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time completed: Beginning of November 2008
hours spent: 10
worn at: 33rd CJMC (Monterrey, Mexico), Tokyo Toys Cosplay Day (London, UK), ConComics, (Guadalajara, Mexico), Oni-Con 2008
Why I chose to make this costume:
I decided to cosplay Ada at CJMC in Monterrey, Mexico, since I wanted to have a comfortable costume to wear to such a busy event. But mostly I made this because I am a big fan of Resident Evil and the characters Leon Kennedy and Ada Wong. 4 is my favorite of the RE games!
How I made this costume:
I pulled this costume together in couple of days and am not entirely happy with it. I used a matte satin for the dress, which is partially lined (to the hips) and top-stitched. The designs were hand painted on and the outlines are embroidered, and the dress laces up with eyelets in the back. I couldn't find red eyelets and didn't want to stick with the chrome ones, so I hand bound all the eyelets in burgundy thread. The gun is a modified airsoft handgun with laser, and t he holster should be temporary until I either decide to re-make the dress or just learn to deal with it. I found the shoes after trying on a million pumps that were all too big, and added the criss-cross straps. The wig was ordered off eBay and then cut by me and I made the scarf out of black chiffon.
Note - I also helped sew Brian's Leon costume. We chose the uniform for him because we thought the design was very nice, and parts of it can be re-used for Leon's regular outfit in the game. I altered the shirt from button down to zip up and made the padding as well as all the patches. I also cut and dyed the wig (it was platinum blond XD) for him. Actually the wig will need to be re-dyed darker because even though the color looks great in person, camera flashes go right through the dye layer!
My thoughts on this costume:
I really like wearing Ada and if I continue to get as much use out of it as I have so far, I probably will re-make it for sure. The most fun I had was dressing up with Brian - he looked really great in his costume and had tons of fans at CJMC bringing him Leon artwork to sign lol.
It was awesome to geek out over the game together and with the many RE fans in Mexico!! Reference pictures
Photoshoot with Ljinto at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2009. Brian as Leon
Photos by Brian Boling and Jaina Solo
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