Cosplay Time!

Ah, my neglected blog. I find that it is around this time of year I begin to miss writing.  Probably not coincidental that it is close to DragonCon time.  I have spent the last couple of days browsing Pinterest, Imgur, and Google looking for cosplay inspiration.  I can never find anything that has my exact vision.  Maybe that is one of the reasons I like cosplay so much.  I am not great at drawing or other artistic things, but I can craft.  Through crafting I can create my"artwork".  Perhaps not.  It is just super fun to cosplay!

Last year I really did not do much with cosplay.  I have gained a significant amount of weight over the last few years,and I have let that impact my life.  There have been several things I have not done because of my weight and cosplay is one of those things.  I am both trying to lose weight and change that mindset.  Neither of those are easy tasks.  I have tried several different methods of losing weight (Weight Watchers, calorie counting, other fad diets), but I think using the LoseIt app works best for me.  I am my biggest enemy when it comes to weight loss. I have a lot of mental crap I have to get past to really lose the weight.  I digress.  This post is about cosplay.

This year I am doing 2-3 cosplays at DragonCon.  Cosplay one is going to be from Fallout 4.  I am going to build the clean room suit.

I work in a facility that makes poultry vaccines and we actually use clean room suits, so I have an easy base to work from.  There are some key differences from our suit to the Fallout 4 suit.  

1. Color: Our suits and VERY white. I'm keeping it simple to update the colors.  First I will try spray paint and if I can't achieve the color or stability (no paint flaking off) with that, then I will try other fabric dyes and paints.  Hopefully I can achieve the color with spray paint though.  
2. Fit: Fallout 4 has a very nice, very fitted suit.  The suit I am building from is not fitted...at all.  I will basically be chopping it apart and re-sewing to make it fitted.  
3. Accessories: The suit I am working from is just a suit.  There are no attachments.  It is  a plain, standard clean room suit.  I will have to add the orange highlights, the rubber ventilator attachments, and the plastic front pocket.  

When I actually begin the build I will get photos of me in the suit and upload.  Hopefully I will look like the Fallout 4 character once finished.

Cosplay two will be an updated version of my fairy costume.  This one will be harder to hit the details of what I am changing since I don't really have a before picture of it.  The fairy is the original creation that I can't draw, paint, or sculpt.  I work with the idea that is in my head and build it to make my "art".  I will post photos of that once I start as well.

Cosplay three (if done) is really just a chance to wear the con-swag I have collected over the years.  Its a chance to wear my corsets, skirts, and accessories.  I already own all the parts so it will just be combining them in pleasing way.

Now, I'm off to clean the house...something I have been putting off for far too long.  I will create and upload photos once I begin the build on all the costumes.