Assassin’s Creed 2
Laura demonstrates a modified found object costume of Lucy from Assassin’s Creed. The shirt started as a turtleneck from Goodwill, and the cut-off sleeves became the signature design on the front and back. Characters
Devil May Cry
Dante, Lady and Trash I mean Trish. But seriously, these costumes really are made of literal trash. Actually pulled out of a trash can. Trish’s trademark lightning bolt bustier (totally secure without tape or glue!)…
Final Fantasy VII
A perennial classic, FFVII was Alena’s first JRPG. It was probably Mark’s 945th (he played ALL the JRPGs), and Laura was mostly here for Advent Children, but at least everyone was happy to cosplay from…
Animamundi: Dark Alchemist
So what do you do when you run across a Japanese visual novel with mediocre artwork and ridiculous costumes that can’t possibly exist in real life? Why, cosplay it, of course! Alena’s Archangel Michael wings…
Final Fantasy X-2
A collaborative group project with Mogchelle (Dark Knight Paine). Laura’s Full Throttle mech included puppetry finger-blades and a motorized rotating sword helicopter. Characters Awards
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Mark’s Link costume features decorative stitching, embossed leatherwork, vinyl-and-carved-foam sword, and a shield made of layered sheet and vacuformed styrene over foam. (Our first foray into vacuforming!) Alena’s Zelda costume includes a hand-embroidered skirt, appliqued…
Uncharted
This set of entirely found-item costumes provided ample excuses for road trips and location photoshoots, including a private ranch, a treehouse, a suspension bridge, a replica of Stonehenge, and actual stone ruins! Fun personal touches…
Tomb Raider
A comfortable costume that uses my own hair, and action-packed photoshoots involving mountains, bridges and authentic ruins? YES, PLEASE. Characters