Lady Comstock

I was invited to a Victorian/Edwardian Afternoon Tea and realized that Lady Comstock, Elizabeth's stepmother in Bioshock Infinite had the perfect outfit for this. I already had my Elizabeth cosplay and just needed to add a lace shirt, some pearls and style my own hair to match. (the hair styling was not easy, since my hair is pretty short)

Photo from Bioshock wiki

And before the Tea I had another amazing photoshoot with JL Cosplay Studio and reflective.photography. Love their work, the mood is really cool. 

Big Sister Bioshock Photoshoot

I had a seriously cool photoshoot the other day with Ookami Cosplay Photography, JL Cosplay.Studio and Reflective.Photography. All three worked their magic with lights, smoke machines and helping keeping me warm (because January in Norway is really cold).

But the pictures turned out totally epic <3

Cosplay on a budget: January

I found this challenge on facebook and wanted to try it out.

Not sure if I will make all 12 cosplays, but I at least want to start with January, which is make a Disney character. Since my budget is 100 NOK, I know I can't buy a new wig. I really want to make Belle, but that won't be possible this time. 

In the end I settled on Snow White, mostly because I love her make up and I really want to make those sleeves. And I have several black wigs. 

I also have a bunch of leftover material that could work for the bodice and sleeves, only think I need to buy is yellow fabric for her skirt. This is still a challenge, because fabric in Norway is expensive and I need enough for a full skirt. 

Bodice
For the bodice I modified a pattern I already had which involved a lot of darts. 

Back when I made my Elizabeth (Bioshock) cosplay I bough twice as much fabric as needed. So that will be my base. 

Step one for the bodice is done. 

Sleeves
Here I found a lot of scrap material to work with. Yeay, left overs.

I found a tutorial for these kind of sleeves on Pinterest. It was a little more difficult than I thought, but ended up looking alright. 

Merging sleeves with bodice

Test. I also added plastic boning to the bodice to make it keep it's shape a little better. 

Since I have both time and some extra bling laying around I wanted to upgrade the bodice. First a golden trim.

And I have bought this trim to use for applique for another project, but I won't need it all.  

I even used a embroidery foot to attach the appliques :)

And lastly I added a few rhinestones (from my Red dress)

Collar
In the original design Snow White has a high stand collar, but I didn't have any material for such a collar at hand (and no more budget). So I ended up with two smaller pieces over each shoulder. Base is foam which is covered in lace. 

More rhinestones!

Skirt
I cheated a bit, 100 NOK would with me two meters, but I bought an extra meter just in case. Challenge or not, I still want to make a costume I am proud of and I wanted a fuller skirt ;)

Three wedges are sewn together. 

For the hem I used a twin needle.

Wig and Makeup

The wig kinda decided which costume I could make in this challenge, because you won't get a new wig for 100 NOK. And since I had a nice black wig from Arda. For the makeup I follow the makeup tutorial from Emma Pickles.

And lastly here are the photos from my first photoshoot

Another year of cosplay documented - 2016 is over

Every year I write a sum up of what I have made and experienced through that year. This is mostly for myself, as a diary, because after a while it is not always as easy to remember which year I made what costume.

What a year!

Lady Sif

Photo and edit by JL Cosplay Photo

Fallout upgrade 
This is not a totally new cosplay, but I ended up creating a whole new look with the shaved head so I still think it deserved a spot on my "highlights of the year". 

Photo and edit by Zarsu.dk Cosplay and Photography

Alice Misstiched dress

Photo by Photographer Tom Vidar Johannessen

Mononoke

Photo and edit by Katrix Media Site. Bettcanard as the Forrest God

Aria T'Loak

Photo and edit by Conwant Cosplay Photography

Maggie Greene from The Walking Dead
I was part of a The Walking Dead Cosplay Group. Hope we will gather again, because I want to upgrade this cosplay.

Our group with Ingridbeast, Heresetai and Weaslette 

Bombshell Wonder Woman

Elizabeth from Bioshock (update)
Again an old cosplay that I gave new life this year. 

Photo by Photographer Tom Vidar Johannessen

Arachnee: Queen of Spiders

This years Halloween costume

I have also made a nice selection of closet cosplays this year.
Awoken hunter

Power Puff Girls

Princess Mononoke

Effie

Game developer Barbie

Photo by Ice of Tin

Tribal Warrior

Emily Kaldwin

Ice Queen

Dolores from Westworld
I might have to make her entire outfit (the blue dress) one day ^_^ 

Other happenings in 2016I have done a few other things that I want to highlight as well.

Easter eggs
Every year I make several Easter Eggs to give out on my facebook page.

Book
I have also written and published my very first book about cosplay and I really hope I get the chance to write one more. 

Also:

• Qualified to NCC - so much focus on that in 2017
• I was a guest at both Advik and Geekcore
• Visited the childrens ward at Rikshospitalet
• I made a Birthday sword
• I was on the NO/DK team for Overwatch all stars
• And I got to be a mentor for a student <3