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CONSTRUCTION TIME: 3 Weeks
DEBUT: Anime Expo 2014
Status: Retired
Thoughts: Sailor Moon was always something I wanted to do. I even wanted to do my own character when I was younger but thankfully that wasn’t able to happen (I didn’t get enough fabric for it!). I’ve been always super cautious about scouts because I put them on such a high pedestal of perfection. I did Cosmos because not only was she a bit easy but she intrigued me since I always viewed her as a coward despite her magical strength.
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anime expo 2014
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2014 work in progress notes
I used Sparkle Pipsi’s fuku tutorial for the body and skirt and NyuNyu’s tutorials for the sleeves and collar...

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Other areas came easy but the only difficult part was the wig. I ordered a parted wig from Epic Wigs but the cap was much too small so I attempted to do my own wig. I went through about 3 wigs out of pure frustration and near tears before I eventually realized if I could sew a few wefts in certain areas I could make a manageable, temporary wig. Ultimately, a few areas needed some TLC but the wig is the one part that I wanted to remake. Without a new wig, the whole costume feels like a mess despite all of my hard work.

2026: At the time of the creation of this cosplay, I was also balancing 5 other cosplays at the same time. When I got frusterated on this one, I would jump to another and so on. I was so nervous about this particular cosplay because I was trying to make something that was firmly out of my skillset and it was also something that I had put on a pedestal since I was a kid. The body of the suit itself was amazing and I'm still very proud of the suit since it actually came out incredibly clean and I still own it. The only thing not great was the wig but because of tutorials and different techniques today, I could probably tackle it again with less fear.


This cosplay was incredibly daunting to me but the suit was probably the easiest thing to my surprise.