/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8906568
Sidenote, does anyone know what happened to Kathrine Zan? She used to sell patterns and accessories and is one of my favorite SM cosplayers but all her social media has been inactive since around late August of last year, if not earlier, and customers haven't gotten their orders.
She's been selling those things for a fairly long time so I don't think it's some scam. I'm worried something bad might have happened?

Anyone know anything about it?

>>8906574
Goodnight, sweet princess.

>>8906574
Woah, how bizarre. Did she have friends in the community? You would think if she had died, someone would make a post somewhere about it.

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>>8906773
Looks like her shop is down but her site is still up. The domain didn't need to be renewed anytime during the time gap, best as I can tell though.

I don't know who she was friendly with in the community? The last posts I saw were about the Marvel Cosplay Comic Covers since she was their Spidergwen.

I'm pretty fond of the Cupcake's sailor fukus. There tutorial was a great place for me to start on my own sailor costume.

>>8909077
I wish they do a write up on their Princess gowns, they are so gorgeous. I'd like to make one myself but I've never worked with fancy fabrics, just knits and poplin.

>>8909077
I used their tutorial for my Halloween costume and loved it! I feel it was fairly easy to follow and the results were clean and accurate.

Relevant: Zan's fuku pattern is a fucking mess, you'll feel that wiping your ass with 50 bucks would have been more worth it. Stick with the Cupcakes free tutorial

Can someone explain to me what exactly Monika Lee was thinking with this Pluto wig?

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>>8907609
This is probably a silly question, but what sort of material would you say those skirts are made of?

>>8916120

It annoys the fuck out of me that the fuku skirts are always made of something shiny. As a kid, the outfits always looked more matte(?) to me.

>>8916122
Probably Joann's casa satin.

>>8916122
It's matte satin (artificial peau de soie) commonly sold as duchesse satin. Joann's matte Casa is the same sort of stuff, but I don't think these particular skirts are Casa.

classy lass

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>>8916177
Thank you!

>>8915491
Did Monika gain weight? Why does she look so chubby in this pic?

>>8906896
I last saw her at the AX 2015 Sailor Moon gathering event. That's a month before her last activity. I believe she's based in the east coast, so she had to travel to be at AX.

Maybe she took a cosplay hiatus or retreat. But I did notice that the FB posts about her not mailing out the patterns is certainly concerning, especially since she had just released that sailor fuku pattern.

I have not found photos of this cosplayer but I love her performance, its very original! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVsmiXs7Eek

>>8917559
That was a cool costume change! Thanks for sharing!

>>8918486
I agree! Pretty well executed and the costume looked nice.

Here my favorite character.

Also: more villain cosplay!
Always the sailor team is boring.

>>8918643
I want to see more cosplay of the monsters.

>>8918709
I love Sailor Moon's villain designs but I feel they aren't cosplayed very often since they are kind of niche and not super recognizable.

How would I go about making a sailor moon bindi?

>>8922444
I don't understand the question? What would you have to 'make' to make one of those?

>>8922444
Why do you need to post your picture for that? Why can't you just go and buy a bindi? Why would you need a bindi in the first place?

>>8923956
I'm not sure? Use a resin type base?
I figured this thread would be able to help me since I'm doing a casual Serena cosplay.
>>8923968
It's a reference picture from google. I've looked and it's all Bollywood bindi.

>>8916242
This is just as bad as those Slave Leia crossover cosplays. Like why?

>>8916242
Cosplay properly or don't cosplay at all. Cosplayers who do this need to stop trying to be edgy

>>8911419
I am absolutely in love with Myo Tsubasa's Serenity dress, its so pretty. I love the choice of fabric

>>8916242
>girl power show
>let's turn her into a sheik's bitch!
At least say belly dancer, not fucking harem. If anybody would have a harem in Sailor Moon it would be Serenity, she wouldn't be part of one.

>>8916242
She didn't leave any elements of serenity in this design except for blonde hair. She's even missing the odangos. How would anyone recognize this as serenity?

>>8921725
I've been trying to get a group to do some of the villains myself,
I usually cosplay neptune/pluto but I've started an Esmeraude cosplay ( just have the jewelry to do,) and I've been trying for 2 years to get a witches 5 group together.

I just really want to cosplay eudial, but I never find a group to do it with/never know whether to make the anime gun + fire buster or the manga witches wand thing.

>>8918709
I will never forgive them for breaking Naru-chan's heart.

But I do agree good villain cosplays are hard to come by. This is the only and best Professor Tomoe I've seen.

>>8924426
Is the photo you've posted the dress you love? If so, are you joking?

That looks like a lacy tablecloth.

>>8916120
wow great wigs in this one!

>>8926256
Yep, I think it looks lovely.

>>8924863
Ann is my favorite villain.
She is very lovely and pretty. I like her design and colors.

>>8929872
She has a good character design but I'm biased against her because she tried to steal Mamoru from Usagi. Petty, I know.

The Amazon Trio are my other favorites.

>>8929887
>Amazon Trio
2gay4me... lel

Witches 5 and Sailor Animamates are great!

>>8931373
>2gay4me
Their flamboyancy is what made them great! haha the Animamates were awesome characters (especially Aluminum Siren and Lead Crow) but had some interesting choices in costumes (especially Aluminum Siren and Lead Crow).

>>8931936
Dem 'shoe' seams. Oh honey

>>8931840
Lowkey bdsm gear

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>>8916120
Off topic but where do people find photographers who do such cool shopping? Like I love these kind of backgrounds.

>>8931992
Asia.
( Or high end togs that do composites. but you'd have to find composition photographers as most of your run of the mill don't do it.)

>>8931840
My favorite is Sailor Iron Mouse. She is damn cute!

>>8924863
I wonder if papa Tomoe without the blackface could look decent and immediately recognizable.

Good taste on the Amazon Trio, although I definitely would not be brave enough to pull one of them off.

>>8918643
I actually got a full group for my dream cosplay, the sailor quartet. And they all are really serious about it so i know we will look great

>>8931936
This is really super cute. Can definitely benefit from touchups on the next wear, but holy shit. I love it.

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>>8932918
>Tomoe without the blackface
As long as you have the hair and the eye.. thing done properly I think you're pretty recognizable to anybody who's seen S.

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>>8932976
True, although it would probably be 10x better if you had a Hotaru to go with.
I guess the male characters in the series (barring the obvious one) aren't exactly iconic.

Gosh I love me some Wicked Lady

>>8924631
you dont need to know who it is when you're fapping

I want to dump some of my favorite Moons before this thread dies so I'm going to bump this now to by myself some time.

>>8937193
Please do, I'd love to see some new ones!

Anyone have any pictures of really detailed cosplays? Kind of like the musical uniforms but more tasteful

>>8932194
Basic crap photoshop is not "high end."

Am I the only one who is obsessed with cosplayers who use horse hair in their skirts? I just think it looks so nice and gives the skirts life instead of laying flat against their thighs.

>>8942505
I think it works well for Sailor Moon's fuku but I don't imagine any of the other senshi's skirts being that flamboyant. That being said, horse hair skirts definitely look fun and lively.

>>8932975
Not feeling the dress, but the wig is pretty damned good (for once), so kudos to this cosplayer for achieving at least that much.

>>8942505
I only really like it for the eternal designs, rest of the time I prefer the pleats as long as the skirt is still nice and full.

>>8943611
is this a British cosplay troup? they're all ugly as sin

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>>8943611
Chubby legs just look so "off" in these uniforms

>>8943634
to be fair it's not just their fat legs


everything about that picture is off

Azulette & NadyaSonika Cosplay

>>8943655
It always baffles me how people manage to make wigs look gresy.

Very cute otherwise.

>>8943629
nah but I think they're all either in their 30's or close so that's probably why

>>8943698
30's doesn't explain why they are all fucking dumpster fires anon

>>8931936
oh boy those shitty sewing skills

>>8943655
wow that's hot.

>>8943629
Oh ! I think I know who that venus is ! Sparklepipsi and her friends right?

>>8906568
What happened to Zan??

>>8941754
>dat lanuga

haruka needs to eat a sandwich.

>>8943854
Yeah both that inners group and the eternals group above it are sparklepipsi and her friends. I like their craftsmanship the most but damn they're definitely too old and busted these days to still be cosplaying these characters.

>>8944299
no one knows, she's pretty much just dropped off the face of the earth since all her social media has been dead

Saw this NoFlutter Sailor Mercury the other day

>>8945109
Idk why its landscape...

The Mercury above is from LuxeDolls! They're a Texas based cosplay group and have the best fukus I've ever seen. Their Mars is my favorite.

>>8945115
I specifically only posted the mercury because I think the rest of them are shit, sorry anon. Though I guess most of my issues are with their moon and venus to be fair.

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>>8945115
>>8944982

I'm more interested in the craftsmanship. I love the skirts.

>>8945135
If you creep on their instagram it looks like they have some progress pictures. I think they are doing the rest of the senshi too.

>>8945139
Yes I've been following along and I can't wait! I hope I can get pictures of them at a-kon. I think they're doing all the senshi including outer? Which is impressive.

Me too! I definitely want to find them at A-Kon and take a picture with them. Their craftsmanship is incredible and they have the best fukus!

Can we get some more obscure villains?

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>>8945115

Luxedolls, please stop self posting.
We know you're attention starved but please don't gather here en masse and pretend to be your own fans after someone linked you to this thread. It's pretty clear you don't know how to post on 4chan.

>>8945172
I'm not sure about the others but I'm definitely not in the luxe dolls. I'm not even a girl. Can agree there's someone on here who doesn't know how to use it so wouldn't be surprised.

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>>8945135
>those fucking uneven seems tho man

>>8945119
Gotta agree, Moon looks fat, Mercury looks amazing tho

>>8945205
What are you talking about

>>8945219
>moon looks fat
if anything it's good that the fattest cosplayed usagi

>>8945119
Why has no one brought up the derp Venus. She looks like she had an aneurysm mid-photo.

>>8946035
Probably because that's probably just a bad photo but Moon's mass isn't something as temporary.

>>8946061
She's cute, and I'm all for a chubbier Sailor Moon if you can call the cosplayer chubby or even fat. Usagi eats the most out of all the sailor scouts. At least this girl isn't a whale.

>>8916242
God I can't stand it when people try some tired old "edgy spin" to Sailor Moon with stupid crossover ideas. This is on par with Slave Leia Sailor Moon and Burlesque Sailor Moon.

>>8945119
I really don't like it when people give a porn star makeup look for Usagi. She should look pretty natural and youthful.

>>8916120
>That Amazon Quartet
>That VesVes
Their wig game is pretty damn strong.

>>8929887
be still my heart

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>>8946061
That Venus looks just as fat, if not fatter.

They look fine in other photos though.

So me and a friend are going to a con together as Uranus and Moon. Only thing is, we're going to be handcuffed together like in that one episode. Do you guys have any advice? I've done a whole handcuffed together thing before.

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>>8946204
Bahahahahahaha, gtfo luxedolls, trying to make thier moon feel better, the bitch is fugly for real.

>>8946310
I don't understand what sort of advice you want? You said you've done this handcuffed thing before so what do you want us to advise you on?

>>8946326
Legit no one is samefagging except you, vendetta-chan.

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>>8946355
Yeah, I think they were samefagging/selfposting last night but I don't think most of these recent posts are them, just anons who like when Usagi is chubs (which we've talked about before in these threads).
Calm down, anon. I don't like them either but theres no need to get so fired up.

>>8946355
lmfao, must be the boyfriend

>>8946361
>someone actually likes a cosplayer, must be their s/o here to save the day!!!!

>>8924220
Try "crescent moon bindi". I'm getting exactly those.
If you're really intent on making one, yes, you could use resin, but it's so tiny it seems like a waste desu. If you have some worbla around, that would work too.

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>Luxedolls, please stop self posting.

I'm only in this thread to ogle pretty girls in cute outfits, and I don't give a fuck about your opinions on what constitutes "pretty" or your estrogen fueled cattiness.

So self post away, ho!

gonna try to dump some photos, I feel bad that the mercury I posted caused such a shitfest

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>>8946544
Yes give me more well done outers.

>>8946546
they're so hard to find, especially Uranus

>>8946556
I'm so iffy with Neptune because wig colors. I feel like most girls pick a wig that's too blue, too green, etc. Never a shade in the middle. Doesn't help that the art is so inconsistent throughout the series.

With Uranus it's a matter of how femme they are. I feel like the more feminine the cosplayer, the less I like them as Uranus. I'm a slut for Haruka though so of course I'm picky.

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>>8946575
Mini spam is almost over I promise.

>>8946577
Ending on an unfortunate note.

>>8946563
My issues with Neptunes are almost always the styling of the wigs rather than the shade. Her hair changes colours in the artbooks and anime based on lighting, season, and all kinds of shit. So I'm a bit more forgiving there. But with the styling, people either skip the fact that she does in fact have a wavy fringe, or don't get enough volume in so it looks flat.

> All these Neptune x Uranus pics
I love some anon here

>>8946580
yikes, thanks for posting though! I realized I don't have as many pics as I thought.

>>8946583
agreed. I'm so tired of Neptune's using generic curly wigs with no styling whatsoever.

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>>8946595
I agree. I think the Neptune here >>8941754 has the style down more or less, but there needs to be more of a 90s style to make the bangs come to life.

>>8946590
I just love these two more than anything.

>>8946595
It's sad, because I've seen people put real effort into it, and just not get it right either. I can't tell if it's because it's a hard style to do, or if people doing it just don't have experience?

Pic related is probably one of the better ones I've seen, but is a bit on the thin side.

>>8946603
And then THIS has awesome volume, but is too choppy/not wavy. Love the Uranus wig, though. Those little curls on the side, nice.

Michiru, why do you have such impossible hair?

Unrelated note: I'm cosplaying Saturn to an upcoming convention and the last bit I have to work on are her sleeves. We're testing spandex over a mid-thick interface right now to but what do anons suggest? I want it to look less cartoon-y and more...seamless? I guess.

>>8946610
I read about someone sewing wire into the seams of theirs (as well as interfacing it), but I don't know if I can find it again. It made the shape really sharp, but that may not be what you want?

Pic not entirely related, but her seams are different from others I've seen. She made it a part of the "shoulder" rather than a separate piece attached to her leotard. It looks a lot cleaner and gives emphasis to the "flower petal" nature of those points.

>>8946408
>I don't give a fuck about your opinions
>replies to all with catty comment

>>8946570
They all look like they have the same face.

But I guess that's what happens when you photoshop past the point of no return.

>>8946621
Give it up, anon. We moved past that already.

>>8946615
I'll have to grab a picture next time I'm able. We kind of free-handed the "pattern" so to speak and ironed the spandex to it. We also have to attach it somehow, and I'm worried the interface is too thick for the snaps we're using consistently.

>>8946632
racist

>>8946633
looks like shite anon

>>8946641
That's not me, but thanks. I'm just posting random cosplay.

>>8946644
can you stop posting bad ones??

>>8946645
Or you can contribute? No one else is complaining.

>>8946648
they're too embarrassed for you but idgaf and I need you to stop posting this horse shit

>>8946651
Thanks for the offer.

Moving on. Villain spam.

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>>8946673
Last one.

Total longshot, but does anyone have any pics of cosplays of the figure skater villains?

>>8946789
You mean the ice dancers from the movie?

Pic somewhat unrelated, but found this from searching around.

>>8946814
Nah, episode 39 of the Japanese dub. The villains thought Makoto was Sailor Moon because she was the best at ice skating.

>>8946821
Oh! Man I wish I knew anon. Majority of the villains have the BEST designs.

OP here, I'm glad this thread is more active. Sad that it had to have drama to stimulate posting though.

Did anyone make any headway on figuring out what happened to Zan?

>>8946789
I don't think I've seen anyone do them before, sadly. Not a lot of the monsters-of-the-week get cosplays made of them.

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>>8946583
Most Neptunes I see have nasty light blue wigs with no styling, I wanna cosplay her someday but I just don't know where to find a good coloured wig. Can anyone give me recommendations?
Please leave Arda out, I gets too expensive for me because of the shipping and I'd rather leave it as last option.

>>8947493
Rockstar wigs venus in teal.
Please, use a lace front.

>>8947493
Rockstarwigs, venus in teal.
Shittily edited my face out bc pls dont post me.
Out of the bang this is how it's styled, almost perfect for neptune other than maybe a bit too short and maybe not shade.

But if people can give me their opinions about wig as well that'd be great. Neptune is my life and I have blue/white school uniform, og anime fuku and princess dress just lying cuz I don't want to wreck my waifu and look like shit.

>>8947520
I love the lace front style! I guess it's kind of tough to tell from the lighting but the color is nice. If it were me, I'd put the bangs under some hot rollers and give them more of a poof.

>>8946563
This is one of my favorite Uranus. Her hair/fuku isn't spot on with accuracy but I really like her look, I think it's a good balance or feminine/masculine.

>>8946814
really wish she didn't have such saggy tits, it ruins this big time

>>8949286
Errr, do you know what non-fake tits look like?
I know the vast majority of popular cosplayers have huge fake balloon tits but that girl's tits are not saggy, they just aren't hard, glued on spheres and have a natural tear-drop shape that breast tissue should have.

>>8949297
This.

Sorry anon. Gravity works on all things including tits. The only boobs that don't sag naturally are tiny boobs. Think a and small b.

>>8949267
Not feeling the wig, but I agree with your about the face.

Does anyone have some nice human Luna/Artemis?
Also, has there ever been a (good) Sailor Cosmos cosplay?

>>8947520
I feel like that colour is still too blue for me...

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>>8949302
I don't have the biggest tits in the world but mine don't point down like that at all, they point forward

I haven't seen a lot of other girls topless but hers for sure look saggy to me. she looks sort of old so maybe that's why

>>8949329
Her tits aren't pointing down at all though? The nipple is pointing straight forward, the breast tissue is resting in the tear drop shape.

How old are you? I think my preteen little sister has boobs that don't yet tear drop but big boobs naturally rest in a tear drop shape, unless they are super duper young (literally jail bait) or fake.

Source: I have huge boobs and have seen many a boob, real and fake.

>>8949348
I'm 22, unlike this lady my nipples rest just slightly under the center of my boobs, while hers seem to be drooped to the bottom and angled down

I don't weigh a lot and I never have, but my tits aren't incredibly small or anything

maybe it's just the angle? I'm not trying to be mean, but they honestly look saggy to me

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>>8949358
Nobody gives a single fuck about your boobs. Yeah, you're so special and kawaii and your boobs are all magical and perky and not gross and saggy like the lady's in the picture, we get it.

Please contribute or shut up.

>>8949385
you sound mad as fuck for no reason

are your tits that saggy you have to shit on someone with perky ones?

>>8949446
Sorry Anon, I'm not the one spamming up the thread trying to get strangers on the internet to approve of my breasts. Please don't project your insecurities on others.

>>8949461
I said they were saggy, someone asked about why I thought they were saggy, and I explained

clam the fuck down jelly-tan

>>8949329
Are you fucking kidding? Have you ever seen a natural breast? Like, ever?

>>8949581
well mine are natural, maybe it's just that my nipple placement isn't so low that they don't look as saggy

I wish more people would style their Helios hair so it looks more like how it's drawn, rather than cop out and do Kaworu-spikes...

>>8949607
Anon confirmed for boob noob.
>>8949615
This wig is acceptable but holy fuck they put 0 effort into their face.

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>>8949624
Fuck, forgot pic

Gonna do Starlights spam. Starting with some MF.

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>>8949643
>when your fabrics don't match

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>>8949648
Last one! I dug these all up on google so if you find anymore, feel free to post. I tried to not post the same cosplayers but there aren't too many. Majority are from 2011 or earlier which kinda bites. I'd love to tackle Healer once I find two others brave enough to join me.

>>8949652
I thought it looked good on the thumb but upclose this is a mess. The girl is cute tho.

Need you guys' opinion!

Do you think making a serenity dress but sticking to the Dior original would be silly? Using the warm golden tones and the more symmetrical lines. On the one hand it might look cool, on the other hand, it kind of goes against the whole. You know. *Silver* millennium aspect of the dress.

>>8950057
Do the Dior shape but use the SM color scheme.

>>8950068
Holy crap, talk about Occam's razor. Wow I am so dense. Thank you so much, that sounds like a perfect middle ground! Thank you so much!!

>>8924426
I feel like there's something off about her body proportions...

Incoming asher Ren
I used to be really in love with his Uranus but I think I was just impressed by the makeup cause when I went back to look at these I was kinda disappointed

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>>8950288
Why

>>8950302

Mars not being on red chiffon is weird.

>>8950310
I agree, but I think the issue is the transparency. On a white floor, red chiffon wouldn't look too different from pink.

I would love to see someone cosplay Parallel Sailor Moon, I always how it pushed the bunny design.

Also, any Sailor Luna cosplayers?

>>8950288
>his

lol

>>8949652
You know, I think their outfits are actually more revealing than KLK kamui if not the same

>>8949626
More helios

>>8945172
Tbh prolly self post have you seen the way they advertise themselves? Plus, $400 for a fuku? Are you fucking shitting me?

>>8950695
Why are you still trying

>>8950675
They're definitely pretty revealing once you see them on actual people. I don't think they're as bad though since they at least cover the breasts and butt.

I always thought it was a bit odd for men (or women who dress up as men) to have the most revealing fukus.

>>8950728
Huh? I didn't mean to imply that the skimpiness was bad. I just realised that they got away with it on a magical girl show that's not a parody.

>>8951239
No, no. I wasn't implying it was bad. I was saying they probably got away with it because all the right parts were covered.

>>8950473
No Parallel Sailor Moon, but Sailor Luna, yes. I think only in shots with other characters though.

Luxedolls, since we know you guys are lurking in this thread: Can any of you explain to us why you feel the need to brand the A-kon Sailor Moon meet up with your name?

hot damn, this Uranus.

I love seeing groups from conventions, it's a great way to compare various techniques and see what does and doesn't work with differing execution.

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>>8955183
Is that one Neptune wearing a bra over her fuku? And a shitty corset story corset? Why is she wearing those ugly shoes? So many questions.

>>8955209
Oh my god, I didn't notice the bra.
I saw the stockings and corset but not the bra.
She also has a cape and some wrist bracers or something?

>>8952384
Cause they were snobby bitches at the last one and thought they were the best scout group.

>>8946537
holy fuck I want that Uranus to do things to me

>>8955214
I think she's supposed to be warrior Neptune. The bra has an "armoured" bow.

The mirror for a moment looked vaguely hammer shaped, so I thought it might be Nepthor or something, but...

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>>8955186
What I like best about these two photos is that you can pair up which Neptune went with which Uranus, and who was solo, just by materials and construction.

>Eternal Neptune and Uranus together
>black and white Artbook Michiru and Haruka together
>kneeling Neptune with 4th from right Uranus

And preeetty sure third Uranus from right is with second Neptune from right, based on gloves, skirts, and shoulders.

Everyone else appears to have rocked up solo.

I'll post some other group photos. I think these ere from Akon last year or the year before?

>>8955408
Actually, no. Sorry. This isn't the Akon batch I'd saved. Anyone recgonise the venue? I know it was in the US.

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>>8955434
Last one from that gathering. I'll see if I still have the ACTUAL Akon photos somewhere.

>>8955435
Apparently didn't save them, but have some other convention group shots.

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>>8955424
The two in the middle are so cute!

>>8955413
This is AX

/r/ some Sapphire and Diamond please!

>>8956406
I'll see if I can oblige, anon. I think most of the ones I have aren't too great though.

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I can't tell if I have so few photos of Sapphire because he's hard to cosplay and turns out badly, or if people just don't cosplay him much. Most of the photos of Diamond I have are with a NQSerenity, Black Lady, or Sailor Moon.

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>>8957121
Yep. So. I haven't actively looked for Sailor Moon cosplay photos in a while, but I think it's time to go looking for Sapphire. I may be back later with my findings.

>>8946632
>Pretending to be fake characters
>Getting mad at fake photos

Well gee

What material would people suggest for esmeraude?
Is it black, is it dark green, who knows?
I was thinking some sort of very dark velvety sort of material with a very slight green hint but I'm just pulling on straws desu.

>>8957126
RisingSun... holy hell memories.

>>8957102
her "Why the fuck are you smelling my hair tho" face is the best

Back with some Sapphire. Found a bunch of these two cosplayers together, but not too many overall that I hadn't seen already.

>>8959058

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>>8959065
How in the hell do you get a guy that cute to cosplay a sailormoon character I mean my god.

>>8959275
Are you blind anon? Or just have low standards

>>8955434

it's 2016 and all but 3 people ever STILL fuck up Tuxedo Kamen's mask like it's 1999 and they don't have 563487658346 photos of it.

Or they don't try more than once to get the proportions right.

Trust me I have been looking since 1997 and I swear I've only seen 3 people get that shit right.

>>8956406

Not sure if cute or horrifying.

>>8959430
Do you happen to have more pics of masks done well?

>>8962613
It's kinda cute. Bangs need to be a bigger curl and whatever filter or edit used is what made the pic creepy looking IMO.

>>8962613
fuck NO

>>8946644
shes sooo cute!!

Serious question:
Why do you love Sailor Moon? (manga or anime whichever)

As a kid? I loved having a goofy, funny superhero. In the eighties and early nineties, women superheroes for girls were generally always perfect, very serious, always right, whatever (Jem, WonderWoman, SuperGirl.) Then Usagi rolled into the scene like Scooby Doo and I loved it. I loved having a superhero that was funny and didn't like school, did badly in tests and was a bit of a crybaby, but who, in the end of the day, had to overcome her own fears in order to help out her friends. In my country we got the unedited ending to the first season, and I remember you couldn't have pried me away from that television with a crowbar.

As an adult I have to admit, I don't quite have the patience for the show, old or new, anymore. The first arc of the manga aged pretty well, I thought, but after that it does kind of start to get a little repetitive and boring for an adult.

But I have a question for the thread! Has anyone tried one of the senshi fuku patterns and liked them? I just got back from Jo Anns and I thought both the McCalls and the Simplicity patterns looked pretty sketchy. Anyone have any experiences with indie brands?

>>8967267
I followed Cosplay Cupcake's tutorial with a white leotard and I think it turned out pretty well (pic related). It was pretty straightforward and free. The skirt seemed really short at first but after attaching it to the leotard and putting on some skin colored tights I wasn't as insecure anymore.

>>8967605
Thank you so much! It looks super cute, and you did a wonderful job with the gloves and shoulders and hip roll!

Cupcake's tutorial looks wonderful, oh my god, I can't believe how much detail they included- the breastplate, hip roll, sleeve rolls and shoulder rolls were exactly what I was worried about. Thank you so much!

>>8967608
Thank you! Tbh, I purchased the gloves off of eBay (can't recall the seller but they were non-shiny wedding gloves I think) but attached the arm rolls per the tutorial. I also used a layer of quilt batting for the arm, sleeve, and hip rolls; it added an even layer of padding without getting too thick.

There's definitely lots of detail in there! Something they did leave out was the choker, but I just sewed the long sides of a rectangle of fabric together, flipped it inside out, and attached velcro to it.

I would recommend Sparkle Pipsi's tutorial for the skirt, bows, and sailor collar though. The bow templates were easy to make out of newspaper. I also prefer this method of the skirt since I think it yields crisper pleats.

Lastly, above all else, please no satin! The fukus are meant to be sort of battle armor and they never really resembled shiny material in the manga nor anime. Sparkle Pipsi recommended poplin and I used something similar that was heavy.

I want to cosplay Titanium Kerokko from the Sailor Moon musicals, but I'm nervous that people will assume I'm just doing an OC or something, as the the Sailor Star musicals weren't... As successful I guess? It's not like I mind telling people who I'm cosplaying as and this would be for me but I'm expecting it to happen a lot.
I probably will just end up doing it though. She's got a cute design.

>>8967695
I think most people recognise the style of Sera Myu fuku if not the exact costuming? The "winged" collars are pretty distinct. I'd say go for it, and maybe go in a group with some friends as other designs from the Sera Myu Animamates like Pewter Fox and Tin Nyanko?

>>8967698
I don't really have any female friends so groups like that aren't really gonna happen, as much as I'd love to do a Animamate group.

>>8967620
>Lastly, above all else, please no satin! The fukus are meant to be sort of battle armor and they never really resembled shiny material in the manga nor anime.

I've seen this posted serveral times. Is it always you are are there others that hold this incorrect assumption?

The skirts are incredibly flowy in the manga and rarely, if ever, depicted as heavy poplin pleats.
I can see someone going for that direction based on the anime but don't say that they manga claims the same thing, please.
I'd also mention that the anime skirts have some crazy ruffle-ish looks when the spin and such so I personally dislike the stiff Sparkle Pipsi method. That's not to say that I don't think people who make their uniforms following her look aren't great, I just don't like the 'SATIN=SATAN" mindset when there are lots of methods available depending on personal preference.
As far as the fukus being "battle armor" I will agree to a point: while they are meant for battle, they clearly aren't plated and stiff warrior wear, with the flowing bows and such. I tend to think they are more a magical armor than a physical one.

>>8967267
>>8967608
I haven't looked close are the commercial sailor patterns in a while (since they released that god awful Sailor Moon pattern, I think) but I am very fond of the Cupcake's tutorial, if you are going for a ruffled skirt look. If you're afraid of sewing stretch material you can easily purchase a white leotard (or 2 if you can get them cheap enough and want to use the second one to make the chest armor and hip/shoulder rolls).

An important thing to keep in mind when making a sailor fuku is proportions. As you make each part, frequently compare your silhouette to the reference and adjust the cut/placement/size of things accordingly. Your skirt is going to be VERY SHORT but don't let that freak you out: with the way the outfits are cut this usually isn't lewd/obvious. I think one of the biggest pitfalls of fuku construction is too long skirts.

>>8969366
I'm not the only one but it's something that does get parroted often (it was actually told to me when I asked for suggestions on fabric). I do agree that some of the artwork (including your pic) look very flowy and satin-like and their pleats aren't as harsh as poplin makes them. Not everything in artwork translates well to real life though. Personally I haven't ever seen a good satin fuku so I just go off of what I've seen work for others. Also, Cupcake Cosplay recommend Casa satin and that usually ends up way too shiny and not as flowy as it ought to be.

Just my two cents.

>>8969366
Personally I think Scuba knit is the best choice for the fuku skirts + tops.

It bounces and twirls, plus it's quite substantial so it looks really nice and solid, like I always imagined the fuku's did. Add a bit of horsehair and you can get an even better shape, assuming you're more inclined to go for the sort of circular ruffles rather than pleats.

>>8967695
Just do it, be a qt.

Any chance I'd have anyone recognize the utter hot mess that is Queen Mio if I cosplayed her?

>>8969724
Only people that saw the live action. But go for it. I wish people cosplayed from the other versions of Sailor Moon more.

on that note, has there been any cosplay of the new era of musical costumes?

The mannequins at the popup Sailor Museum in Roppongi Hills.

Dat Endymion.

>>8969739
I wish.
I 'm currently working on new sailor uranus because fuck my cheekbones.
If anyone has any good myusical cosplays please post !!!
I'm honest to god such nao/yuka trash.

>>8969745
woah, those bodice details on the NQS dress

>>8969568
I don't think I've ever seen scuba used for Senshi skirts? Do you have a photo, sounds interesting.

>>8932975
dress is pretty shitty but that wig is awesome. does anyone have any more Wicked Lady cosplayers?

>>8970180
I do but the thread has reached its image limit!

Image limit reached. Check out new thread.
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