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Wayne’s World: Costume Time

I’m a big fan of 90s nostalgia, so for comic con and Halloween this year I decided it was finally time to go for one of my favorite characters of all time, Cassandra, lead singer and bassist of Crucial Taunt from Wayne’s World. Wayne and Garth are popular duo costumes, but the addition of Cassandra, for me, really completes the team and makes it a great group cosplay! Time to try some new crafts I’ve never tried before!

Cassandra Wong’s Bass

I’m not a musician, but luckily I had a real bass for reference and that made this process so much easier. Particularly when it came to making all the small details. For the body of the bass, I used a few layers of cardboard glued together and did most of the molding and finishing with both wood filler and joint compound (a truly magical product for sculpting). After an absurd amount of layering and sanding, I got to a point where I could finally prime, paint, and start detailing this faux bass.

Most of the details are craft foam painted with acrylic paint, the bridge was covered in silver mylar for extra metallic shine, tuning key pieces on the headstock are wood shaker legs glued to flat wood circles, and the strings are leather cord. After much sweat and many late night craft sessions, the bass looked pretty real – the perfect centerpiece of my costume.

Cassandra Wong’s Little Red Dress

The ending of Wayne’s World was always very memorable to me, from the really excellent cover of “Ballroom Blitz” to Cassandra’s iconic red lace dress with matching long fingerless gloves. Initially, I thought I might find something ready-made online, but after looking through dozens of dresses and being a picky person, I decided to Frankenstein my own dress! I found a vintage long-sleeved dress to use as a base, cutting the sweetheart neckline, moving the zipper from the side to the back, and removing the sleeves to use for the gloves. I created a nude slip dress for underneath and eventually fused the two dresses together when fitting the bust/neckline area.

Wayne and Cassandra Costumes

This is for you, Frankie Sharp!

Party Time

All together now: Wayne, Cassandra, and Garth rockin’ out at New York Comic Con 2019! This may be the most fun I’ve had cosplaying yet!

Photo by Amanda Hatfield, Brooklyn Vegan

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Cosplay

Honoring the yellow-haired warrior’s birthday, Tarantino muse Uma Thurman, I’m pleased to share a (frankly much overdue) post of my Kill Bill costume from last Halloween. Behold!

Kill Bill Beatrix Cosplay

The Beatrix Costume

Unsurprisingly, this costume has a lot of detail and complexity involved, especially considering I wanted to go for the motorcycle outfit from Beatrix Kiddo’s ride in Tokyo before the big showdown with O-Ren and the Crazy 88 in Vol 1.

Beatrix Kiddo Accessories

Included in the costume are the motorcycle jacket (complete with patches, thanks ebay) Pussy Wagon keychain, Buck’s Elvis glasses (a trophy), yellow black-striped pants, budget yellow “Onitsuka Tiger” sneakers, and cosplay sword in the style of the legendary Hattori Hanzo.

Costume Process

I couldn’t find a *decently* priced yellow faux leather jacket, so I decided to paint one myself. It didn’t turn out too bad! I used marine vinyl paint, which is the kind of stuff one would use on car seats, thus allowing a little flexibility when the paint dries. Watch the magic unfold!

Kill Bill Jacket Process

After the rather long painting process, I sewed black striping detail on the sleeves and added the padding (craft foam covered in yellow fabric) with the patches.

killbill-jacket-collage

The shoes are a pretty basic brand of sneaker that I painted with black acrylic paint.

Kill Bill Sneakers

One of my favorite pieces was actually a last-minute item, the beloved Pussy Wagon key chain (also a trophy Beatrix kept from Buck). I had some leftover craft foam that I carved, embossed lettering on, and painted with acrylic. Simple, but it tied it all together.

killbill-keys-collage

Photoshoot: The Bride vs. The Crazy 88 + Gogo Yubari

Rounding out the look, the best accessories are friends! Featuring Danny Machado as a Crazy 88 and Josephine Leal as Gogo.

Kill Bil Vol 1 Cosplay

Gogo Yubari Cosplay

Beatrix vs. Crazy 88

Beatrix vs. Gogo

Noodle from Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Costume + Costumes Past!

I am an absolute Halloween fanatic and have really grown to love making my own costumes over the years. This post is dedicated to showing off my 2013 NYCC costume for the Gorillaz character Noodle (from their video Melancholy Hill), as well as some of my other costumes from the vault. Enjoy!

Noodle from Gorillaz (2013)

I owe it to this shift dress tutorial for helping me begin this process. The dress is made from white stretch denim and red cotton detailing. The oni mask is white craft foam and green acrylic paint. I constructed a couple loops for the strap so I could turn the mask from face to side without messing with the wig spikes.