/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I had a mishap with a bunny suit, but thankfully I had put a lot of steel boning in it or else it could have been so, so much worse.

Between losing a bunch of weight (after mockup, during sewing the final garment) and barely having a chest to start with, the top of the suit didn't have any curves to hug. Some parts ended up baggy.. but I worked so hard on it that I decided fashion tape should be enough to keep me safe. Like an idiot.

I went to a panel first thing in the morning, no makeup, looking like a rushed mess, with bunny ears that had come loose from the headband during travel. I sit down too quick, and hear and feel ALL the tape ripping off my skin and the back of my suit snapping down. Turns out, since my leg holes were too small and totally rigid, the suit couldn't actually accommodate my mysteriously-expanding ass. Since it couldn't relieve pressure through leg holes I guess it decided to borrow fabric from above.

The good news is that boob petals and the boning holding the front up kept my chest from being too exposed, despite the bagginess up top. The bad news is that since the tape made such a sound, people around me immediately turned to witness my shame.

Anyway, it was only my second cosplay and it was a pretty good lesson. Never wear a cosplay you know doesn't fit you.