Wondercon- Pocahontas & Ms. Marvel

Finally! At this point, even I was like, "Lauren! Get your shit together and get these pics posted!" But what can I say, I left for Japan a 2 days after this, and then decided to edit pictures from the photoshoot in San Diego, some of my Japan pictures, and Fashion pics. My wondercon pics just fell to the wayside. BUT here they are now. I decided to combine the two days I went, as I did not take that many pictures on either day and felt like one post was enough (especially with this delay).

So, as I mentioned in an earlier blog post I busted out my warrior Pocahontas cosplay again, and still loved it. Except that darn wig. But, I got to meet so many awesome people while wearing this cosplay! I met lostweasleychild, mrleozombie, Italiacosplay, and theofficialariel! The cosplay community is so welcoming and nice. But it also made me realize that I seriously need to improve my cosplay skills, because all the people I met were so amazing.

On the second day, I went as my version of Ms.Marvel, and while I loved my original sketch of this design I think I can improve on it. I think part of the reason was my fabric choice, too shiny, sticking on the tail of the dress haphazardly, and my insistence that I put boning in the bodice of the dress. Sigh, if I had listened to my original instinct I think the dress would have turned out a lot better. But I actually started sketching a new version of this outfit and hope to make it for Long Beach Comic Con (or maybe update my Dee cosplay, she did get a new outfit update in the comics...). During the day, I shot with a few photographers, and have posted a few pics to my instagram (go check it out!). I will say dressing up as Ms. Marvel was super fun because she is such a fun and somewhat goofy character that it allowed me to be a little silly in my pictures. Writing this out, just makes me want to cosplay her again more....

I have decided to take a small break from cosplay, and focus on improving my sewing in-between now and my next con. My next con will be Anime Expo in July where I hope to have another twist on a classic character! Until then, TTFN ta ta for now.

Go Check Out My Interview at Black Nerd Problems

 

GUYS! I did an interview with Black Nerd Problems recently and am so proud to share it with you! I am a little behind in posting this to my blog (was traveling recently), but I would appreciate it so much if you went to check out my interview! Plus make sure to follow Black Nerd Problems online and in social media (Twitter, Instagram, etc.). They are a great group of people who really care about your inner nerd!

Here is a ink to the interview.

Thank you again! TTFN, ta ta for now.

Lauren

Wondercon Day 3- LANA!!!

So many pictures! I probably took close to 300 pictures on the 3rd day of Wondercon! There were just so many amazing cosplays and things to see, plus my cosplay came out better than expected. I pretty much did this cosplay in a day, and I would say it was success. In case you can't tell, I'm Lana from Archer. I can't tell you how many people yelled at me from across the convention hall, "LANA!!!" And I always screamed back "WHAT!?" Reply, "Dangerzone." It was great. Who knew being yelled at could be so much fun. I even got to meet another group of Archer cosplayers, which was amazing! Cosplaying with a group, seems so fun. Wish I could have a group for my next cosplay.

And some advice for anyone going to a con, Sunday seems to be a much calmer day that allows you to just enjoy the atmosphere. I just walked around, bought some goodies, and took pictures. I wish I had gone to some panels though, there was actually a panel about "Fashion and Comics", which would have been perfect!

Anyway, I got to have my picture taken by a few photographers, and it was quite fun. I never had my picture really taken by a photographer before (except at school picture days a long time ago), so it was a new experience. As always, I can't wait until the next con. I am already planning my next cosplay and thinking about how much materials will cost (*tears*). But I love cosplaying, so it's all worthi it. Until then, TTFN ta ta for now.

Lauren

P.S. I would like to thank my friend again for taking these awesome pictures.

Wondercon Day 2-Korra

What a whirlwind! I can't believe Wondercon was only a week ago! It feels so much longer!

This was my first time attending Wondercon and what a blast! I bought a 3 day pass, but ended up only going 2 days. Which I think is a perfect amount of time because the first day I got to walk around, visit a few panels and see other cosplayers. On the second day I just walked around and relaxed, had my picture taken and just enjoyed the atmosphere (pictures of the second day coming soon).

My first day there, which was technically Day 2, I cosplayed as Korra from the Legend of Korra, but a battle/armored Korra. This was my own design of the character. I imagined what she would wear if the battle with Kuvira had continued in Season 4. When I did my makeup the goal was that when I closed my eyes it looked like I was in Avatar state, don't know if I succeeded (you are the judge). This was also my first time working with eva foam and making armor. While making the armor was difficult, it was doable (thanks to all the tutorials online) and I was even able to put my own design on the back of Raava (which I imagined Korra would take up as her symbol in battle). The hardest part was actually figuring out how to attach everything to myself. This was definitely a learning moment. Next time, I know that I have to buy straps and buckles and all that good stuff. In addition, Next time I am definitely wearing a wig. While it's nice to have my own hair because it looks more natural, it is a pain. Since my hair is naturally curly and dyed a light color I had to straighten and spray it with temporary color which means frizz. Ugh, the bottom of my hair was large by the end of the day. Lesson learned.

Beside that, I had a blast as Korra. I talked to other Korra fans (even met an Asami, Korrasami OTP) and other cosplayers, which I love to do. I have very few people in my life that I can nerd out with, so conventions like this are what I wait for all year (plus I love cosplaying now!).

I loved Day 2, and Day 3 was even crazier. Stay tuned! TTFN, ta ta for now.

Lauren

P.S. I would like to thank my awesome friend for taking these pictures!