Here’s Margot La Rue’s submission into our contest! She utilized our 30″ Autumn Gold pigtail wig! Read on below to check out her picture and her story!
I am Margot la Rue, 23 years old and a Fashion Design student at
Columbia College Chicago.
The Photos are by Fotaku,(you can find him at Fotaku.com) with full
permission for me to use them here.
The cosplay I am submitting is Sexy no Jutsu Naruto from Naruto Shippuden.
My cosplay debut was in February of 2010: My friend Ellie was
extremely fond of cosplay and talked about it often. I was immediately
curious. Though a bit intimidated by the people I had seen cosplaying
online, I started with a simple costume. I had some experience sewing,
but there were gaps in my knowledge. I also did not have access to a
sewing machine. Since I did not get the chance to use a sewing machine
for a while, I would make my costumes by hand. When I moved from Texas
to Chicago for school, I started taking the Costume Construction
classes offered in the theater department of my College. They have
improved my sewing ability and given me confidence to take on bigger
projects.
I chose Sexy no Justsu Naruto because I am a big fan of Naruto
Shippuden. I usually stick to Sakura. She is my favorite character.
The design for SNJ Naruto popped into my head one day and would not
leave me alone. I finally gave in and made the costume.
It was not overly difficult to make.The Jacket was patterned off a
jacket I already had. Once the basic shape was finished I added a
second layer of the orange fabric. I made the patches from scratch out
of some fleece scraps and ribbon I had. The skirt (that is criminally
short) I patterned after my favorite skirt ever only shortened.
The most difficult thing to make was the patches. I had to hand
embroider them on to the jacket. I think I watched an entire season of
Dexter doing it.
I picked your 30′ Autumn Gold Blonde Pigtail wig for this costume.
This was the first wig I ever bought from you. I thought about doing
the clip on pigtails but I had seen that a lot and I wanted to be
different. When I got this wig it was love. It was so soft and easy
to style. This first time I put it on, I sat and just ran my fingers
through the pigtails because they were so soft.
My next cosplay will be Kaoru Hitachiin, Ouran High School Host Club.
I already have my wig from you guys. My next Big cosplay will be
Sailor Moon. I have been wanting to cosplay her forever, but I have
been waiting until I could do it right. She will most likely not be
done until next year but I will be starting her soon.
My favorite thing about cosplaying is that moment when someone sees
you from acros the hall at a convention, and runs up to you jumpping
up and down because you took a charicter they love and brought them to
life. For me that is worth all the, pricked fingers, broken needles,
and frustration of making a good cosplay.