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notes :: The perfect cosplay for a metrosexual convention! Just kidding. PLC cosplay has been by far my most time-consuming construction work . . . I got asked a lot how long this took me, but I honestly don't know. I was working on it off and on for around a year; the primary part of that being just doing the research to figure out what the kanji should be. There is no total nonsense or made-up writing anywhere on this outfit; I translated everything I could see, and made educated guesses with anything I could only see part of. The original fabrics were plain white and a mottled purple; everything visible has at least one layer of paint and/or dye work. The outer layers have around six separate layers of painting. The lining is also completely painted. I really kinda can't exaggerate how much time this costume took. XD; It was just a labor of love. I took my time with it and refused to rush or skimp and I feel happy about that decision.
The costume is also pretty comfortable, which is nice, aside from being a poor choice in hot weather since it's three layers over the torso (four with the obi). I made a complete ass of myself in it by randomly being in the Pop Shock Masquerade at AX and attempting to do the Prism para-para while humming the song, but people seemed happy to see the PLC love so who cares. It also got me a ticket backstage to the main masquerade, which was really a lot of fun, and it was great to have someone who doesn't even know me appreciate the hard work that went into this.
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