Construction Details:

Total work time: 80-100 hours.

Materials:

Kimono: silk broadcloth, acid dyes, lumiere fabric paint, dye-na-flow paint, aqua gutta

Scarf: cotton french twill, poly twill (lining), lumiere fabric paints

Sleeves: nylon spandex, metallic spandex, lumiere fabric paints

Belt: poly suiting

Hakama: poly/cotton twill

Tabi and headband: cotton sateen

Waraji: sisal rope, jute twine, and paracord

Swords: PVC pipe, 1/4" plywood, worbla, EVA foam, textured wedding decor, poly cording

Everything was either draped or flat patterned from scratch, save for the tabi which were modified from a Folkwear pattern. Kimono were both gradient dyed, the outer one dyed red first then dipped dyed into purple. The inner kimono was dyed orange, then silk painted. Seams are clean finished in the kimono.

A lot of work and love went into this costume, I'm really happy it's done.

Personal Thoughts:

I made this for the virtual Crunchyroll Expo cosplay contest. I had the base wig and just decided to go for it.

Styling Notes

The bangs were cut and textured using a 1" marcel iron, then the curl slightly relaxed with a flat iron. Ponytail was lowered, teased, and textured with layers cut into it.

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