HelloIrvy as Subaru

Subaru

.Hack//LINK

Xth Form

Cosplayer: HelloIrvy
I liked Subaru's character in .hack//SIGN and was excited to see her design for //LINK. Her Xth Form has a lot less fabric and a lot bigger wings, and since I've wanted to make wings for quite a long time, I decided I was ready.

The costume itself was all made out of white peachskin satin, except for the grey pinafore portion, which was hand-dyed sateen-finish cotton.

The wings have a PVC pipe "skeleton" along the top of each wing. The pipes fit into a PVC and plywood harness that connects underneath the skirt and pinafore. I built off the PVC "bones" with chicken wire and quilt batting, since the batting allows light to pass through really nicely. I prefer the way it looks to my experiments with felt.

The wings in my wig and the ones at my mid-back were also built from chicken wire and quilt batting. The ones in my wig are wired to a headband that is worked into the netting of the wig, so it can help keep the wings stable.

Over two pounds of white turkey rounds, hand-trimmed to achieve more streamlined tips, went into all three sets of wings. XD It was a little extreme, but none of them were heavy and were all very comfortable to wear, especially for my first set of wings. I'd love to make more in the future!