Remake! (Patreon)

I love to remake costumes! (well not everything, some things are better left in the past) but this one was especially fun for me, to see how I really started to use trims creatively.

I was still thinking about textures and patterns and trying to bring something interesting to my work the first time I made this cosplay. I love to see how I hand cut the details from vinyl and I don't know if you can tell from the pictures but that vinyl also has a little texture. The vest the first time was pre-made and I just made the lapels and tie. I love that I was using puff paint to bring in new elements too, I was really trying to push outside of the box and grow even then.

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My remake feels so elegant and like I really have a handle on my technique. By using a multitude of trims and either stacking them or laying them next to one another I was able to accomplish all the texture I was missing in the first version. I also added beads which gives a little more 3 dimension to compliment the dimension of the trims as well. I did make the fill vest and I'd say it looks just as good as the pre-made one from the first version. I'm very proud of that. I used a textured fabric for the apron, and layered trims for the stripes.

My first version was made in 2021 and the remake was finished in 2023 (I just recently documented it)

I will say it a million times, if you want to grow as an artist make yourself as uncomfortable as you can. Put weird trims on, miss-match colors, use patterns on patterns, you won't like everything but gosh when it works out, when you put all those uncomfortable choices together and come out on the other side with some masterpiece of wacky cool art it's so incredibly rewarding!

Anyhow after all my babbling I hope you enjoy looking at these two versions.