Cosplay Antics will be a behind the scenes look into what Cosplay really is, the creations of favourite characters from books/graphic novels/manga/anime/Disney as they are being made and the final product before meets. We will also be including some guest posts from other Cosplayer's.
Back in
May this year, I went to my first major Cosplay event outside of Cardiff, MCM
in London. To prepare for the Cosplay event, I started the costume I wanted to
wear back in the previous September
Note- I cannot use a sewing machine, so
everything I do is glued or hand sewn. Not bragging or anything. ;)
What I
wanted to do, I decided to Cosplay the Classical/Dapper Mickey Mouse. There
were a ton of things I had to do to
complete the outfit, which included;
- Top Hat with ears,
- Bow Tie,
- Shirt,
- Waist Coat,
- Pants/Trousers,
- Boots and Spats (boot covers)
- Cane.
To begin
with I started with the waist coat, which I bought one from Hatts Vintage Emporium
at my local market along with some wavy ribbon from a haberdashery stall in the
same location. I then attached the white ribbon along the edges of the waist
coat starting from behind the neckline and moving to the front. I also changed
the black buttons to white.
In progress of the waist coat
I
continued on with the Top Hat by buying a cardboard top hate from the Joke
Shop, and then got some polystyrene "planets" from HobbyCraft. To
edit these into what I needed them to be, I covered both the Top Hat and polystyrene
in crushed black velvet cloth and used ribbon on the edges by using craft glue
and sewing it into place.
Before
After making the "ears" I sewed them to the hat, and after that, attached a white and black ribbon bow to it.
Finished product
And that concludes Part One. Next week, I'll be going into the Cain and Boots.
So what do you think? Do you or have you ever thought of Cosplaying? Any questions? Comment below! :)
