Purchases Part 1.

OK so my idea with this cosplay is to slowly buy the stuff I need to put it all together, my reasoning being that if I buy it all bit by bit and spread the cost over several months I can keep my wallet much happier!

First thing first... I needed a pattern to make the catsuit with - obviously there wasn't going to be an exact pattern out there but once I have the basic shape I can adapt it to what I want. I went with this one:

I reckon B is my best bet. The benefit of making the catsuit from scratch and not just buying one off the shelf is that I can now make this long enough to fit my frame... As a 6ft1 Amazonian lady there aren't many catsuits out there that are long enough in the arm or the leg for me!

I also bought a cheap black wig (39" long) to start building the hair with. Chances are I'll need more than one but I have to start somewhere!

Finally I found some long fingered white gloves (bear in mind the aforementioned loftiness of my stature and you'll understand why) - I got these quite long (22" length) as I can always chop them shorter if needed for the outfit but can't make them any longer!

I found all the above on Ebay and for reasonably cheap - the pattern was £9.90, the wig was £15.67 and the gloves were only £7.98. Bargain.

I've also started talking to the lady from Miss Muca's Cosplay Corner (find her on Facebook, she's amazing!) about the logistics of making the guns/gunboots, and I'm very excited about it. I'll keep you up to date on our progress on that! As always... Wish me luck!

Running total cost:

Pattern 9.90
Wig 15.67
Gloves 7.98

Total = 33.55