Costume:Duelist Utena and Rosebride Anthy from Adolesence of Utena(the Movie)
Debut:NDK 2005
Dificulty Level: 7-Definately Not Easy
Man Hours:96 hrs
Expenses: Utena-$80; Anthy-$115
Status:Pending remodification.
Notes: These were the first complex costumes that we did together. The costumes themselves were fairly easy, it was all the props that made everything labor intensive. From the epaulettes, Anthy's tiara, to the broaches, we spent most of our time painting and sanding, or styling the wigs. Wearing the costumes was a whole different endeavor. For Yaten to get in all the makeup and full costume it took about a half hour to get ready. But the responses to our costumes were well worth the effort.
We made a costume for our friend Asher as well so she could cosplay with us. >XD
We would like to thank our friend Laura at Just a Dream.net for doing a photo shoot of us in our costumes at NDK. Other picture credits go to Eurobeat King at Cosplay.com, and Consplayers.com.