Dio
Last Exile 2
@Ion
Description
Nothing like a time crunch! I spent so much time working on the detailed flightsuit underneath that I really had to go into berserker mode to finish the robe! Sadly, since transformative clothing is pretty much science fiction, there was no way around making 2 separate costumes to get the full effect. Oh well, it was worth all the hours invested.I definitely had to make mockups for both the flight suit and robe due to all the color blocking and the fact that the flight suit is so form-fitting and the robe needs to fit well overtop! Over all, I would say this is one of the most deceptively challenging costumes I have made yet. It looked so easy on paper. This was also one of those nice moments where you remake a costume you scrapped years ago and can rise above the challenge and take it to completion. Back in the days of season 1 being new, I attempted to make only the flight suit and it was horrible. As old and obscure as the series is, I am so glad I was able to complete his season 2 costume to my liking. Also, season 1's cloaks (the giant pants) always made me laugh to the point I could never make them so it had to be season 2 version for the robe.
Materials: White sateen, gold vinyl, black vinyl, white vinyl, satin, purple iDye on the tassels and cord, foamies, thermal conductive vinyl, etc.
Wig: Bought a long silver wig off of eBay. It was thinner than I preferred so I purchased silver wefts from Epic Cosplay and bulked out the wig. The color match was perfect as was the fiber texture.
I used scissors and a trimmer to handle styling the back and fringe of the wig.
Photos
@Ion
Status | |
Views | 567 |
Last Updated | 4 years ago |
Created | 4 years ago |
Series | Last Exile 2 |
Character | Dio |
Comments
Pippin4242 Oh dude, this looks AMAZING and I can't believe you even found a suitable backdrop for the photo! Amazing work!