Left:- Mayuri Kurotsuchi First Form (Debuted At The Oct MCM Expo 2009) Centre:- Mayuri Kurotsuchi Second Form (Debuted At The May MCM Expo 2008) Right:- Mayuri Kurotsuchi Third Form (Debuted At The May MCM Expo 2009) All Costumes Hand Made By Me!
The first time i ever saw cosplayers was at the London MCM Expo October 2007. This was my first ever convention, and one that possibly changed my life. At the time i was heavily into anime and manga, and the whole point of me and my partner going to this convention was to learn more and purchase more japanese culture. My first impressions when i walked into the hall was "OMG" all i saw was lots and lots of people in costumes, and being this was my first convention i didnt bother to dress up, so i felt like i stuck out like a sore thumb. After the initial shock i began to stare in awe at these costumes, and that is also when i found out that nearly all of the costumes people were wearing was hand made. For me personally it felt like i had died and gone to heaven, i have always been interested in art, fashion and costuming, and seeing cosplayers meant that all three was used. My partner and I spent the entire day there and decided this will be our twice yearly weekend away. As soon as we had made that decission i looked up on websites for cosplay's, costumes and other people who was interested in the same things i was, and this is when i bought my first ever cosplay.
My first cosplay was something simple yet something that everyone had said noone had done.The character i chose to do was Mayuri Kurotsuchi from Bleach. Unfortunately i wasnt very confident in my artistic skills, so i just bought the suit and decided to give it a go at making Mayuri's sword, Ashisogi Jizou. Thankfully the costume was AMAZING an i got a really good reception on my portrayal of Mayuri. As the year went on i still wanted to do Mayuri due to the fact he had 2 other forms, and having starting on one form i needed to do the rest, and this is where my cosplaying skills took a turn for the better. In order to enter competitions i had to have a costume that was hand made, so in order to enter the masquerade i took apart the whole costume of Mayuri's and remade the lot, using similar fabrics, yet tweeking different sections to make the suit fit better. Best way to describe is that i used the original bought item as a pattern for the rest of my costumes. In doing this character my weapon making skills had improved aswell as costume making itself and this is where i got the bug to make more costumes.
I shall be making some tutorials on each of my characters, but for know i shall leave you with a few of my costumes and any questions please don't hesitate to contact me on my facebook which is here
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