You guys get the first notice on the second costume Im finishing for SDCC! DC Bombshell Zatanna! I just love Ant Lucias artwork, and he did such a great job designing this series for DC. I chose Zatanna because I have always wanted to cosplay her (I bought a vintage top hat years ago!), and this design is super cute and appropriate! I did change the color scheme to black and silver, instead of white, so the bottoms would look less granny-panty like O_O. I also found this amazing patterned metallic fabric in both black/silver and red/silver on Fabric (they rock!!) and it really evokes the glamorous retro look of this design. As you may know, 100% accuracy is not what Im about when cosplaying. Instead, I want to bring the character to life, and translate the feel and look of the character into a costume. Its my way to pay homage to the character and artist, but making the costume fit me as a person. The corset is the most important part on this cosplay, so I took about 20 hours making it. It is steel boned, lined in coutil, and I used black velvet to make the trim (which was frustrating, to say the least). I made my own pattern for a mini top hat, and made it out of 3mm craft foam, then covered in the matching velvet. This made the hat lightweight, unlike the Worbla mini top hat I made for Moulin Rouge Snow White last year. I still have to make the tails, finish styling the wig, and sew snaps/hooks etc. on. Then Im done!!! Ill be wearing this costume on Thursday afternoon at SDCC, so come to Nicole Brunes booth 4528 at 3pm to see it in person!! And yes, I will make a regular Zatanna costume in the future. :D
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:55:51 +0000
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