Hey everyone – it’s Christina (Rebecca’s college BFF who now lives in DC). I am working on some cosplays for upcoming cons near me and Rebecca was gracious enough to let me use her blog to share some behind-the-scenes of my prep.
A little about my cosplay style –
- Have always loved dressing up but just starting cosplaying for cons this year
- Goal is to have fun and make something I feel happy in
- Not going for screen realism
- Want to be recognizable
- Want to minimize sewing
- Love finding items at the thrift store and converting them into a costume
- Willing to buy the items that are really hard to make or I can’t find the right thing
I recently discovered Westworld on HBO and am *mildy* obsessed now. I binged all 10 episodes of Season 1 in April while I was on fun-employment, and HBO is airing Season 2 now. If you also watch, I highly recommend this podcast to help unravel what is happening and the crazy timelines.
One of the main characters is Dolores, an android host in a western themed ‘vacation on steroids’. (Don’t worry – no spoilers in the description that follows) In Season 1, she is a sweet but confused character. In Season 2 she has much more grit and determination, as evidenced when she makes her first appearance with her jacket removed and sporting a bad-ass bandolier. When I saw that on screen I knew I wanted to make this costume.
Season 1 Dolores |
Season 2 Dolores |
This costume seemed relatively easy as I would only need:
- White chemise with blue ribbon trim
- Blue skirt
- Brown boots
- Brown leather belt
- Brown leather hip satchel
- Bad-ass bandolier
- Blonde hair
Wig 2 was also well made and easy to wear, and had no problems with the roots, but the tresses were a bit too pale for the look – wrong shade of blonde. Of note, this wig came in its own silky bag and not only included wig caps (standard for most wig orders) but also included 2 freebies – false eyelashes and a wig comb.
Back to the square one, I took the advice of some fellow cosplayers and checked out the sale happening at Pose Wigs. I narrowed it down to two options, one of which was on sale for $40 instead of the $80 full price one I thought was slightly better, so I took a chance on the sale wig. Although high quality and reliable, the downside of Pose Wigs is that unlike Amazon there are no returns (for hygiene reasons), therefore I have to make what I order work for me (this costume or something else in the future).
I am thrilled that it turned out to be perfect!! It looks a little strawberry in this photo, but is a good shade of dirty/honey blonde. The length is to my elbows, rather than to my waist like the first two wigs, but its actually more manageable so I like it better. Will get some wig glue and will do a full hair and makeup test this weekend to make sure I have everything ready by the con on the 15th.
If you need a wig for anything, Pose Wigs has a sample sale going on where samples are 50% off. Use code “cherrycos10” for 10% off any order. Shipping was fast.
More posts to follow soon on making the bad-ass bandolier and pulling it all together.