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!