Modesty Studios

Scratch: If I did not already have any supplies on hand. (Also excluding tools such as a dremel, drill, paint brushes, scissors, sewing machine, Hot glue gun, heat gun, respirator and such.) Actual: With the things I had to repurchase due to fuck ups and excluding supplies I had on hand from previous cosplay. Scratch list Skintone, Ears, Hair Mehron Paradise Purple/TAG Lilac Primer Setting Powder Barrier Spray Eye Shadow (dark purple, white, lilac, pink) Wedge Sponges Blender sponge White eyeliner Black eye liner.  Clear gluestick  Latex Elf Ears Spirit gum Liquid Latex Lace front wig Long weft Fabric glue Spiking gel Hair spray Silicon Lubricant spray Barber Scissors Felt Armature wire Flat Elastic (white) (~$245) Clothing Portion Denim colored spandex 2 yd Black spandex 3 yd Burnt Orange spandex 1.5 yd Orange spandex .5 yd  Grey charcoal leggings x2 Interfacing .5 yard Clear elastic Snaps Thread Leotard Pattern Shoe Patter...

If I knew then what I know now, here's how I'd do this project differently. 1) 4 mm and 10 mm EVA foam for all armor pieces. I don't have an electric sander or the elbow grease to remove the patterning from floormats. 2) Don't use Worbla on full cylinders. If you want a slide-on piece, eva foam is the way to go. 3) Use sandpaper, not the dremel first. 4) Find the right bit on the dremel to drill holes. There is one. The Drill was too much. 5) Make the buck out of polymer clay. Also the thinner EVA is easier to heat treat. 6) Don't serge on one of the most expensive parts of the costume. At least Baste first. 7) Paneling is really the best way to handle the whole top leotard. Black from neck to leg line. Grey from neck to crotch. You could wrap craft foam in the same color spandex and glue them to the chest armor for ears. Alternatively Use small triangles with heat and bond. Orange spandex for the sleeve isn't a bad idea either. It just needs caref...

Mood: JUDGING YOU WITH GREAT PREJUDICE! A couple things learned from wearing the costume for a longer period of time and moving around in it: 1) The soft shoes that I severely injured myself making didn't work. The shoe armor was too thick and they were nearly impossible to walk in. 2) The front belt buckle needed a bit of support to lie flat against the seam of the leggings. 3) I need to reinforce the wig style with some thread or something. It's too thick for only glue to work. 4) The straps needed some tape to reinforce the glue. So here's what I did to address these issues. 1) I redid the shoes. I had sewn some "stirrups" for the leggings but it turns out the leggings were long enough to partially cover my feet already. I was able to pull these stirrups over some old shoes that were falling apart. They became handy boot covers! From there I took black craft foam and measured around the shoe to make the pointed toe armor and trim. I painted it ...