Series: Final Fantasy 13: Lightning Returns

Costume Creation:  The chestpiece, hip piece, shoulder piece, arm armor pieces and knee guards are 6mm and 3mm craft foam covered in plasti-dip.  The Shoulders specifically were done two completely different ways for painting.  The arm side is just black plastidip, and the top scaled layer is individually cut out and glued on, then plasti-dip for the flexibility and then a glass black coating for that extra different look since the design also had the different textures in the shoulders.  The leotard was bought with an open back and modified cut along the sides.  The legs are almost like chaps, the inside is a pleather sewn into a dark red knit fabric, same was done for the boots of the costume. The cape, collar, and leg flaps are a combo of the white thick linen fabric and the inner being the red knit fabric put together.  

The sword is made with 4 layers of foam board with the blade being out of 2mm craft foam, with wood glue for sturdiness.  The swords ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE on my store here.  The shield had a styrene based with foam for the detailing all on top!  then a  had criss crossed straps on the inside to put on and off my arm with ease.

Cost: $90 (not including wig and contacts) 

Created: March 2014

Work time: 1.5 months

Status: Retired

Worn at: Tekko 2014, Anime Mid Atlantic 2014, Otakon 2014

Photographers:  Cozpho Photography, Cosplay Kitchen, Yenra Photography, Unununium