Cosplay Idea #3 - Miwa Taishi!

Character Name:  Miwa Taishi

Origin:  Manga/Anime and TCG called Cardfight!! Vanguard

Height:  Medium to tall, although it doesn't matter too much

Eye Colour:  Blue

Hair Colour:  Blonde

Hair Length:  Not too long, but quite big

Personality:  Very friendly guy who is impossible to dislike, very loyal

Accessories:  A deck of Cardfight!! Vanguard cards (preferably Kagero) but not essential

As a fan of the anime, this character stood out to me because he actually had a friendly personality unlike the majority of the cast.  The costume doesn't look relatively hard too.

School Uniform

Most the time he's on the show Miwa is in his school uniform, so it's pretty simple.  The suit is blue, and in the anime its a deep blue, but in other shots it get lighter, so there's no right or wrong in terms of shade.  The important thing is the white trim of the suit, and its pocket, which can be sewn on to the suit.  There's a navy blue tie, which is thin, as well a white shirt.  With red trainers, the costume is complete.  Its fairly simple, but finding an appropriate suit could be tricky, depending where you live.  Just be cheery and you've accomplished an accurate cosplay!

If you have a character in mind but not sure how to do it, please leave a comment and I'll try and post my interpretation of it! 

Cosplay Idea #2 - Eiri Yuki!

Character Name:  Eiri Yuki
Origin:  Manga/Anime called Gravitation
Height:  Preferably tall, and lean
Eye Colour:  Dark Brown/Olive
Hair Colour:  Blonde
Hair Length:  Reaching to the bottom of his neck, just quite messy
Personality:  Bit of a douche, not really caring for anyone but yourself
Accessories:  Cigarettes (candy sticks!), and if possible a small ear ring, although not too important. Oh, and possible some reading glasses!


My first ever cosplay...it failed on so many levels!  But it was very last minute on a £1 budget so I didn't have much to work with!


Generic Costume


The costume itself isn't hard to make or find, it's just that he doesn't have one iconic outfit.  I just went for some generic suit.  WARNING: IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO RECOGNISE YOU, DON'T GO AS EIRI!  Not one person recognised me because he isn't too well known, and just isn't recognisible.  It's literally just a suit.  It was not a problem for me because the Sixth Form I go to require you to wear a suit!  Even just some smart trousers and shirt will do!  Just look very smart!  The £1 budget went on candy sticks.  These are pretty much the only thing that's recognisable about him, as he's a smoker.  I bought like, 5 packs because I know I'd just eat them, so always buy plenty.  Just give yourself a side parting and you should be fine!






Summary


A difficult cosplay to explain, because obviously everyone wants to be recognised, and since my parents didn't want me going to London in some big costume because they thought people would beat me up, so going to a huge conevntion with huge amazing costumes and it kinda looks like you're not even in costume is almost heart-breaking.  BUT!!! HOPE IS NOT LOST!!!  If you've ever watched or read Gravitation, you'll realise how amazing it is, and develop connections with the characters.  To me, you cosplay a character who you've bonded with, you're fond, and is your favourite.  Eiri is one of my favourite anime characters ever, so personally, it felt good to be their representing my favourite character!  (how cheesy, I know! -_-)

Cosplay Idea #1 - Peeta Mellark!

Character Name:  Peeta Mellark

Origin:  Book/Film called The Hunger Games

Height:  Any, but stocky might pull it off better

Eye Colour:  Blue

Hair Colour:  Ash Blonde

Hair Length:  Medium, just quite messy

Personality:  Confident and enthusiastic guy
Accessories:  Nothing essential, maybe a backpack

I've just seen the film and loved this character I started to think about how you could cosplay him.  He has a few costumes in the film, but I'll be focusing on two in particular: the training costume, and the arena costume.

Training Costume

It's hard to find a good picture, but this is essentially it.  A District 12 training shirt (with a zip at the front).  These can be found on eBay, although it can be quite pricey.  Since I live in Britain, its about £40, and for those of you who live in the USA, I'm sure there is some converter online to find out how much it is in dollars.  The trousers have the same pattern, black mainly with white stripes outline with red.  What I think is the most important feature about these (and the top) is that its not cotton, if you were to go to Primark (British joke) and buy one from there, it'd look silly.  Its some Polyester/Spandex material, which is why it could be expensive.  But for a major blockbuster hit, it can be easily recognised, and in Britain, £40 is so cheap compared to other cosplay costumes.  The boots are just normal leather you can get at a lot of places, just your stereotypical army boots.

Arena Costume

This is when The Hunger Games begin, and Peeta starts the fight for survival.  This will be much cheaper, and if the expo is over a weekend, it can be a cheaper alternative for a day thing.  Its just a black t-shirt, which can be very cheap, and some green/khaki cargo pants.  The only tricky part is the boots, although its not very hard.  If you want to use different Peeta costumes and already have boots (e.g. the ones mentioned for the Training Costume) then they'll do, but if you've got some money left over and want to spice up the costume to make different, then a wise investment is some men's black or dark brown ankle boots, with a quite a few buckles.  It can be hard to pick the right one, but any would look great.  If you're strapped for cash, some simply army boots will do nicely.

Summary

Peete is a fairly easy costume to make, it can be expensive if you want an authentic Training Costume, but its a good place to start for new cosplayers.  Since this is my first cosplay idea, PLEASE comment about what you liked about it and what you didn't.  Maybe there was too much opinion writting and you only wanted bare facts, or maybe more pictures and less text.  Please let me know!

Welcome!

Hi there, I'm a young adult, a guy, who loves cosplay!  Can't say I've done serious because I've only been to one expo, but I'm still fascinated by it!  Whenever I go online to look for inspiration, the only things that come up are Yahoo Answers and the same things, so I want to do something different and show my ideas for what would be some good (in my opinion) cosplay, from films, anime, manga, games, a whole range of stuff!  I'll be posting who the character is, what you'd need in terms hair colour and height, then the costume and personality.  Please feel free to leave comments, maybe whether you disagree, or would like to see a different character done.
Watch this space!