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Cosplaying as Shinku was one of the most ambitious and challenging costumes that I've ever done.

I've wanted to make this costume since 2007. I never actually really got into Rozen Maiden (I still have yet to watch the Anime) but in the last couple of years I've become a bit of an Anime poser deciding who to Cosplay based mostly on designs versus because I seriously like a series. I will get around to watching Rozen Maiden though. XD

This costume was a huge challenge. The material didn't like to cooperate when I worked with it. I managed to burn panels of the dress (something that I've never done before in the 10 years that I've been Cosplaying). My pre-styled wig that I paid quite a bit of money for became pretty much ruined in a series of disasters. It was super frustrating. At times I wanted to throw in the towel and give up on the costume, but I'm so happy that I didn't! All the tears and sweat really paid off despite the fact that I didn't have much of a life in May while I was working on this! I have to give my mom a lot of credit for helping me fix a lot of the sewing on the dress. Parts of the seams like to come apart because the fabric disintegrates. I've used a ton of no fray on seams and when I could excess fabric has been cut using pinking shears to try to deal with the fabric fraying away, but this dress can be quite thready at times. (^^);;

Although the wig is a pain to deal with, overall I'm really happy with the costume and I plan to re-wear it a lot in the next few years. It's a lot of fun Cosplaying as Shinku! Eventually Ammie will be Cosplaying Suigintou with me and I look forward to maybe getting a big Rozen Maiden group together. I just love the character designs! (^_^) I'm planning to re-wear this costume at Youmacon. Hopefully at the con I'll be able to find a nice spot for a photoshoot as I have very few photos of the costume right now and no fitting character photos.

Thanks to Pan-Chan for putting up with me complaining about this costume (and helping me with my wig malfunctions). She also snapped this nice picture.

Photo Credit - Pan

Description
Cosplaying as Shinku was one of the most ambitious and challenging costumes that I've ever done.

I've wanted to make this costume since 2007. I never actually really got into Rozen Maiden (I still have yet to watch the Anime) but in the last couple of years I've become a bit of an Anime poser deciding who to Cosplay based mostly on designs versus because I seriously like a series. I will get around to watching Rozen Maiden though. XD

This costume was a huge challenge. The material didn't like to cooperate when I worked with it. I managed to burn panels of the dress (something that I've never done before in the 10 years that I've been Cosplaying). My pre-styled wig that I paid quite a bit of money for became pretty much ruined in a series of disasters. It was super frustrating. At times I wanted to throw in the towel and give up on the costume, but I'm so happy that I didn't! All the tears and sweat really paid off despite the fact that I didn't have much of a life in May while I was working on this! I have to give my mom a lot of credit for helping me fix a lot of the sewing on the dress. Parts of the seams like to come apart because the fabric disintegrates. I've used a ton of no fray on seams and when I could excess fabric has been cut using pinking shears to try to deal with the fabric fraying away, but this dress can be quite thready at times. (^^);;

Although the wig is a pain to deal with, overall I'm really happy with the costume and I plan to re-wear it a lot in the next few years. It's a lot of fun Cosplaying as Shinku! Eventually Ammie will be Cosplaying Suigintou with me and I look forward to maybe getting a big Rozen Maiden group together. I just love the character designs! (^_^) I'm planning to re-wear this costume at Youmacon. Hopefully at the con I'll be able to find a nice spot for a photoshoot as I have very few photos of the costume right now and no fitting character photos.

Thanks to Pan-Chan for putting up with me complaining about this costume (and helping me with my wig malfunctions). She also snapped this nice picture.

Photo Credit - Pan