ends of the pipe to seal it, then added a metal ring and clip to one end. It was secured into place with a strip of worbla. This was then primed with gesso and painted with silver paint. 

The central part of the hammer consists of a strip of scrap craft foam with metal studs added. Once completed, the foam strip was attached using permeant double sided sticky tape.

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The whole piece was then covered in a sheet of worbla. A metal hoop was then attached to the top and secured in place with a strip of worbla. Five layers of gesso were added and sanded until there was a smooth finish. Silver paint was added to finish off the hammer. I bought a chain from my local DIY store and simply clipped it to the hammer and handle. Despite how light it was to begin with, the worbla definitely added weight to the prop.