I've finally decided to go to AN for the first time (with the 'push' of a friend who bought a ticket for me) and I thought, 'hey, it'll probably be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, so why not go full out?' So I made a cosplay outfit :) At first, I wanted to do Mulan, because well... I'm asian (super original, right?), but decided that I like One Piece too much and wanted to try out something different and something that not a lot of people have cosplayed (Luffy, Nami, Robin, etc.) , and not too hard to make for a first-timer. So I decided on a genderbend Sanji! (aka Sanjiko or fem!Sanji) inspired by this particular design which seemed most prevalent: *The charater on the bottom-right >>> In the Making & Costs: |
Shirt & Dress (for fabric) - 9$
Shoes - 16$
8 Gold Buttons (at Michael's) - 8$
Light Blonde Wig (eBay) - 15$
Accessories (eBay) - 4$
------------------------------------------------- Total: 52$
The costs weren't too bad. I probably could've saved a bit by using shoes I already had, but I knew I wouldn't last more than 3 hours in the convention with stiletto heels *nods*
Thankfully I had an awesome friend at hand, Charles Chan, who is a professional photographer - who was willing to do a photoshoot of my cosplay! He's absolutely fantastic. Super nice, accommodating, friendly, and very talented! You can check out his website: http://charlescchan.com/ If you would like to hire a professional photographer in Toronto, let him know! :)
Without further ado, here are the photos! (Click to enlarge / slideshow)