ECC: Decision time

Hölpöttelin ECC –puvustani viikonloppuna niin paljon, että pitää äkkiä julkistaa se bloginkin puolella. Assemblyä ja muuta sitten seuraavassa päivityksessä.

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Wow, can’t believe it’s already like two months since I won the Eurocosplay Championship premiere in Desucon. To be quite honest, it hasn’t really sunk in yet.

But the time flies and even though the finale is in the end of October, it really is time to start with the finale costume. Or atleast start to collect the fabrics, paints, all the bits and pieces. But most importantly, time to decide the costume. 

Sheryl on stage in Desucon

I didn’t want to take Sheryl with me to London, even though I’m really happy with the costume. The skit requiered such big props that I really did not want to travel with them, and since the skit and the costume have been so closely linked in my head for like half a year, I wanted to start fresh.

I had a few ideas. Maybe finally finish with Ashelia’s wedding dress I had in the premiere a year ago. Maybe bake the worst pies in London, or do some other costume I have been planning for years. But actually my costume for the finals was decided in my head on one night (or was it morning already?) in May. I had the most wonderful day with friends, eating mudcake, watching anime, drinking. And then somehow, thanks to my dear friends, I ended up playing a game, that I’ve been curious about for years, and only the fact I didn’t own a console to play with, had kept me from byuing it. I played for a bit. And the I said, as a  joke:

“When I win the premiere, I’ll do Bayonetta for London”

Three months laters not only have I bought a ps3 and the game for myself, I also won the premiere. I’m going to London. And desbite all the other ideas, this lovely lady has been on the back of my mind all the time. Actually only reason I would have said no to cosplaying her, would be if I had hated the game. I didn’t hate it. It was frustrating, it was so hard at times, but I liked it. And I’ve loved Bayonetta’s desing ever since I first saw her.

You just have to love her.

And since Finland has been represented in leather pants so far in the last two years, it only seems right to go even a bit futher.

So here we go. Ebay’s been busy for the last few days and I’ve been drawing desings like crazy. This just might be the hardest costume I’ve done so far, atleast it’s so different from anything I’ve ever done. But can’t wait to actually start with it! The only reason I’m not already sewing like crazy, is the Finnish premiere for WCS in a month. When I get that costume done, it’s all about Bayonetta for the rest of the year! And I’ll make sure to update the progress here in blog in english as well.

Ilona