Lelouch and Suzaku: Mutuality Cover Cosplays

[angathol.livejournal.com]

Photoshoot from Fan Expo 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

angathol as Lelouch
sew_creative as Suzaku

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Some construction notes:

Both costumes were constructed in a three-week timeframe before Anime North 2009 and debuted at the masquerade. We won Best Detailing in the Journeyman division. Everything other than the pants, footwear and dress shirts were self-made, with some help from each other. Both my cape and jacket are fully lined in duchess satin. The black parts are made of stretch twill. All gold detailing is made from metallic spandex; most of the applique was done with heat-and-bond. My cuffs are made of red taffeta. My red "wings" were handpainted in acrylics. Suzaku's gold designs are done in acrylics, and the blue wings were done in oil pastels. sew_creative drafted the patterns for the jacket and vest herself. Her wig in these photos is a backup - she had a perfect one that was commissioned, but it got lost during the convention, unfortunately.

Random facts: my costume weighs 15 pounds in total, and an extra two people can easily hide under my cape. :>

This was a huge challenge, but we were very happy to have brought this beautiful artbook cover to life. Special thanks to the photographer Zero for the photos, and the_major for styling my wig.

Comments

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

*whistles* Excellent work! I can imagine how much time and work you must have put into your costumes! Definitely worth the challenge!

[yinake.livejournal.com]

Amazing costumes! O.o

[hikarichang.livejournal.com]

Amazing ~

[lavaliere]

*A* S-so pretty. I'm envious of the skill!

[hexlord.livejournal.com]

The shots look great! :)

[ttdamus1.livejournal.com]

Wow I Can work that fast but I normally do alot of swearing and screaming in the process. They are very well done. So I you made them yourselves then?

[sew-creative.livejournal.com]

My 2 cents:

I draped and drafted both my jacket and coat. I helped Angathol with changing the pattern to allow for the gold. I self-lined both the jacket and coat. I would say that the drafting / draping time overall was roughly 4-5 hours total. (Though I spread it out over time since I still had my Fashion classes to finish up). Over all I think they turned out nicely.

Haha I reply late and no one is going to see this XD