cosfest 2014

*back dated entry*

the annual cosfest is over!!!! fyi: cosfest is the annual cosplay event which is held at downtown east D'Marquee during July.... the official information can be obtained here... it is a 2 days event, usually the first weekend in July... so for this year, it took place during 5th-6th July

the same as every other year, i am always rushing for the costumes before the events, as i am a last min person & also the lack of time to do the stuff in lab....this year our friend didnt manage to ballot for the chalet due to the ongoing renovations so we had to do last min booking & there was so much hooha about it... but thankfully we still managed to get a room for ourselves =)

for this year event, i didnt really have the mood to cosplay as i cant really find any character that i want to do & also the lack of interest... getting kind of tired of cosplaying... i love to sew the costume & make pretty props/accessories but during the event itself, i will feel super sian to dress up.... another thing is that those old timers also kind of die down on cosplaying so i see lesser familiar faces each time = double sian.... so this year i just want to wear kimono for the events since i wanted to wear one for my wedding photoshoot.... i have blog previously about this character i wanted to cosplay since she wear pretty kimono.... so i managed to finish her costume on time...

yune

lovely kimono right?!?!?! especially the headdress... pretty!!!! sadly i couldnt manage to find the exact prints for the kimono so i had to make do with alternatives....

front view

back view

close up on the obi prints

lovely headdress

please pardon my tying of obi cause i didnt have time to find out the proper way to tie it upright... the prints i would say ok similar la.... but i am very proud of the obi since i painted it myself.. not bad right =) & the headdress.... lovely!!!! very proud of the final product....

so that was my costume for day 1 of the event... for 2nd day i wore the kimono i intended to use for my wedding shoot.... made the matching set for my bf too =)

front view

back view

quite nice right!?!?! love the prints.... maybe slightly on the flowery side compared to the usual kimono but this is the best i can find.... i didnt have time to do the headdress so i substitute with one that i made previously.... quite matching too...

front view

back view

my bf set which encompass the kimono top, haori & hakama.... took me quite a long time to figure out how to sew the hakama..... the haori material is too thin so it look abit messy... but is again the best alternative i can find.... i will put up the tutorial on how to sew kimono+hakama+hair accessories soon....

back to the event.... i am slightly disappointed this year because i didnt manage to see a lot of nice costumes.... normally i will look for inspiration to cosplay during the event but this year, other than the nice armour from monster hunter... the other costumes are just so so.... perhaps this year, everybody are lazy to cosplay.. haha... but at least we enjoyed our stay... we had our annual BBQ during the chalet & nice catch up session.... for those who are interested to see the event photos, they can be found in the sgcafe forum.... link here.... =)