Asuka Festival Cosplay 2.0

Okay I've finally found some time to update this journal. So I previously made an Asuka festival cosplay, but decided to tear it apart and make a new one. The reason for this is because I spent a lot of time researching kimonos and yukatas and wanted to make it the right way. In a previous post I had a top and skirt, but in my final piece it is a shortened yukata.



I made it longer than necessary so I could fold it up to the desired length like you would on a kimono. I made the obi out of fabric and very stiff interface. I decided to shortcut the obi method and made a Velcro closure in the back (as opposed to the normal length of an obi which is much longer). I used a tail key chain I had laying around. It's not completely accurate to the reference but it still looked cute. The bow was made extra large and supported by wires. I also made a pillow-like cushion for added support, and because I saw a peek of one in the reference figure.

Here is a picture of the eri sugata I made:

It has interface on the inside for stiffness. I sewed elastic to the ends and to the back piece so that I could wrap it around and tie it below the bust.

I also made her plug clips. I started with an aluminum foil ball, then covered it in red Sculpey. I carved the black detail with the end of a paintbrush, and baked it with the hair clip on the bottom.


This is after they were baked, sanded, painted, and varnished.

I couldn't find any tabi socks that matched the color of the yukata, so I made some. These are made from a stretch cotton jersey:



The finished look courtesy of WinterWish cosplay photography:

Note to self: look into getting a new wig and fix makeup -_-